Community
Learning Disability Friendly
We are a learning disability friendly practice. We aim to provide healthcare and support to all patients with a learning disability. This includes an annual review of your health with our dedicated learning disability nurse. We also have a dedicated team to help patients book appointments. We aim to provide a friendly and familiar service.
Learning Disability Newsletters and Information
Newsletters
The NHS produce regular newsletters. You can access them as well as other useful resources by clicking on the links below:
Coronavirus (COVID19) and Annual Reviews
Your learning disability annual check is very important and helps keep you healthy. We are continuing to call in patients for these checks during the coronavirus pandemic.
It is important that you attend. We would like to stress that it is safe to visit our sites for these checks.
Click here for information about COVID-19 rules and support available.
Veteran Friendly
We are an Armed Forces Veteran Friendly Accredited GP Practice
This means that we have a dedicated clinician who has a specialist knowledge of service related health conditions and Veteran specific health services. This is important in helping Veterans to get the best care and treatment.
We have also obtained the bronze award for the Armed Forces Covenant and are aiming for the gold award.
You can access our deidcated veterans page via the following link: https://www.portsdowngrouppractice.co.uk/veterans
If you are a veteran, please let your GP know to help ensure you are getting the best possible care.
- Additional Information
- Accreditation
- Veteran's Information Leaflet
- Veterans Interviews
RCGP Active Practice
In recent years evidence has become stronger that increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour are crucial factors in improving the health of our nation.
Many of the patients who attend a GP surgery on any given day would benefit from being more active and spending less time being sedentary.
We would encourage all our patients, no matter what their current health to be active and recommend visiting the following website to learn about types of exercise. including how it can benefit your specific medical condition.
