Practice News
VACANCY - CLEANER - RCMG (HOLSWORTHY)
VACANCY - PRACTICE NURSE - RCMG
CLOSING DATE 13th MAY
Hours: up to full-time Salary: £19.14 ph
We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Nurse to join our busy nursing team across our three sites at Ruby Country Medical Group.
For all the details and application link on NHS Jobs click HERE
MAY BANK HOLIDAYS ARE APPROACHING
Because we know these sometimes sneak in unannounced, we wanted to remind everyone that there are 2 Bank Holiday Mondays in May when the practices will be closed:
Monday May 6th and Monday May 27th.
Please ensure you take account of these closures when needing to order or collect prescriptions.
Visit our WHEN WE ARE CLOSED page for all information, medical and pharmacy options with links, if you need urgent medical advice and/or direction on those days.
PRESCRIPTION FEES are going up on 1st MAY
Please be aware that, although there was a short reprieve from the usual increase in prescription charges in April, they will be increasing from 1st May 2024.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that from 1 May 2024, the NHS prescription charge will increase to £9.90 per item. The cost of prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) will also rise to:
- £32.05 for a 3 month PPC
- £114.50 for a 12 month PPC
- £19.90 for a HRT PPC which covers these items.
PPCs offer savings for those needing any 4 or more prescription items in 3 months, or 12 or more items in a year.
For the full information from the government news release please go HERE
SPRING BOOSTERS ARE BOOKING!
We are now taking bookings for the spring booster vaccinations at all our practices, with clinics open for bookings in April and May. To find out if you are eligible this time, when the clinics are on, where they are being held and how to book, please go straight to our COVID VACCINATION PAGE.
Please be aware that we are taking bookings on two new VACCINATION BOOKING LINES - one for Stratton and one for Holsworthy & Hatherleigh. All the details and times can be found on the COVID VACCINATION PAGE.
CLOSURE AFTERNOON MAY 15th
Our practices usually take 4 closure afternoons per year, for whole staff training.
The second of our 2024 closures will be taking place on Wednesday 15th May, with all sites and the dispensary at Hatherleigh being closed from 1pm onwards on that afternoon.
Other planned closure afternoons for 2024 are:
Tuesday 16th July
Tuesday 11th September (changed from previously posted October date)