Our practice will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 29th August If you need medical advice or information that cannot wait until the next day you can: 1. visit your on-duty pharmacist (pharmacists are able to provide advice and guidance on medications and minor health concerns such as headaches, aches and pains, coughs,…
The Met Office has issued a Level 3 Heat-Health Alert for our area between 1200 on Tuesday 9th August and 1800 on Saturday 13th August Please remember to: Look out for others, especially older people, young children and babies and those with underlying health conditions Close curtains on rooms that face the sun to keep…
Find out more about the wide range of health professionals working in local surgeries who can help you by reading our leaflet here. At South Wight Medical Practice we have a Clinical Pharmacist, Social Prescriber, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Health & Well Being Coach and Mental Health Practitioner within our team. Primary Care Roles Leaflet Updated…
⚠️ The hot weather we are experiencing is set to continue, with the Met Office issuing a Level 3 Heat-Health Alert for our area between 3pm today and 3pm on Saturday. Please remember to: ☀️ Look out for others, especially older people, young children and babies and those with underlying health conditions ☀️ Close curtains…
How to get the most out of your appointment with us Please remember that our team only has a limited time for each consultation so can usually only address one problem at a time. If you have multiple problems you would like to discuss you may need to arrange a follow up consultation. If you…
A Level 3 heatwave warning has been issued for the South East of England. On the Island there is a 90% chance of heatwave conditions between: 0900 on Monday 11 July and 0900 on Friday 15 July in the South East of England. Temperatures are expected to be hot or very hot, and to reach…
Tell us your views! From this autumn, GP practices on the Isle of Wight will be offering more routine appointments during the evenings, early mornings and on Saturdays to provide additional appointment opportunities outside of their usual working hours. The appointments created are likely to be a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online appointments and…
With cases of polio and measles being reported in the UK, it is important to make sure that your children’s immunisations are up to date. You can check their immunisation record in your child’s red book or contact the practice if you are unsure. It’s important that children get vaccinated to protect them against serious…
Everyone here at South Wight Medical Practice is working hard to support our community, but sadly our staff are increasingly experiencing rudeness and abuse from patients which is very unpleasant when they are simply trying to do their job. We treat our patients with courtesy and respect and politely request that you treat our staff…
