Surgery News
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination
Our Seasonal Influenza Vaccination and Covid Booster Clinics will be taking place in October. We encourage all of our eligible patients to help protect themselves, their families, their friends as well as the wider community this winter by booking themselves in at one of our clinics to receive their vaccinations. St. Francis Surgery Flu Vaccine/Covid Booster Clinic This is our main clinic and is being held on: Thursday, 1st October - from 8:00am to 6:00pm Please note that there will be no routine appointments or services available on this day at St Franics on this day, Park Surgery will be operating for all emergancy and rountine appointments.
Park Surgery Flu Vaccine/Covid Booster Clinic This is an additional clinic which will be held on: Saturday, 3rd October - from 8:00am to 1:00pm Which venue should you to attend? If you usually attend medical appointments at Park Surgery but can travel to St Francis, we would ask that you book to receive your vaccination at St Francis. This will allow us to reserve the more limited number of appointments available at Park Surgery for those patients who are unable to travel. Thank you. Booking: All eligible patients will be contacted and invited to book
St Francis: it will be congested at times therefore please be considerate and mindful of our neighbouring businesses as well as at the nearby local school.
Park Surgery: If at all possible please consider walking. An alternative parking site is available a short walk away just around the corner next to St Boniface Church on the Hursley Road.
Assistance: Members of our Patient Participation Group (PPG) will be on hand to help support patients throughout both clinic days.
Volunteers Wanted: If you would like to volunteer to help at our vaccination clinics, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please email the practice at hiowicb hsi.parksurgery-admin@nhs.ne
Medical Student Training
From July 2026 the practice has been engaging with medical student training. There may be times when a medical student is shadowing during your appointment. If you do not want to have a student present during your consultation, please inform the relevent healthcare professional.
PSA Screening
Male patients aged 50 years and over, (or from age 40 if there are any significant risk factors) can request a PSA blood test every 12 months - you do not require a GP appointment prior to this.
NHS App Issues
The NHS App is constantly evolving, this is something out of the surgery's control, please contact the NHS App and account team for any issues you may be having viewing your health records. Follow the link for further information on the changes.
Weight Loss Treatment
You may have seen recent headlines that people living with obesity will be able to begin accessing tirzepatide (Mounjaro) for weight loss purposes in primary care settings. This does not mean prescriptions will be provided immediately. It means primary care settings can begin discussions with patients about whether tirzepatide is the right option to improve their health through weight loss. In Hampshire and the Isle of Wight only approximately 0.1% of people (1,000 people out of the local population of 1.1 million) currently qualify for the medication, based on national eligibility criteria.
To be potentially eligible for Mounjaro, patients need to have a BMI of over 40, in addition to a formal diagnosis of at least four of the following health conditions: - Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiovascular disease, Obstructive sleep apnoea, Dyslipidaemia
Research News
Every day in the UK, someone receives a diagnosis for a disease or health condition. The treatment, care and support they receive will be shaped by research. That’s why we need everyone to take part.
Participating in research can help people live healthier and better lives - now and in the future. Advances in disease understanding and management could not happen without the involvement of the people who have the conditions being studied.
It is vital that all new treatments are thoroughly tested amongst people affected by that condition. This is so healthcare professionals can be sure that the treatment works well – and provides the best option for patients.
#Be Part of Research is a free service which makes it easy to find and take part in vital health and care research across the UK.
Our active participation in Clinical Research, in collaboration with the NIHR (National Institute of Clinical Research), several university research departments (including Southampton, Oxford, Nottingham and Bristol), helps us to find answers for important questions in the management of a diverse range of health conditions.
Trials we have been involved with have been published in various medical journals, including BMJ, Lancet, NEJM, and have influenced the shaping of various local and national guidelines.
We are actively recruiting patients into the following clinical trials:
- RELMED - Everyone is different. Just like we all have unique fingerprints, we each respond to anti-depressent medication differently. RELMED uses science to understand these differences and help improve future treatment.
- Virology Surveillance is a programme to to monitor the spread of respiratory viruses, like flu and COVID-19, in different regions throughout the winter. It also helps measure the effectiveness of the influenza/flu and COVID-19 vaccinations using results from swabs taken by patients who are unwell.
Patient Participation Group
We are looking for more patients to get involved. See our PPG page for more information.
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