NHS Patients, Staff and Visitors Must Continue To Wear Face Coverings in Healthcare Settings
NHS England Covid Restrictions Press Release 15.7.21
Extended Access To GP services
23rd Feb 2021 PATIENT NOTICE: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination
We are currently working through our priority cohort as per National directives to vaccinate our patients those are most at risk from coronavirus. If you are eligible you will be contacted by your surgery or NHS.
Did you know you can get a response from a GP/Nurse/Admin within 24hrs by using e Consult
Mental Health Support during Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Do you, or someone you know, need support with mental health. Did you know you can access support without a GP referral? Click on the link for further details:
https://talkingtherapies.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/getting-support/sign-up-to-talking-therapies/
If you or anyone else is in immediate danger or harm, please call 999
COVID 19 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS
If you need to contact the practice please do not come to the surgery unless you have been advised to attend or you need to collect or hand something to us. Until further notice for all enquires please phone the surgery.
Get a Sick note via 111 ONLINE
Use this service if you have to stay at home because of coronavirus and you need a note for your employer.
If you have to stay at home but feel well enough to work, ask your employer if you can work from home. If you can work from home, you will not need an isolation note.
You can also use this service for someone else.
We thank you for your co-operation and understanding. As you are aware, the situation is evolving daily and we will keep you updated via our website
and text messaging service.
Click here for further information : When to self-isolate and what to do (advice and guidance) .Gov update November 2020
Welcome to Dr Sharma's Surgery - 240 Wexham Road
The surgery is headed by Dr Veena Sharma who has worked here for 35 years. Dr Sharma is the principle GP and also the current practice manager. The practice serves a population of approximately 6,400 patients.
Vision & Values
Our Vision is:
To be a forward thinking practice that provides excellent modern, clinical care in a friendly, diverse, family-orientated NHS surgery.
Our key Values :
- We value the longstanding relationships that we have with our patients and their families. We want them to see us as welcoming, caring, friendly and accessible.
- We value the diversity of our patient population and seek to provide safe, modern, high quality primary care.
- We value our staff and their views on how we can improve and we aim to support them in their roles and in their personal development.
- We value the CCG and the local general practice community and wish to make a constructive and effective contribution to the development of local services.
- We value the premises from which we operate and will ensure that they are properly maintained and fully equipped.
- We value the views of our patients and their carers & appreciate the advice and guidance of the Patient Participation Group in continually responding to the feedback that we receive.
- We value the opportunity to innovate and will continue to embrace new ideas and ways of working, including those that reinforce our ambition to provide holistic care.
Children's Flu Immunisation Survey
Are you a parent of a child aged between 2 and 11 years old living in Slough? If so, your local NHS would appreciate your help in completing a short survey on the flu. Please click on the following link to complete - https://bit.ly/2SSELSo.
Each year, the NHS works closely partnership with others to try and protect people from flu, especially those more at risk of developing serious complications such as people aged 65 and over; pregnant women; and young children. These groups are all eligible for a free flu vaccination on the NHS. Whilst the uptake of the flu vaccine is generally good in many of the groups and in line with national averages, Slough has always seen a lower uptake of the children’s flu immunisation than other local areas. Despite local efforts to address this, there have been no significant changes over the years. The short survey has been designed to help the partnership understand the potential reasons behind there being a lower uptake locally. 
Steroid Emergency Card
People who take steroid medications every day of their life, will need to carry a steroid card which identifies to healthcare professionals that their medication cannot be stopped.
Steroid cards provide life-saving information should an individual become seriously ill or unconscious and are unable to communicate their health problems effectively. They are a simple but important step to help people should they become unwell and support their independence.
New NHS Steroid Emergency Card (Adult)
In August 2020, the Society for Endocrinology, Royal College of Physicians, and NHS England’s Patient Safety team released an NHS steroid emergency card (SEC). This is a patient-held prompt to healthcare professionals when the patient is in crisis, as an emergency, or when undergoing surgery or a procedure to ensure steroid treatment is given appropriately and promptly. In addition, the card contains a QR code that links to further specialist advice on the Society for Endocrinology website.
(Site updated 15/09/2021)