Threeways Surgery Stoke Poges

21/09/2025

Many thanks to all the patients and interested residents who attended our open forum on Thursday 4.9.2025
60 people attended and gave constructive feedback
We value input to improve our services
Summary & work in progress
Photo board to identify staff members
Patient participation group new members welcomed
Appointment requests 1.10.2025 will be actioned by a GP each day and supported by administrative staff to contact patient.
Enhanced communication by using stoke poges news flash/email & Face book
Patient feedback box is available at reception desk
Review reactive versus proactive approach to care
Continue to support patients who are less able to use technology to make appointments
Stoke Poges Parish Cllrs are working with us to develop new services for patients from October 2025 -Digital cafe, carers UK, Dementia cafe
Full notes of the meeting will be available on our website shortly

31/08/2025

Flu vaccinations.
The NHS will not allow GP surgeries to vaccinate prior to the 1st October 2025 (despite the fact our delivery of vaccines is likely to be 2-3wks before)
bookings will be open from mid September
We are not offering Covid vaccinations please contact local pharmacies or look online for services
Housebound patients will be contacted directly by the surgery and a visit arranged for mid /late October

01/08/2025

18/07/2024

THREEWAYS SURGERY

NHS APP / Online - Face Book Please

Week 9 of Threeways Surgery online patient triage system
Total 3061 patient requests
2270 Medical Requests
464 Prescriptions Requests
65 Sick Note Requests
262 Admin Requests

92% of requests have been made via the surgery website
5% via care navigator / reception telephone call
4% via the NHS APP

Our busiest day remains Mondays

We will be holding a PRE BOOKED NHS APP help session again.
As the last session was very busy and many frustrations we will be offering
PRE BOOKED time slot to attend for help or support in either using the NHS app or navigating the surgery website.
Please contact the surgery via email / online triage or calling if we can help you.
TUESDAY AUGUST 13th from 2pm

29/06/2022

Threeways Surgery is undertaking patient feedback for the future opening times and services from October 1st 2022. Please could you spare 2 minutes to complete the survey. Your response will be very much appreciated. Please click on the link:

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10/06/2022

MEN'S HEALTH SATURDAY JULY 9TH 8:30 - 11:30 AM FOR THREEWAYS SURGERY PATIENTS
TIME FOR YOUR MOT - GENTLEMEN

We've been through a lot these past couple of years. Covid has not gone away but we are beginning to live with it.
To do this, you need to be at the top of your game, physically and mentally and give yourself an MOT.

WHY DO MEN NEED AN MOT?

While we've been focused on the pandemic we may have taken our eyes off other serious conditions. Prostate cancer diagnoses, for example, was down 29% between 2019 and 2020. That's not because prostate cancer is getting rarer (it isn't), but because men weren't seeing their GPs to begin to get diagnosed. Indeed, male GP visits fell more than female visits.

All of this gives us even more reason to keep an eye on our own bodies and minds and give ourselves an MOT.

In January 2022 we successfully held a Men's health clinic with 38 patients attending - having a BP / Weight / Blood Test & Life Style advise appointment. Based on their results many continued to be followed up with our teams to improve their health & well being.

Please book an appointment with the surgery either online, via the website PATCHES link , via email to threeways.reception@nhs.net or a direct call 01753 643445

28/05/2022

Threeways Surgery - Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend

As the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend arrives, our GP Practice - and all of Buckinghamshire’s health and care services - will be working hard to make sure you stay safe and well. You can help us by making sure you are prepared for the bank holiday weekend and by using the right service at the right time.

Please make sure you have all the medicines you may require ahead of the four-day break.
If you need to get a prescription, or a repeat prescription, filled, please do so as soon as possible. The GP practice will be closed after Wednesday, 1 June (reopening on Monday, 6 June), so please get your prescriptions to us by Monday, 30 May if possible.

Please also make sure you have everyday medication like paracetamol or cough remedies available – it may be spring, but there are still lots of illnesses circulating.

If you need healthcare advice or support but are not sure what health service option to use, and if it is not an emergency, go to 111.nhs.uk. Due to high levels of demand, the 111 telephone service is currently extremely busy and is expected to remain so over the bank holiday period - please use the online option where possible.

If you do need to access a pharmacy this weekend, please be aware that many will be operating reduced hours.

The health and care options available in Bucks include:

A&E should be used for serious and life-threatening conditions. If it is not an emergency, or you are not sure, please check with the NHS 111 service first. But if it is, don’t delay – call 999.

· The 111 online service at 111.nhs.uk is a great source of information and advice, especially if you are not sure which service to use for your illness or injury.

· The Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) in High Wycombe is accessible from 8am – 8pm via 111.

· Pharmacies are staffed by healthcare professionals and offer excellent advice. At the first sign of illness, check to see if an over-the-counter treatment or medicine is suitable. Don’t wait until you are really unwell.

· Self-care - many minor injuries or ailments can be treated at home, with medicines or treatments you may already have. Make sure you keep some of these in stock.

We would like to thank all our patients for their support and to wish them a happy and healthy Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.

09/04/2022

https://www.threewayssurgery.co.uk

Threeways Surgery Threeways Surgery,Pennylets Green,Stoke Poges,Buckinghamshire SL2 4AZ, Information about the doctors surgery opening hours, appointments, online prescriptions, health information and much more

09/04/2022

Here is a new way to contact Threeways

12/12/2021

We are still running the Gp practice with all services just not as many appointments to prebook or have access to as we would like to offer. We are trying to advise patients that we are trying to address capacity problems as best we can.
A&E is for Accident or Emergency
NHS 111 - seeking advise and signposting healthcare
Out of Hours - covers the surgery when we are closed.
Pharmacists - Minor Illness advice
No patients are being left without access to healthcare but the booster vaccination national program is redeploying staff and along with the surgeries current vacancies it is making addressing capacity a challenge

12/12/2021

Threeways Surgery
The surgery will be experiencing a shortage of routine appointments for both GPs and Nursing during the lead up and to and the week of the 27th December. This is due to unfilled vacancies that have been advertised during the past months. Unfortunately our Minor Illness locum nurse has also withdrawn all booked sessions for December through to February 2022 on Friday of last week. Again as much effort is being deferred to the COVID vaccination program many Clinical staff members have been re deployed to vaccination centers.

We understand that this is frustrating to patients but we kindly ask that our staff are treated with respect when appointments for routine matters cannot be given at this time.

Present Vacancies
Salaried Gps x2 / 10 sessions ( 320 appointments needed to be covered)
Minor Illness Nurse
Paramedic

We have also recently experienced a higher rate of absence from the Practice Nurses relating to sickness due to COVID . Some patients have experienced multiple cancellations and changes which we apologize for but unfortunately remains out of our

01/12/2021

December Update Threeways Surgery

Active Vacancies
Paramedic / Minor Illness Nurse
Gp vacancy 2
Morning Receptionist

Dr Balogun-Lynch has left the surgery as of 30.11.2021

Additional Practice Nurse - Qin ( joining mid January 2022) Thursdays & Fridays

Umair has joined the practice as the in house pharmacist working all day Tuesday & Fridays undertaking medication reviews with patients

Flu vaccines
We have nearly completed our patients for this year with our supply of vaccines. Terrific uptake this year with nearly 1000 flu vaccines given to over 65s age group (1200 patients within this age group). We have a few remaining appointments for patients under / over 65 - please contact the surgery to book.

COVID vaccines & Booster Programme
Continues in the same format at Burnham Health Centre by calling or booking via NHS 119. Each week the surgery will send text messages to patients inviting them to book. These remains a National Programme delivered by a National Team.

Sunday Gp appointments
Pre booked Appointments on Sunday mornings are available from 9am by calling the surgery for Dr P Sharma

Telephone Lines
Our surgery telephone lines remain continuously busy. We have the facility to have 15 calls in a queuing system. Our team work very hard in answering and helping patients.

Appointments
Challenges continue with recruitment and retention for Gp’s adding further pressures to the workforce. Recently since opening more appointments to patients for face to face attendance we are experiencing a higher than usual DNA rate - patients failing to attend or cancel. Please cancel the appointment if it is no longer required than simply not turning up.

Patients with a Learning Disability
Our team are reaching out to patients to invite them with the carers / family members to the surgery for an annual health check along with the flu vaccine. If you are contacted please take advantage of this appointment offer.

Cervical Screening
91% of patients aged over 49 have attended for their screening
85% of patients under 49 have attended for their screening.
Great news on attendance and uptake over the past few months.
If you are contacted for your screening we really encourage you to attend. If you are anxious our practice nurses can support and offer a longer appointment to you.

Christmas & New Year Opening Hours
The surgery will be closed from 18:30 - 24.12.2021 and re open 29th December 08:00
The surgery will be closed from 18.130 - 31.12.2021 and re open 04th January 08:00
When the surgery is closed - please call NHS 111 who will sign post you to relevant healthcare services

Mens Health Clinics - January 2022
We will be running a Men's health & Well being clinic on Saturday January 15th 2022 & the evening of Wednesday 19th January 2022 for men aged 40-64.
Our nurses are giving extra time at the weekend and evening to open and provide 'MOT's 'for our patients to help with:
Blood Pressure / Cholesterol / Weight Management / Smoking / Lifestyle advise.
Although you may feel well - will your health check confirm this or are there ways you can improve ?
If you are interested in reserving an appointment please email the surgery: threeways.reception@nhs.net and one of our nurses will call you to book the appointment time.