Resources
The AGM and elections for CMG - which will include elections for place on the Central Management Group - are on Wednesday 19 May at 7pm in Meeting Point House. More details to follow.
Your health, your choices
Tell the NHS how you rate your GP !
Tell the NHS about your experience of a hospital or GP practice. If you or a family member has recently used a hospital or GP practice, you can now share your experiences with the NHS.
Patients are now able to rate their GPs on the NHS website. If you would like to let others know what you think of your GP surgery and the services it provides, you can log onto the NHS website at www.nhs.uk
At the moment you can only comment on hospitals and GP practices, but more services will be added soon.
Choice in the NHS
Your guide to making the health service work for you.
Simple tips to help you use the NHS more effectively, from choosing a GP to getting a second opinion to picking the right hospital.
Find out what choice means in the 21st-century NHS and learn how you can take control of your health and treatment.
The NHS constitution details what you can and should expect when using the NHS.
Simple tips to help you use the NHS more effectively, from choosing a GP to getting a second opinion to picking the right hospital.
Learn how simple lifestyle changes can make you and your family healthier, fitter and happier.
Many health conditions can be treated in different ways. Know your options and then choose what’s right for you.
NHS Choices is full of tools and resources to help you make informed decisions about your health.
Book your hospital appointment online or by phone, once you have been referred by your GP. Find and choose services, GPs, Hospitals, Dentists, other services. Remember that post code only show practices accepting new patients. Need to register with a GP? You can usually choose from any in your area.
How to use the NHS
Let our guide talk you through how to access NHS care and make choices about your health and treatment.
Also on NHS Health Choices
About NHS Services
Common Health Questions
Medicine Guides: all about your medication
PROMS: listening to patients to improve care
The Pregnancy Care Planner
External Links
Care Quality Commission
NICE
Healthtalk Online: patients’ stories
High Quality Care for All
The History of Patient Choice
Explore the history of patient choice in the NHS since 1948 with this interactive timeline.
NHS Choices
- Editorial policy
- Comments policy
- Syndication
- Privacy policy
- Links policy
- Links
- Terms and conditions
- Personal accounts
- What is RSS
- NHS Choices Humber
- NHS Choices Derby City and Derbyshire
- NHS Choices Training
- NHS LifeCheck
- Follow us on twitter
The NHS
- About the NHS
- Choice in the NHS
- Choose and Book
- HealthSpace
- NHS Constitution
- NHS Careers
- NHS Jobs
- NICE
- NHS Direct 0845 4647
- NHS Northern Ireland
- NHS Scotland
- NHS Wales
Languages
HealthSpace
HealthSpace is a free, secure online personal health organiser. It can help you to manage your health, store important health information securely, or find out about NHS services near you.
Anyone living in England, aged 16 or over, with a valid email address can register for a HealthSpace account.
Choose and Book
Choose and Book your hospital appointment using the online Choose and Book service. You do not need to register for a HealthSpace account to use Choose and Book.
Health and Lifestyle Information
Manage your health and lifestyle by keeping track of information like your weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and medications.
Calendar and Address Book
Use the calendar to keep track of appointments and events, or the address book to store your NHS contacts like your GP, dentist or local pharmacy.
Summary Care Record
Summary Care Records are being introduced in a phased approach throughout England. If you live in an area supporting SCRs you may be eligible for an HealthSpace Advanced Account. An Advanced Account enables you to view your Summary Care Record.
There may be a period of time between you opening an Advanced Account and your GP practice creating your Summary Care Record.
https://www.healthspace.nhs.uk/visitor/default.aspx
Pertinent Government Acts and Regulations: (Coming soon)
Web links:
General
www.nhscentreforinvolvement.nhs.uk - NHS Centre for Involvement
www.dh.gov.uk - Department of Health
www.direct.gov.uk - Information about LINks
www.csip.org.uk - Care Services Improvement Partnership
The Regulators
www.csci.org.uk - Commission for Social Care and Inspection
www.healthcarecommission.org.uk - Health Care Commission
www.mhac.org.uk - Mental Health Act Commission
www.cqc.org.uk - The new combined regulator for Health and Social Care
Local information
www.shropshirestar.com - The local online newspaper
www.telford.gov.uk - Telford and Wrekin Council
www.telford.nhs.uk - Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Trust
www.sath.nhs.uk - Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust
www.tandwcvs.org.uk - Telford and Wrekin Council for Voluntary Service
