Posted on January 12, 2010. Filed under: LIFT, Press/News Releases | Tags: Walk in centre |
NHS Southampton City | News release | 12 January 2010 The brand new Adelaide Health Centre in the west of Southampton, which will provide the people of Southampton with easy access to a range of NHS services in one convenient location, saw its first patient walk through the doors today (Tuesday 12 January 2010). Southampton [...]
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Posted on January 5, 2010. Filed under: GP-led health centres | Tags: Definition, Walk in centre |
Department of Health | accessed 5 January 2010 Walk-in Centres NHS Walk-in Centres (WiCs) are predominantly nurse-led first contact services which offer access to treatment and advice without requiring patients to register or make an appointment. NHS WiCs deal with illnesses and injuries – including infections and rashes, fractures and lacerations, emergency contraception and advice, [...]
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Posted on January 4, 2010. Filed under: GP-led health centres, Reports/papers | Tags: Walk in centre |
NHS Calderdale | Disclosure Log Item | FOI request 09/148 | accessed 4 January 2010 You asked for the information related to GP-led health centres, walk-in activity and funding. In response to your request, please find details below. The number of patients on the registered list of all GP-led health centres and new practices that have [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2009. Filed under: News stories | Tags: Walk in centre |
Norwich Evening News | Sarah Hall | 22 December 2009 Health bosses have hit back at claims that the new walk-in centre in Norwich city centre has not met expectations. As reported in the Evening News on Saturday, concerns have been raised that the Timber Hill Health Centre is not seeing as many patients as [...]
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Posted on December 19, 2009. Filed under: GP-led health centres, News stories | Tags: Nurse-led, Walk in centre |
Norwich Evening News | By Sarah Hall | 19 December 2009 Concerns are being raised that the city’s new GP-led centre is not meeting patient expectations, with the number of people who use it falling despite winter being a time when demand on health services would normally rise. New figures reveal the much-touted Timber Hill [...]
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Posted on December 17, 2009. Filed under: News stories, Providers | Tags: ASDA, Primecare, Walk in centre |
Hereford Times | NHS Herefordshire | 17 December 2009 PEOPLE feeling under the weather can now walk into a new health centre without an appointment to see a GP or nurse in Hereford. NHS Herefordshire launched the new service, available seven days a week between 8am and 8pm, next to the ASDA store on Monday. “When [...]
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Posted on December 15, 2009. Filed under: GP-led health centres, News stories | Tags: Walk in centre |
NHS Networks | Networks Talk | Walk-in services | accessed 15 December 2009 Philip Shaba (7 Nov 09) I hope i am commenting in the right column as I am new to the net work. I am a Nurse Practitioner currently working in that capacity in a Walk-in-Centre. Since we opened our doors to the [...]
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Posted on December 14, 2009. Filed under: GP-led health centres, News stories | Tags: Walk in centre |
Chronicle Live | By Helen Rae, Evening Chronicle | 14 December 2009 HEALTH Reporter Helen Rae takes a look at festive season opening hours for walk-in health centres across the North East. MEMBERS of the public are being reminded they can access walk-in centres and minor injury units throughout the region during the festive season. [...]
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Posted on December 14, 2009. Filed under: News stories | Tags: Walk in centre |
Healthcare Republic | Sanjay Tanday | 14 December 2009 Walk-in centres near train stations are not popular with commuters and expensive to run, according to a DoH-funded pilot study. Six walk-in centres, run by independent providers, were set up between 2005 and 2007 to provide health care to commuters. The average number of patients attending [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2009. Filed under: News stories | Tags: Walk in centre |
Pulse | By Lilian Anekwe | 7 December 2009 PCTs across the country are considering the future of their walk-in centres, after research showed they are failing to attract patients and costing hugely more than GP services. A Department of Health-funded evaluation found some centres in urban areas with populations of millions were seeing as few [...]
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Posted on December 3, 2009. Filed under: News stories, Providers | Tags: Hope Citadel, Walk in centre |
Middleton Guardian | NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale | 3 December 2009 A REVOLUTIONARY health centre has opened its doors in Middleton and promises to provide a unique service for residents. Located on the first floor of Middleton Shopping Centre, Middleton Health Centre is the only place in the borough where people can walk in [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2009. Filed under: News stories, Providers | Tags: Elgar Healthcare, Walk in centre |
Worcester News | David Paine | NHS Worcestershire | 2 December 2009 NEARLY 5,000 people have used a new walk-in health centre in Worcester since it opened in the summer. There are also about 500 people registered at the centre in Farrier House, Farrier Street. Paul Bates, chief executive of NHS Worcestershire, said a real [...]
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Posted on December 1, 2009. Filed under: News stories | Tags: Privatisation, Walk in centre |
Pulse | By Lilian Anekwe | 1 December 2009 Walk-in centres could deliver better value for money if they are provided by the NHS instead of private contractors, primary care researchers have concluded. An evaluation of six pilot walk-in centres located in commuter train stations concluded that offering contracts to deliver these services to private providers [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2009. Filed under: News stories | Tags: Walk in centre |
Bristol Evening Post | NHS Bristol | 25 November 2009 People in south Bristol are angry that a walk-in health centre in Knowle West is to close. The flagship centre at Knowle West Health Park was one of the first in the country when it opened in September 2000. Local people were involved in the design of the health [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2009. Filed under: GP-led health centres, Press/News Releases, Providers | Tags: Walk in centre |
NHS North OF Tyneside | News Release | 20 October 2009 A new local GP-led health centre, featuring some state-of-the-art medical equipment, has successfully opened in the heart of a Newcastle community. Since opening, Ponteland Road Health Centre, near the Aldi store in Cowgate, has received strong interest from local residents and those from nearby [...]
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