Dear Patients

You may have seen the Bradford District Cost of Living Booklet. This has just been published and is available to download from www.costoflivingbradford.co.uk

It includes information, resources and support covering energy & bills, food & nutrition, housing support, debt & gambling, savings and scams, safeguarding, volunteering, health & well-being & NHS support.  Hard Copies are available from Rockwell and Wrose surgery and Rockwell Pharmacy .

Groups at particular risk from the cost of living crisis this winter (and poverty) are:

Families with children (due to the extra costs of children and because of the effect of rising costs on parents’ working hours).
Lone parents (and adults in low pay) (49 per cent of children in lone-parent families are in poverty).
Pensioners: Although pensioner poverty is falling this remains a significant issue in more deprived areas.
People with disabilities and carers
Some Ethnic minorities who are more likely to live in poverty (deep poverty is more likely to affect those of Bangladeshi & Pakistani heritage – https://www.jrf.org.uk/blog/ethnicity-and-heightened-risk-very-deep-poverty) and new migrants.

SEASONAL FLU VACCINATION  BOOKINGS STILL BEING TAKEN..

PLEASE NOTE AUTUMN COVID BOOSTER ARE NOT AT THE SURGERY  BOOK VIA BOOKING CENTRE  OR RING 119

The NHS is offering COVID-19 booster vaccinations to help provide extra protection for those at greatest risk from the virus this winter.

In line with the recommendations of the JCVI, these will be offered to:

• people who live or work in a care home for older adults
• frontline health and social care workers
• people aged 50 or over
• People aged 5 – 49 who are immunosuppressed
• people aged 5 – 49 years with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe COVID-19
• pregnant women
• people aged 16 – 49 who are carers
• people aged 5 – 49 who live with someone who is immunosuppressed

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INTERNAL WORKS NOW COMPLETE

ROOF COMPLETION DATE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER 2022

 NORMAL WORKING CAPACITY HAS RESUMED

 THANK  YOU  FOR YOUR  TOLERANCE  AND PATIENCE.

CODE OF CONDUCT AND STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR

We have recently had several incidents at the practice when patients have been rude and unreasonable towards our reception staff.

All our staff act under the direct instructions of the partnership and have clear guidelines for how our systems run and what they are permitted to do.

Unreasonable behaviour towards them will not be tolerated and may result in the responsible patients being removed from the practice .

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 BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR A HOSPITAL APPOINTMENT ?

The NHS My Planned Care website supports people waiting for a hospital appointment,
operation or treatment, and gives them advice and support while they wait. 
This includes access to average waiting times at their hospital and other useful advice and local services.