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ALPHABETIC QUICKLINKS: BUG OF THE TERM || CHLAMYDIA TESTING || COMMISSIONING ||| CONTRACEPTION & SEXUAL HEALTH || DOC OR NURSE?|| FACEBOOK & TWITTER ||| INTERNET APPOINTMENTS || MOVED? || PARKING || PRIVATE PHYSIOTHERAPY || TEXT REMINDERS || WI-FI

FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

In May we created pages on twitter and facebook

We hope these pages provide a useful way for us to communicate with you, and will enable you to find out more about us. We are of course happy to receive your suggestions on how we can use twitter and facebook to improve the services we provide here at the practice - please LIKE us or FOLLOW us which will help improve our ratings

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STUDENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION

SHA logo Leeds Student Medical Practice is a member of the Student Health Association - which serves as a forum in which members can discuss matters relevant to the provision, quality and effective management of student health care, and it provides the opportunity to share ideas, discuss issues of common interest, and communicate best clinical practise relative to student health care

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CONTRACEPTION AND SEXUAL HEALTH

All our contraception and sexual health information is now available from a single web page, to give you faster and easier access to this important information: Contraception and Sexual Health

Here you will also find information about Long-acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs), also known as 'fit and forget' contraception. LARCs are growing in popularity due to the fact that you do not have to think about contraception every day, or every time you have sex - as you do with condoms and the pill

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YORKSHIRE PHYSIOTHERAPY NETWORK

Yorkshire Physiotherapy Network is offering private physiotherapy services at Leeds Student Medical Practice, at very competitive prices for students

See our Physiotherapy - Private page for additional information and links to contact details

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BOOK APPOINTMENTS ON THE INTERNET

Why not make your appointments on the Internet? See the EMIS Access page for full information and details of how to register for this useful free service which also lets you request repeat prescriptions and update your contact details

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PARKING PENALTIES

We have car parking for patients to use whilst they are attending the surgery. An enforcement company monitors the car park, and will apply penalties to anyone parking without authority

If you are consulting at the practice this is good news for you, because it means there is more likely to be a parking space available for you when you arrive for your appointment

Students who use our car park as a free place to park whilst they attend lectures, take exams, or go shopping, risk a penalty charge, or even removal of their vehicle. Full terms of the enforcement scheme are displayed on notices around the car park

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WI-FI IN THE WAITING ROOMS

Wi-fi We provide free wireless Internet access in our ground and first floor waiting rooms, for patients to use whilst they are waiting for their consultation . Connection name and current password are shown on posters displayed in the waiting rooms

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SHOULD I SEE A DOCTOR OR NURSE?

Our nurses should be your first point of contact for all contraception and sexual health needs. Additionally it may help you to know that our Practice Nurses are also available by appointment to provide:

all contraception needs; advice, contraceptive pills / patches / injections, emergency contraception, LARCs
treatment of acute burns / wounds / cuts
sexual health advice
minor injuries / sprains / strains
blood pressure checks and health checks
cervical smears
dietary advice & weight management
dressings & stitch / staple removal
ear syringing
immunisations & travel advice (but book into the Travel Clinic well ahead of your departure date)

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CHLAMYDIA TESTING

We recommend Chlamydia testing if you are aged between 15 and 24, have been sexually active and have never had a Chlamydia test before. We also recommend a repeat test every time you change your sexual partner. If you don't have any symptoms there is no need to see a doctor or nurse to have the test you can collect a test kit with full instructions from our Reception desk. See our Chlamydia page for more information

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SMS TEXT APPOINTMENT REMINDERS

Mobile phone We use a system called MJog which sends an SMS text appointment reminder to everyone with a pre-booked appointment. You will generally get the text reminder 24 hours before your appointment, although reminders for Monday are sent out on a Friday

The text will typically say "Don't forget your appointment at <time>, on <date> at Leeds Student Medical Practice. Please call 0113 295 4488 if you can't attend"

You also have the option to cancel this appointment by replying with the word cancel. Cancelling the appointment will make it available for someone else to use

We collect your mobile telephone number at registration, and will usually check it when you book long appointments - please let us know if you change your mobile number

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HAVE YOU MOVED?

You can notify us by using our Address Page if you have changed your address, mobile or home telephone number. If you are under the care of, or awaiting treatment at a hospital please inform them as well - if you don't you'll miss your appointment. Your department doesn't inform us when you change address, so its up to you!

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COMMISSIONING

As you may be aware primary care (General Practice) funding is changing over the next few years, with the focus being placed on GPs (General Practitioners) and patients deciding how money is allocated and services provided across primary care, secondary care (hospitals) and community (midwives, health visitors, etc). Leeds Student Medical Practice is part of a local commissioning group called H3+. View this leaflet to find out more about H3+

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BUG OF THE TERM

Bug

What nasty illness is affecting our students this term?
Alcoholism
What's that?
You probably know it as drinking too much shandy (that's lager-top for anyone South of Watford)
What are the symptoms?
Difficulty walking in a straight line or remaining upright without the assistance of friends / walls / the police, unexplainable desire to eat doner kebabs, sudden loss of funds, exponential increase in sociability and perceived attractiveness of the opposite or same sex
What are the treatment options?
Abstinence and regular chapel attendance was often promoted at the turn of the Century, however this has fallen by the wayside nowadays (much like a fresher on Otley Road on a Friday night)
Can you give me any serious advice?
Yes, take a look at our Alcohol page

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Last revision: March 2012