Goyt Valley Medical Practice

10/07/2025

25/06/2025

WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATION

We are noticing a surge in requests for weight-loss medication, following announcements in the media on 23rd June that these medications are now "available on the NHS."

Please can we ask patients NOT to contact your GP to enquire whether you are eligible as these medications will not be available in Derby and Derbyshire until later in the year.

In addition, once the referral pathways in Derbyshire have been opened, there are strict eligibility criteria we must stick to. Eligibility for referral will be opened up in phases over the next 3 years.

In Phase 1 (2025-26), patients must have a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 40 or more AND at least four of the following diagnosed health conditions:
✓ type 2 diabetes
✓ high blood pressure
✓ heart disease
✓ obstructive sleep apnoea
✓ abnormal blood fats (dyslipidaemia)

The number of patients eligible for referral in phase one are expected to be very small.

If you are struggling with your weight and would like support, you can self-refer to Live Life Better Derbyshire who offer a range of weight-loss support services. They will also be able to refer eligible patients for weight loss medications once these become available in Derbyshire. You do not need to contact your GP Practice to access these services.
https://www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk/home.aspx

More information on Derbyshire's plans to roll out weight-loss medications can be found here: https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/stay-well/tirzepatide/

This information is about how the weight loss drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) will be prescribed to patients.

03/06/2025

This week is National Patient Participation Week. This is a national event held each June to raise the profile of Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) (volunteers who work with the NHS, especially in GP surgeries).

We are absolutely thrilled that High Peak Comps could lend a hand and provide two iPads to help the Goyt Valley PPG to gain valuable feedback and insight for the practice from its patient population. The iPads will also help to organise and run busy vaccination clinics.

PPG members use their lived experience to influence the way patients are treated by GPs and medical professionals.

At meetings, the group, made up of both patients and staff, discuss patient feedback and share ideas on how services at the practice can be celebrated or improved.

Everyone who is a registered patient at a practice can join their PPG and you can base your level of involvement on the available time you have.

So thank you, thank you, thank you High Peak Comps for once again putting back into your community - best wishes Goyt Valley Patient Participation Group. Ps. Hope you enjoyed your homemade biscuits!

15/01/2025

Book your RSV vaccine appointment as soon as you’ve been invited.

RSV vaccine eligibility https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/rsv-vaccine/

# Everyone turning 75 years old on or after 1 September 2024 will be offered a single dose of the RSV vaccine.

# Individuals aged 75 to 79 are also eligible in the first year as part of a catch-up program.

# Pregnant patients who are at least 28 weeks pregnant on 1 September 2024 will be offered the RSV vaccine, and eligibility continues up to birth.

# Please call Reception on 01663 735112 after 10am to book an appointment (you will have received a text invite or a telephone call).

# If you’ve already booked an appointment and receive another automated invitation to book, please ignore it, as your original appointment time is already in our system.

Find out about the RSV vaccine, including who it's for, how to get it and common side effects.

13/01/2025