Lakeside Medical Practice News Letter 2025: issue 1

Welcome to our first addition of our Patient newsletter from Lakeside Medical Practice. 

We are a large expanding Practice that currently has over 19.200 registered patients, we run Patients appointments from 07.30 am to 18.30pm. Monday to Friday closed Saturday and Sundays. 

Services we offer are as follows

• Anticoagulation
• Asthma Clinics                             
• Baby Clinic
• Cervical Screening (Smear Tests)
• Condom Cards
• Contraceptive Services
• COPD Clinic
• Diabetic Clinics (for all ages)
•  Blood Pressure Clinic
• Keeping Patients Well
• Menopause
• Minor Surgical Procedures
• NHS Health Checks
• Over the Age of 75
• Post Natal Checks
• Sexual Health
• Smoking Cessation
• STI Testing
• Travel Clinic
   

Patient Participation Group

We have an established Patient Participation Group (PPG) and are now looking to recruit new members to ensure a representative group. 
The PPG aims to act as the ‘voice of patients’, reflecting local views and opinions and thereby having a say in changes and decisions taken within the Practice.

The practice can also use the PPG as a ‘sounding board’ for new ideas they may wish to try.

• Do you have something important to say?
• Do you have ideas on how to improve your local practice?
• Could you spare a little time to attend daytime meetings (6 times a year)?

If you would like more information about the group, or would like to get involved, please ask at Reception. We need young people, workers, retirees, people with long term conditions and people from non-British ethnic groups.

We realise that many patients are unable to attend meetings due to pressure from work or family commitments but may want to have a say in what we do. We need and value the input from a wide range of patients especially the ones who are too busy to attend.

Social Coffee Morning- Run by Mrs Tina Munns

A relaxed and friendly gathering to catch up, have a chat, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee together.

• When - the first Wednesday of every month. 11am till 12. 
• Where - at Lakeside Medical Practice on the 2nd floor. 
• Why - Because good company and great tea or coffee makes the perfect start to anyone’s day, 

Whether you’re new or a regular, everyone’s welcome, bring a smile and lets share some good vibes, Hope to see you there?? 

Fund Raising 

We are currently fund raising for the Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, we are doing a summer Raffle lots of great prizes please support us to support the Hospice and ask at reception for a raffle ticket.