You will now need to book an appointment to have a blood test at the above hospitals.

Information from the hospital’s website:

Blood tests

There is a blood clinic at each of our hospital sites at Hemel Hempstead Hospital, St Albans City Hospital and Watford General Hospital.

Telephone calls - all incoming and outgoing calls are recorded. 

We need to continue to do what we can to keep people safe from catching Covid-19. One way we can all help with this is by wearing a face-covering in our practice when attending with coughs and colds. 

We are also continuing to make sure we don’t have large numbers of patients in our waiting areas and on the premises – again this is about reducing the chance of infection when there are rising rates in the community.

We want to make sure you can all be confident about accessing or visiting local healthcare services safely.

Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation with this – it makes a huge difference.

COVID BOOSTER VACCINATIONS

All eligible patients will be invited for their COVID booster vaccination when they are due.  

Information on the COVID-19 vaccine can be found here.

Information on the NHS COVID-19 Pass can be found here.

Important Notice - The Practice is now using AccuRx to carry out video consultations when appropriate. For more information please click here.

My Care Record

My Care Record enables health and care professionals to access information about you to improve your care. Archway Surgery is part of My Care Record, an approach to improving care by joining up health and care information. Wherever possible, health and care professionals will be able to access your records from other services when it is needed for your care. For example, a hospital doctor, community nurse, or social worker involved in your care could view the information they need from your GP record. More information, including answers to frequently asked questions and a list of the organisations that are taking part can be found on the My Care Record website www.mycarerecord.org.uk.

Click here for more information on GP Extended Access.

Our CQC Performance Rating is: GOOD

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England. The CQC monitors, inspects and regulates hospitals, care homes, GP surgeries, dental practices and other care services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety and publishes what it finds, including performance ratings to help people choose care.

Welcome to Archway Surgery

Archway Surgery is a small, friendly NHS surgery and accepts patients from all areas of Bovingdon.  The team is dedicated to providing the best clinical care and administrative support for patients.

We are an accredited Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre and are able to perform minor operations.  We have both male and female GPs who are chosen for their approach to primary care and their caring attitude to patients.

We aim to provide a first class standard of medical care in a friendly and professional manner. This website contains useful information about the services we can offer and how you can get the most out of a visit to the surgery.

We are always happy to receive feedback and suggestions to help us improve our care even further. We are keen to set up a patient’s forum to help do so – this is a group that would meet occasionally to let us hear your opinions about our services. If you are interested in finding out more about this please contact our practice manager.

Please find the practices Accessible Information Standards statement below:Accessible Information statement

Communication from the Health and Social Care Information Centre about opt-outs and your care information choices

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Sharing Patient Information

Anyone making healthcare decisions needs access to high quality information: doctors need it to inform their clinical decision making; patients need it when deciding which treatment is best for them; and commissioners need it when making decisions about which services are right for their populations.

Care.data is a new service being developed by NHS England which aims to achieve this ambition by providing timely, accurate information to citizens, clinicians and commissioners about the treatments and care provided by the health service.

Information about you and the care you receive is shared, in a secure system, by healthcare staff to support your treatment and care.

Information such as your postcode and NHS number, but not your name, will be used to link your records in a secure system, so your identity is protected. Information which does not reveal your identity can then be used by others, such as researchers and those planning health services, to make sure we provide the best care possible for everyone.

How your information is used and shared is controlled by law and strict rules are in place to protect your privacy.

We need to make sure that you know this is happening and the choices you have. Posters and leaflets will be available in the practice and further information can be found at www.england.nhs.uk/caredata