News

• Staff Absences - 22 March 2023
  - New
  22/03/2023
  Dear All,  Today we have two of the clinical team off absent.  This has had an impact on our one the day demand.  Patients have been informed by text messages.  Patients with early appointments (before 09.00) who we have no mobile number for may ...
• Recovery In Mind session 25 April 2023
  - New
  20/03/2023
  Recovery in Mind are running a taster session Tues 25th April from 2-3pm at our training room in Broadway House, Newbury.  To book or for other information with regards what recovery in mind offer please use the below link. https://recoveryinmind...
• Blood pressure monitoring
  - New
  09/03/2023
  You no longer need an appointment with our nurse or healthcare assistant for routine monitoring of your blood pressure. We are now operating a walk-in service at the pharmacy. This service runs 14:00 - 18:00 Tuesday - Thursday. Please pop into the...
• Prescription exemptions and pre-payments
  - New
  09/03/2023
  Some medical conditions are eligible for exemption from NHS prescription charges. To find out if you are eligible, please visit Check if you have an NHS exemption | NHSBSA. A pre-payment certificate is a way of saving money if you are not exempt ...
• Compton closed
  - New
  08/03/2023
  Due to unforeseen staff shortages, Compton Surgery will be closed on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th March. If you are due to collect medication on either of these days and usually collect from Compton, you will need to collect your medication from C...
• New GP - Dr Andrew Brewster
  - New
  01/03/2023
  We welcome Dr Andrew Brewster to the Downland Practice.  Andrew has been a GP for over 20 years and has been a GP Partner for 20 years at the Balmore Park Surgery.  Andrew will be working for 6 GP sessions a week over four days and he will taking o...
• Urine/Stool Samples
  23/02/2023
• Downland Practice Closed for Staff Training 20 March 2023
  23/02/2023
• Over the Counter Medications
  16/02/2023
• Downland Pharmacy Repeat Prescription Requests
  02/02/2023
• Private Medical Work
  17/01/2023
• Recovery In Mind - March Date
  13/01/2023
• GP Leaving the Downland Practice
  11/01/2023
• Request to change GP
  11/01/2023
• GP Locum - Dr Curtis
  11/01/2023
• Downland Practice - At Capacity
  04/01/2023
• Home blood pressure monitoring
  21/12/2022
• Demand on our service
  - New
  19/12/2022
  Like many GP surgeries both in our local area and across England, we are currently experiencing unprecedented demand on our service. The demand we are facing is impacting all teams at the surgery, including our pharmacy team. To give a brief pictu...
• Downland Practice Closed 13.00-14.00 23 Dec 2022
  07/12/2022
• Private Fees 2023
  02/12/2022
• Proxy online access suspended
  28/11/2022
• Phone lines down
  22/11/2022
• Reception Training
  21/11/2022
• Downland Pharmacy 16 November 2022
  16/11/2022
• Calendars For Sale - Newbury Cancer Care
  10/11/2022
• Remembrance Day
  09/11/2022
• Patient Access 1 November 2022
  31/10/2022
• Fit Notes - Patients Requests
  31/10/2022
• Patient Survey - Downland Practice
  31/10/2022
• Ask the GP a Question
  27/10/2022
• Home blood pressure monitoring
  26/10/2022
• Dr Victoria Ashall
  18/10/2022
• Dr Cave - Senior GP Partner
  18/10/2022
• Blood Tests - Berkshire Health Foundation Trust
  03/10/2022
• MMR vaccination texts
  28/09/2022
• 19/09/2022
• Medication Supply over Bank Holiday 19 September 2022
  16/09/2022
• HM Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
  14/09/2022
• West Berks Foodbank
  05/09/2022
• NHS Flu/COVID vaccination clinic information
  17/08/2022
• DP Flu/COVID vaccination clinics 2022/23
  09/08/2022
• We are on Facebook!
  21/07/2022
• Compton Branch Closed
  18/07/2022
• Foodbank Commmunity Collection Point
  11/07/2022
• Reception staffing 24 June 2022
  24/06/2022
• Dr Curtis Leaving the Practice
  17/06/2022
• Patient Survey
  17/06/2022
• Reception Staffing 13 June 2022
  13/06/2022
• Learning Disability Event 16 June 2022
  10/06/2022
• Pharmacy 10 June 2022
  07/06/2022
• Bank Holiday Closures
  30/05/2022
• Cessation of surgery phlebotomy service
  23/05/2022
• Learn about - Long Covid
  19/05/2022
• COVID-19 Fit to Fly or Recovery letters
  13/05/2022
• Downland Pharmacy
  25/04/2022
• West Berks Food Bank
  13/04/2022
• Covid-19 Fit to Fly Letters
  05/04/2022
• Reception - Staff Absences
  31/03/2022
• Reception Team - 28 March 2022
  28/03/2022
• Downland Pharmacy 25 March 2022
  23/03/2022
• Covid-19 Spring Booster Vaccinations
  21/03/2022
• Ukraine Donations - Dr Louise Reed
  16/03/2022
• GP Change requests
  15/03/2022
• Closed For Training 17 March 2022
  09/03/2022
• Practice Nursing - March 2022
  23/02/2022
• Power Outage - Friday 18th February
  18/02/2022
• Downland News – Dr James Cave
  10/02/2022
• We wanted to check in on you, how are you doing?
  10/02/2022
• Waiting room
  28/01/2022
• Covid-19 Booster Clinic
  22/12/2021
• Who do I need to see?
  20/12/2021
• Over 75 years old? Don’t worry- we have your back.
  08/12/2021
• Pharmacy Closed - 9 December 2021
  08/12/2021
• Online GP and HCA appointment booking
  01/12/2021
• Covid-19 Booster Vaccination
  22/11/2021
• GP Changes
  19/11/2021
• School Age Vaccine Clinic in West Berkshire
  19/11/2021
• HCA Blood Sample Clinics
  15/11/2021
• Patient Access Safety Notice
  09/11/2021
• Thursday 11 November 2021
  09/11/2021
• Reception Team - Downland Practice
  09/11/2021
• Downland Practice and the Pandemic
  05/11/2021
• Immunosuppressed third primary dose Covid-19
  21/10/2021
• Usual GP Change
  21/10/2021
• Paramedic
  21/10/2021
• 18 October - Reception Staff
  18/10/2021
• 12 October 2021
  12/10/2021
• Medication Reviews - Clinical Pharmacist
  12/10/2021
• Immunosuppressed third primary dose Covid-19
  06/10/2021
• Flu vaccination clinics
  01/10/2021
• Covid-19 Booster Vaccines
  30/09/2021
• Friday 24th Sept - Urgent only
  24/09/2021
• Access to GP Practice
  23/09/2021
• GP Absences
  21/09/2021
• Flu Clinics Downland Practice
  17/09/2021
• Flu Clinics 20, 21 and 22 September 2021 RBL
  15/09/2021
• Routine Blood Tests
  03/09/2021
• September 2021 Flu Clinics
  03/09/2021
• Flu Vaccinations
  24/08/2021
• Compton GP Clinics
  11/08/2021
• GP Partner Leaving
  10/08/2021
• Staff training
  09/08/2021
• Covid-19 Boosters
  28/07/2021
• Registered GP
  21/07/2021
• Current Covid Restrictions
  20/07/2021
• Covid-19 Restrictions Post 19 July 2021
  14/07/2021
• Cancelled Blood Appointments
  01/07/2021
• Newbury Racecourse COVID-19 Vaccination Centre closure
  18/06/2021
• Face to Face Appointment Notifications
  08/06/2021
• Did Not Attend
  04/06/2021
• Downland Pharmacy Telephone
  04/06/2021
• Downland Pharmacy
  01/06/2021
• Registered GP
  27/05/2021
• 28 May 2021 - Patient Parking
  26/05/2021
• Dr Jack Nickson - notice of death
  20/05/2021
• Downland Volunteer Group (DVG)
  18/05/2021
• Online Communications
  12/05/2021
• Update from the Newbury Racecourse Vaccination Centre
  04/05/2021
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  28/04/2021
• Hospital Referrals
  22/04/2021
• Duty Doctor
  22/04/2021
• COVID-19 boosters
  21/04/2021
• Upcoming surgery closures
  - New
  15/04/2021
  Please note the following planned Downland Practice surgery/department closures. These are in addition to our usual opening hours: Tuesday 28th March 12:00 - 12:30 - Reception closed for staff training If you require medical assistance during...
• May Bank Holiday Closures
  13/04/2021
• First Dose Pfizer Vaccines
  06/04/2021
• Pharmacy2U
  06/04/2021
• COVID-19 booster vaccination appointments
  06/04/2021
• COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Appointments cancelled
  01/04/2021
• 31/03/2021
• Covid-19 Second Dose
  29/03/2021
• Online Booking of Covid-19 Vaccines
  11/03/2021
• Scam warning: Thames Water ID
  05/03/2021
• COVID-19 booster vaccinations
  03/03/2021
• Incorrect COVID-19 text invites
  01/03/2021
• Covid-19 Second Doses
  01/03/2021
• COVID-19 Vaccination Information
  23/02/2021
• COVID-19 vaccination text invitations
  17/02/2021
• Covid-19 Vaccine Cohort 5
  17/02/2021
• COVID-19 Vaccination Groups Update
  15/02/2021
• Front line health and social care workers - COVID vaccine
  22/01/2021
• COVID Vaccination Clinics
  16/01/2021
• If you have a booked COVID-19 vaccine appointment
  16/01/2021
• Face Masks
  13/01/2021
• Medication home delivery
  11/01/2021
• Downland Practice and Pharmacy
  08/01/2021
• COVID-19 Volunteers Update
  08/01/2021
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update 7 Jan 2021
  07/01/2021
• Downland Practice Update 5 Jan 2021
  05/01/2021
• COVID-19 Vaccination Update 30 Dec 20
  30/12/2020
• Reception Phone Calls
  30/12/2020
• COVID-19 Vaccination update
  24/12/2020
• Downland Volunteer Group (DVG)
  22/12/2020
• Start Of Covid-19 Vaccine in Berkshire West
  17/12/2020
• COVID Vaccination
  08/12/2020
• Did Not Attend (DNA)
  08/12/2020
• Flu Vaccinations
  08/12/2020
• GP Appointments
  08/12/2020
• Free Vitamin D Suppliments
  07/12/2020
• Accessing your GP
  07/12/2020
• Clinical System Working
  25/11/2020
• Carers Rights Day November 2020
  24/11/2020
• Clinical System is not working
  24/11/2020
• Surgery Telephone
  10/11/2020
• GP Change
  09/09/2020
• Downland Practice Flu clinics 2020
  11/08/2020
• Prescriptions issued by Downland Pharmacy
  05/08/2020
• New GP's Arriving
  29/07/2020
• Downland Practice COVID-19 Update
  22/06/2020
• Cervical screening - Smear tests
  09/06/2020
• Fundraising for Compton Surgery
  04/06/2020
• No Compton GP or nurse clinics
  21/05/2020
• COVID-19: Advice for parents/guardians
  20/04/2020
• Compton Open Days
  27/03/2020
• Self isolation pack
  25/03/2020
• Inaccurate information circulating regarding special ‘rescue packs’ for patients with pre-existing respiratory conditions
  24/03/2020
• COVID-19 Downland Pharmacy/Dispensary Opening times
  23/03/2020
• Upcoming Surgery Closures 2020
  24/01/2020
• View our August Carers newsletter.
  29/07/2019
• Berkshire Care Services Directory 2019/20
  24/07/2019
• The results of the GP Patient Survey 2019 are now available
  15/07/2019
• Bereaved by Suicide Service
  11/07/2019
• We no longer use the myGP App
  08/07/2019
• Changes to our Integrated Care System (ICS)
  27/06/2019
• Research Opportunity
  27/06/2019
• News Update for the Locality
  10/06/2019
• Information Regarding Measles Outbreaks
  23/05/2019
• Travel Risk Assessment Form
  07/05/2019
• Changes to Berkshire West CCG routine prescribing for over the counter medicines
  03/10/2018
• We're here for you, for longer
  26/09/2018
• Berkshire Child Health App
  19/01/2017
• Patient Access
  14/04/2016