News

• Stay well this winter
  - New
  22/11/2024
  The winter months can be difficult for many of us, with the colder weather and shorter daylight hours affecting everything from our finances to our feelings. West Berkshire Council have put together a 'Stay Well in Winter booklet'- follow the link...
• Remembrance Day
  - New
  08/11/2024
  Our telephone lines will be closed between 10:55 and 11:05 on Monday 11th November while our staff gather to observe the national two-minute silence for Remembrance Day. Staff will not serve at the reception desk or pharmacy counter during the two-mi...
• Wednesday 6th November
  05/11/2024
• Monday 4th November 2024
  04/11/2024
• Busy Phone Lines - Please be patient with us as we are currently suffering staff shortages today in our Reception team. Thank you
  30/09/2024
• #Stoptober is back!
  10/09/2024
• Thursday 12th September 2024
  10/09/2024
• Flu and Covid Vaccinations 2024/25
  15/08/2024
• Return to normal services after Global IT outage
  22/07/2024
• West Berkshire Health visitor information
  14/06/2024
• West Berkshire Foodbank
  11/06/2024
• Compton Dispensary
  28/03/2024
• Chieveley Dispensary - Closed 13/03/24 between 12- 3pm
  13/03/2024
• Compton Dispensary - Closed Friday 15th March
  13/03/2024
• Downland Pharmacy
  08/03/2024
• Practice Closed for Staff Training – 5th March from 1pm
  04/03/2024
• Downland Pharmacy
  29/02/2024
• Downland Pharmacy Update
  28/02/2024
• Compton Dispensary Closed - 8 & 9 February 2024
  07/02/2024
• Compton Dispensary
  07/02/2024
• Friday 2nd February
  02/02/2024
• Pharmacy Update
  31/01/2024
• Compton Dispensary - Closed 2 Feb 2024
  31/01/2024
• Downland Pharmacy Closure 18 January 2024
  18/01/2024
• Compton Dispensary Closed Friday 19 January 2024
  16/01/2024
• Downland Pharmacy Closure 16 January 2024
  16/01/2024
• TV Programme about Pharmacy Issues
  08/01/2024
• The Downland Volunteer Group (DVG)
  05/01/2024
• Phlebotomy (Blood Tests) - West Berkshire Community Hospital
  04/01/2024
• Pharmacist Absent 3 January 2024
  03/01/2024
• Downland Pharmacy - Queueing this week
  13/12/2023
• Downland Pharmacy Closed 12 December
  12/12/2023
• Clinical Staff Shortage
  05/12/2023
• Downland Practice Facebook Page
  01/12/2023
• Downland Pharmacy Closure Today
  21/11/2023
• Downland Practice - Staff Sickness
  21/11/2023
• Downland Pharmacy Closed
  08/11/2023
• Downland Practice Closed
  08/11/2023
• Shingles Vaccination Eligibility
  05/10/2023
• Hermitage Post Office - Prescription Collections
  05/10/2023
• Telephone Cover 2 October 2023
  02/10/2023
• Compton Dispensary Closure
  28/09/2023
• Understanding your vaccination record
  28/09/2023
• Flu Clinic - 23 September 2023
  25/09/2023
• NHS app
  06/09/2023
• Pharmacy closed
  06/09/2023
• NHS app messages
  29/08/2023
• Pharmacy closed
  17/08/2023
• Flu and COVID vaccinations
  14/08/2023
• Pharmacy Services
  09/08/2023
• Dr Sally Lewis
  01/08/2023
• Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
  21/07/2023
• Wednesday 12th July
  12/07/2023
• Downland Pharmacy 12 July 2023
  12/07/2023
• Facebook
  04/07/2023
• West Berks Foodbank and Hungry Holidays Scheme
  29/06/2023
• Downland Pharmacy
  20/06/2023
• DVLA Medicals
  08/06/2023
• Menopause Café - Saturday 10th June
  08/06/2023
• Downland Pharmacy Closed 7 Jun 2023
  07/06/2023
• Spring Covid-19 Boosters - Over 75's
  30/05/2023
• Downland Pharmacy - Patient concerns
  23/05/2023
• Prescription demand
  04/05/2023
• Downland Pharmacy Phone Access
  25/04/2023
• Key messages for spring COVID vaccination
  21/04/2023
• Downland Pharmacy Phone
  13/04/2023
• Care Co-cordinators 3 April 2023
  03/04/2023
• Care Co-ordinating Team
  30/03/2023
• Downland Practice Closed for Training
  28/03/2023
• Staff Absences - 22 March 2023
  22/03/2023
• Recovery In Mind session 25 April 2023
  20/03/2023
• Blood pressure monitoring
  09/03/2023
• Prescription exemptions and pre-payments
  09/03/2023
• Compton closed
  08/03/2023
• New GP - Dr Andrew Brewster
  01/03/2023
• 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
  19/12/2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Hospital Referrals
  22/04/2021
• Duty Doctor
  22/04/2021
• COVID-19 boosters
  21/04/2021
• 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
• 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