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Jobs available:

• Receptionist.
• GP Assistant.
• Admin Team Leader.

Further to our previous post on the 27th of January 2026 our Just Giving page is now open for donations to raise money for a FeNo machine!

Any contribution would be greatly appreciated, to help us please use the below link to donate.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/poundbury-doctors-surgery-feno?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

I will be retiring from Poundbury Doctors Surgery on March 31st 2026. 
I have been working at the surgery for the last 23 years and have been a GP partner since 2012.
I have always felt privileged to work in such a united team and I am looking forward to working in a more flexible capacity as a GP locum before full retirement. 

We are raising money for a new FeNo machine for the surgery.

A FeNo machine is used to accurately diagnose patients with Asthma by assessing how inflamed the airways are. We are not fortunate enough to own one ourselves at the surgery but we are hoping to raise money to buy our own. To help us reach our target our wonderful Health Care Assistant Woody is doing a sponsored 10k run in Liverpool on the 15^th of March this year.

If you are interested in donating please contact us via our email address poundbury.doctors@nhs.net

Please donate to help us reach our goal!

The Health & Wellbeing clinic has moved location to the old cereal factory in Poundbury. The clinics will no longer be held in the old dental suit attached to the surgery.

PRESCRIPTION REQUEST NOTICE

Dear Patients,

We are currently experiencing large demand on our prescription line. Where possible please order your medication through the NHS app or SystmOnline, if you need help with this please contact the surgery on 01305 251 128. If you do not have access to the internet our prescription line will still be available. However, due to limited space in our voicemail inbox you may need to ring back at a later time to submit your request. Requests will take 2 working days to process.

If your prescription review is overdue please book an appointment with your usual doctor.

Many thanks,

Poundbury Doctors Surgery

We are switching to a new provider for our electronic consultation system. We currently use eConsult but will be changing to SystmConnect soon.

SystmConnect is made by TPP, the same company that makes both the clinical system we use at the surgery, and SystmOnline which you may use to access our Online Services such as requesting medication or viewing your medical record.

The link to the eConsults will be replaced on our website and replaced with the one for SystmConnect, please make sure you update any bookmarks you may have stored. 

The Government has announced that the NHS will roll out targeted lung cancer screening across England. If you're eligible you will receive a letter or phone call from the service inviting you for an appointment, your appointment may be in person, by phone, or online.

If you have any questions regarding an appointment you will need to contact the service directly.

For further information please follow the below link: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/lung-cancer-screening/ 

The new weight management ‘Tirzepatide’ medication (brand name Mounjaro) will be available to NHS patients nationally from 23 June.

In Dorset around 1,000 people currently qualify for the medication based on national eligibility criteria – but it won’t be available locally until later this year (autumn) – so please don’t contact your GP just yet as they’re unable to help currently.

For further information please use the following link: Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) – NHS Dorset 

Do you have a problem that affects your neck, back, bones, joints or muscles? You may be eligible to see one of the First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP) based at the surgery, they are with us on both a Monday and Friday. They are physiotherapists with expertise in the assessment and management of Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions such as soft tissue, muscle and joint pain, they are then able to decide on the most appropriate management pathway for you. If you would like to make an appointment to see one of our FCPs please contact reception on 01305 251 128.

Poundbury Doctors Surgery

“All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.
The average pay for GP’s working in Poundbury Doctors Surgery during financial year 2024-25, was £67,352 before tax and national insurance. This is for 1 full time GP, 6 part time GPs, and 2 locum GPs who worked in the surgery for more than 6 months.”

NHS England require that the net earnings of doctors engaged in the practice are publicised, and the required disclosure is shown above. However, it should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading because it takes no account of how much time doctors spend working in the practice and should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, nor to make any comparison with any other practice.

Poundbury Doctors Surgery were delighted with the donation of 12 blood pressure monitors from the Lions Club recently.  These monitors are very useful for us to lend to our patients for home use. 

When tested in a clinical setting (such as a GP surgery), patients may feel anxious, which can affect their blood pressure readings.  Monitoring at home provides a more accurate reflection of actual blood pressure and allows patients to track their blood pressure consistently over time.  Studies show that home blood pressure monitoring can lead to a reduction in clinical events such as heart attacks or strokes. 

If you borrow one of our BP monitors to use at home, please remember to return it to us along with your BP readings.

Pictured – Dr Rob Koppenhol receiving the BP monitors from Peter See and Tony Howden.

This is Tania (right-hand-side) receiving the Bronze Plus Award from Jackie Hicken, Mid Dorset PCN Carers Lead, for her work as Carer's Lead at Poundbury Doctors Surgery.  This is a new role for Tania and she has achieved so much in such a short time.  Well done Tania.

Poundbury Doctors Surgery were thrilled to receive the kind donations from Poundbury Garden Centre involved with our Social Prescribing work.  The plants all have known medical benefits and the befriending bench is to encourage patients to take a rest, have a chat with a friend or meet a new friend.

If you have borrowed one of our BP monitors to use at home, please return it to us.  We purchased 20 monitors which we have lent out to patients and none of them have been returned.  We do not have the resources to replace these machines.  Thank you.