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GP online services – quick, easy and safe (A5 leaflet)

cess a range of services via your computer, mobile or tablet. Once you have signed up, you will be able to:

book or cancel appointments online
renew or order repeat prescriptions online
view parts of your GP record, including information about medication, allergies, vaccinations, previous illnesses and test results

You can still contact the practice by phone or in person, this is just another option, which other patients have found is more convenient and saves them time. More information including “how to” leaflets and videos of patients and why they are using GP online services are available at www.nhs.uk/gponlineservices

How to sign-up

For more information, please contact reception or next time you visit the surgery, bring with you a piece of photo ID (passport, driving licence) and something with your address on like a bank statement but not a gas or electric bill. If you don’t have these, please talk to us and we will help you sign-up

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Welcome to Peel Park Surgery, All patients cared at Peel park surgery have a named GP Dr P Jha who is responsible for patients’ overall care at the practice, you are welcome to contact the practice if you wish to know who this is, if you have a preference as to which GP that is, the practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate this request.

Dr Poonam Jha is a single handed Practitioner practising from a surgery within a purpose built Health Centre with all modern facilities. The surgery is near to bus route 645 and 646.There are no steps, allowing disabled patients full and easy access to facilities. There is ample parking space and a pharmacy is attached to the Health Centre.

Find out when our practice is open, what the GP consulting times are and what to do if you need help when the practice is closed. You can see the pharmacist for any acute illness such as cold, flu and cough etc. This service is provided by the pharmacy so that we can free GP appointments for more urgent and appropriate cases. Find out more

Repeat Prescriptions

Do you need to re-order your medication? Visit our prescriptions page and complete the online form. Find out more.

Streptococcus A (strep A)

Group A Streptococcus (GAS), also known as Strep A, are bacteria commonly found on the skin or in the throat. Under some circumstances these bacteria can cause disease.

GAS infection commonly presents as a mild sore throat ('strep throat') and skin/soft tissue infections such as impetigo and cellulitis.

Phone 999 or go to A&E if:

your child is having difficulty breathing (you may notice grunting noises or their tummy sucking under their ribs)
there are pauses when your child breathes
your child's skin, tongue or lips are blue
your child is floppy and will not wake up or stay awake

Contact your GP if your child:

is getting worse
is feeding or eating much less than normal
has had a dry nappy for 12 hours or more or shows other signs of dehydration
is under 3 months and has a temperature of 38°C
is older than 3 months and has a temperature of 39°C or higher
feels hotter than usual when you touch their back or chest, or feels sweaty
is very tired or irritable

If your GP is closed, contact the 111 service.

If you feel that your child is seriously unwell, trust your own judgement and seek medical assistance.

GAS infections

GAS bacteria can cause a wide variety of skin, soft tissue and respiratory tract infections ranging in severity from mild to life-threatening. These include:

iGAS infections

GAS can very rarely cause more serious conditions, known as invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infections. These can include:

bacteraemia (an infection of the bloodstream)
septic arthritis
meningitis
necrotising fasciitis (a severe infection involving death of areas of soft tissue below the skin)
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (rapidly progressive symptoms with low blood pressure and multi-organ failure)

iGAS infections tend to happen in the elderly, the very young, or people with an underlying risk factor such as injecting drug use, alcoholism, immunosuppression or cancer.