Meads Medical Centre

Useful Resources

BBC Health News

Staff shortages 'abusing good will of nurses'20 May 2019 00:49Nursing chiefs want to see safe staffing rules enshrined in law as 40,000 posts remain vacant.
Liposuction rise linked to gym wear trend20 May 2019 11:09More women are seeking surgery, possibly to get a body that looks good in trendy gym clothing, says surgeon.
Too many children in mental health hospitals, says report20 May 2019 02:15A lack of support in schools and the community in England is contributing to the problem, says a report.
Electrotherapy warning over bogus psychiatrist Zholia Alemi18 May 2019 12:36Scotland's chief medic says Zholia Alemi may have prescribed ECT and wrongly detained mental health patients.
Nicki Chapman praised for sharing tumour diagnosis18 May 2019 14:01Nicki Chapman will not host the Chelsea Flower Show following surgery to remove a brain tumour.
Hoddesdon dental patients offered HIV tests20 May 2019 15:16Hundreds of dental scaling patients are offered blood tests over fears about unclean equipment.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding Adults and Children

The aims of the Practice is to ensure that we:

Stop abuse
Prevent harm and reduce the risk of abuse
Safeguard adults in a way that supports them to have choice and control
Promotes an approach that improves the lives of the adults concerned
Raise public awareness so that communities play their part in preventing abuse
Provide information and support in accessible ways
Address the cause of the abuse or neglect

All of our staff have had a DBS (Criminal Records) check and receive the relevant Safeguarding Training.

If you have any concerns, please speak to our Safeguarding Lead Dr Andrew Duckworth or the Practice Manager.

Other websites which may be of interest:

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/safeguarding/

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Factsheets/FS78_Safeguarding_older_people_from_abuse_fcs.pdf?epslanguage=en-GB?dtrk=true

Chaperones

All patients are entitled to have a chaperone present for any consultation, examination or procedure where they consider one is required.

Patients are advised to ask for a chaperone if required, (at the time of booking an appointment, if possible), so that arrangements can be made and the appointment is not delayed in any way. The Healthcare Professional may also require a chaperone to be present for certain consultations.

A Chaperone poster is clearly displayed in the waiting area, reception and in all of the clinical consultation rooms. All staff who Chaperone are DBS checked.

For our chaperoning policy please see the below link.

Meads Medical Centre chaperoning policy