Saturday 8^th June 2019  at 2:30pm

• An opportunity to find out about The Nelson Medical Practice Patient Participation Group
• Learn more about the practice
• Question and answer session
• An opportunity to give us your views

For more information please view our PPG AGM 2019 Leaflet

The Nelson Medical Practice will be closed from 12:00pm on Friday 17th May 2019, for staff training and development.

If you require any assistance or if there is a medical emergency please call either 111, or 999.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

We are delighted to be able to announce that we have appointed Dr Subhro Mukherjee, Dr Laura Jarvie and Dr Yaso Walker as Associate Partners at the Nelson Medical Practice to take effect from 1st April 2019.

The role of the new Associate Partners will be to work alongside our Clinical Directors Dr Shweta Singh and Dr Peter Hughes  in the practice to ensure that we continuously improve the quality of our services and to safeguard high standards of care by creating an environment in which clinical excellence will flourish specific areas of responsibility.

Hay fever is caused by an allergy to pollen. The symptoms of hay fever are caused when a person has an allergic reaction to pollen. Common hay fever symptoms are:

• a runny, itchy and/or blocked nose
  
• sneezing
  
• itchy eyes
  

Pollen is a fine powder released by plants as part of their reproductive cycle. Pollen contains proteins that can cause the nose, eyes, throat and sinuses to become swollen, irritated and inflamed.

How to treat hay fever

Many hay fever symptoms can be controlled with over-the-counter medication at your local pharmacy.

• Steroid nasal sprays help to prevent or reduce inflammation in the lining of the nose and some can help to relieve watery eyes.
  Available from your local pharmacy.
  

• Antihistamines help to relieve a runny nose, sneezing, itching and watery eyes. Some types of antihistamines make you drowsy and are best taken before bed. Newer antihistamines are less likely to make you drowsy and are a common choice for children and people with milder or occasional symptoms of hay fever.
  Available from your local pharmacy. 

• Decongestant nasal sprays and tablets are used to unblock the nose. They should never be taken for more than a few days at a time.
  Available from your local pharmacy.
  

• Eye drops can be used to treat itchy or watery eyes.
  Available from your local pharmacy.

If none of the above treatments are effective for you, please book an appointment to discuss other treatments.

Useful Links

• NHS – Hay fever
  
• NHS – Find your local Pharmacy
  
• Met Office – Pollen forecast

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Visit the Young Merton website

If you would like your Summary Care Record to be enhanced with additional information (or the SCR of someone you are a carer for), then please print out and complete the below form, to be returned to The Nelson Medical Practice. Thank you.

• NHS Enriched Summary Care Record Form

View information about services offered at The Nelson Medical Practice.

• Nelson Medical Practice – Our Services

Our on-line access system has been updated by EMIS (Our clinical system provider) and significantly changed. We had no notice of these changes, which happened overnight last night. The changes only really impact our internal processes and should not impact patients currently registered with the service. However, if a patient wishes to change their level of access or wishes to register for the first time there are some implications. New registrations will only be able to book a single appointment using Patient Access and we will not be able to make changes to access levels for currently registered patients. We are hoping that this will only be for a short period, maybe a couple of weeks.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but these changes were totally outside of our control.

Vincent Poncia

NHS Merton CCG’s Expert Patient Programme (EPP) offers free courses for people who live with one or more long-term health conditions. It provides patients the tools, techniques and confidence to manage their condition better on a daily basis to improve their quality of life.

View more information including the upcoming course dates in the EPP Information Leaflet.