The Erimus Practice - News

WEIGHT LOSS INJECTIONS

Mounjaro (weight loss injections) - update for patients Thinking about Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injections for weight loss? Heard you can now get them from the NHS? The ICB (Integrated Care Board) have been tasked by NHS England with providing these in GP practices by 23rd June. But… Only for very specific groups of patients with a number of particular health conditions - estimated to only be a handful of patients in each practice. And… The details of how GPs will be able to provide these injections have still not been agreed. So… Please don’t make an appointment about Mounjaro yet - we are very likely to have to disappoint. We will contact eligible patients if and when we are able to provide Mounjaro / We will provide further information on our website and other channels if and when we are able to provide Mounjaro. Also… Even when details of how GPs can provide Mounjaro have been agreed, we will need to arrange training and set up clinics, which will take time. We want to help as many patients as we can, but are limited by the plans of the ICB based on NHS England requirements. Summary: Please help us to help you - we will tell you as soon as we can help you with Mounjaro, so please don’t make appointments about this right now.

Surgery Closures

RSV Information

RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people. Eligible patients will receive a text message invite to book an appointment here at the surgery. Please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccination-for-older-adults/your-guide-to-the-rsv-vaccine-for-older-adults for more information.

High demand

NHS services across the North East & North Cumbria Region are experiencing extremely high demand at the moment – this includes GP practices and the 111 service which are both extremely busy

RSV

The Surgery will be offering RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine to patients who turn 75 and those aged 75-79 years. This will also be offered to pregnant ladies. RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including: • cough • sore throat • sneezing • a runny or blocked nose It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.

Abuse of Staff

Our staff are here to help you, we must ask that you treat our staff with the respect that they deserve. We would also like to thank those patients who treat our staff with kindness and respect.