Woodlands Medical Practice
Bluebell Wood Way
Sutton In Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 1JW
Tel: 01623 528748

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Emergencies
If you need urgent medical advice during surgery hours, please phone the surgery on 01623 528748. Please be prepared to give some information to the receptionist.

If you need to see a doctor urgently when the surgery is closed please phone the surgery on the usual number and follow the instructions

Appointments
Please call our main switchboard number on 01623 528748 to book an appointment at the surgery – telephone lines open at 8.30 am.

Cancelling your Appointment
If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment.

By giving us as much notice as you can you are helping us to make sure that someone else is given your slot.

Announcements

31 Jan - 01 Mar
National Heart Month

Everyone’s going Red for Heart for National Heart Month this February. It’s all in aid of the British Heart Foundation and we’d love you to join in.

01 Jan - 28 Feb
Ovarian Cancer Awareness

Our aim is to improve survival rates for women with ovarian cancer. We can only achieve this with your support – so get involved!

BBC Health

Fertile forties pregnancy warning

Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.

'Third-hand smoke' risk warning

Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.

Brain injury linked to gambling

Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money.

Cancer nurses funding row

Gordon Brown has given more details of Labour's plans to provide dedicated one-to-one specialist nursing for everyone in England diagnosed with cancer.

Exercise 'can cut gallstone risk'

Doing lots of exercise drastically cuts the risk of developing painful gallstones, UK researchers have found.

Genes reveal 'biological ageing'

Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing.

Better child-diabetes care urged

A "shocking" number of children are suffering potentially fatal complications of diabetes each year, a charity says.

Premature birth gene clue found

DNA differences which appear to affect the risk of giving birth early have been found by US scientists.

GPs warn about 'population rise'

New Scottish GP practices should be set up in areas which are likely to see population increases, the BMA says.

Baby born after derby ticket wait

A mother-to-be goes into labour queuing for tickets for the FA Cup fifth round clash between rival clubs Southampton and Portsmouth.

Yahoo Health

Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers (AP)

A boy with autism at a treament center. Women over 40 are nearly twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than a mother under 30, researchers said in a study that found more evidence of links between autism and maternal age.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.

Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests (AP)

A one-day-old baby boy's heel is pricked for blood during a phenylketonuria (PKU) test at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack. States increasingly are storing the leftover blood samples for later medical research, often without parents' knowledge or consent — prompting lawsuits in two states and work in many others to give parents a greater say. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP - A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.

Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears (AP)

AP - High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday.

Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (AP)

A man dumps a bag of trash at the town landfill, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in Bath, Maine. The Kennebec River can be seen n the background. Discarded drugs have been found in water at this land fill and two others in Mane, confirming suspicions that medications thrown into household trash are ending up in water that drains through waste, according to the state's environmental agency. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

AP - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.

China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, business administration officers check dairy products in a supermarket in Rizhao, in east China's Shandong province. China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed. (AP Photo, File)

AP - The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged.

Is the US swine flu epidemic over? (AP)

Graphic shows reported weekly swine flu cases since Sept. 5,

AP - If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October.

For obese, vaccine needle size matters (Reuters)

Reuters - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic.

Men have key role in ending female circumcision: experts (AFP)

AFP - Experts and workers on the ground said Friday that men had a key role to play in the fight against female circumcision in Africa, a day before the International Day against Female Genital Mutilation.

Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 8, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Older Moms More Apt to Have Autistic Child (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Older moms are more likely to have a child with autism than women who give birth at a younger age, new research shows.

WHO Swine Flu

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 86

As of 31 January 2010, worldwide more than 209 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 15174 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 85

As of 24 January 2010, worldwide more than 209 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 14711 deaths.

Statement of the World Health Organization on allegations of conflict of interest and 'fake' pandemic

22 January 2010 -- Providing independent advice to Member States is a very important function of the World Health Organization (WHO). We take this work seriously and guard against the influence of any improper interests. The WHO influenza pandemic policies and response have not been improperly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 84

As of 17 January 2010, worldwide more than 209 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 14142 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 83

As of 10 January 2010, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 13554 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 82

As of 3 January 2010, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009, including at least 12799 deaths.

Successes and challenges of 2009

30 December 2009 -- The headline that dominated the year was easily the H1N1 pandemic. On 11 June, 2009, WHO declared the start of the first influenza pandemic since 1968. In this episode we listen to WHO's Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, discuss the successes and challenges of 2009.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 81

As of 27 December 2009, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 12220 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 80

As of 20 December 2009, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 11516 deaths.

Comparing deaths from pandemic and seasonal influenza

Efforts to assess the severity of the H1N1 influenza pandemic sometimes compare numbers of confirmed deaths with those estimated for seasonal influenza, either nationally or worldwide. Such comparisons are not reliable for several reasons and can be misleading.

SEASONAL FLU VACCINE REMINDER - ARE YOU AT RISK?

If so, you may be entitled to a free annual vaccination.

Patients particularly at risk include:

* over 65s

* chronic heart or pulmonary disease

* asthma or diabetes

* liver or kidney disease

weakened immune systems.

If you have not yet had your vaccination this year, please ask at reception

H1N1 "Swine" Flu Vaccinations

We now have stocks of the H1N1 vaccine and are giving it to people most at risk (as per Dept of Health guidelines).

It usually is 1 jab (2 jabs separated by 3 weeks if immunosuppressed).

It will be available to all the above patient groups except in the over 65's where it is recommended only if you have other health problems (eg heart disease).

In addition it is advised it you pregnant as experience has shown that this presents a significant risk of complications with H1N1.

We held a H1N1 vaccination sessions on 12 December 2009 & 16 January 2010 and all qualifying patients were invited to attend.

If you have missed these sessions please contact us.

Welcome to Woodlands Medical Practice

Woodlands Medical Practice As many of our patients will know, our practice has been established in Sutton-in-Ashfield for over 50 years. We were previously at the Oates Hill location from 1986 and moved to our present location at the Ashfield Park Estate in August 2001. The doctors provide high quality family medicine and are assisted by efficient and friendly staff. We offer a wide range of services and clinics and are always looking at ways to extend these.

This surgery website is used to present all our patients with up to date news and information about our practice. We will keep it current with any developments or other details that we feel are relevant to you.

Please have a look around and do send us some feedback if you like. We can use your ideas to improve our online services and further develop the content of this site.

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