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The Wooda Surgery

The Wooda Surgery

Quality healthcare in the heart of Bideford

Clarence Wharf
Barnstaple Street
Bideford
EX39 4AU

Telephone
01237 471071
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Mental Health Self Help Useful Information 

Silver Cloud online courses for mental health

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Online modules are now available for mental health, no referral needed

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Green Impact Prescriptions Useful Information 

Novo Nordisk launches national pre-filled pen recycling scheme

November 15, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Novo Nordisk pre-filled pen recycling scheme

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Green Impact 

Green Impact Gold Award

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Wooda has achieved Green Impact Gold status

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Self Help Useful Information 

Cost of living

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Cost of living crisis – help available locally

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Highlights Useful Information 

Prostate Cancer Campaign

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Torridge Health has launched a prostate cancer awareness campaign.

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Female Health Mental Health Self Help 

CBT for Menopause

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Talkworks are now offering CBT courses for menopause.

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Useful Information 

Citizen Science Project

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Wooda Surgery Citizen Science Project

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Green Impact 

Green Impact Statement

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Green Impact Statement for Wooda Surgery.

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COVID-19 Highlights Useful Information 

Updated Mask Policy – June 2022

June 7, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Updated COVID mask policy as of June 2022

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About Us Useful Information 

Patient Survey 2021 results

May 24, 2022September 5, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Patient survey results and action plan.

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Mental Health Self Help Useful Information 

Mental Health Resources

May 24, 2022September 5, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Information about sources of help for people struggling with their mental health.

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COVID-19 Useful Information 

Latest government COVID-19 guidance

April 23, 2022June 7, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

COVID-19 guidance has changed in April 2022

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Self Help 

Reducing Opioids

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Recent research suggests that using long term opioid medication (strong pain killers like morphine or oxycodone) can be bad for

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Green Impact Self Help 

Parkrun Practice

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

More information about Bideford Parkrun.

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Green Impact Highlights 

Green Inhalers

February 28, 2022November 1, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Switching to more climate friendly inhalers.

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Highlights Useful Information 

Referrals and waiting times

February 28, 2022May 13, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Please read the following information from NHS England about waiting times

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Self Help Useful Information 

First Contact Physio Information

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Here is a new video guide to the First Contact Physio (FCP) service:

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Useful Information 

MIU Update

July 31, 2021February 28, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

An update on local MIU services

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Green Impact 

Too Good to Go – tackling food waste

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Each year, 1/3 of food produced in the world goes to waste, and it is responsible for 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions. We are on a mission to change that – are you with us?

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Green Impact Highlights Useful Information 

Choosing Wisely

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Choosing Wisely UK is part of a global initiative aimed at improving conversations between patients and their doctors and nurses.

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Archive 

COVID-19 Vaccination Bus

April 16, 2021May 17, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

A COVID Vaccination Bus is coming to town! If you are in Priority Groups 1-9 and have not yet had

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Green Impact 

Green Impact Award

March 10, 2021February 28, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

The Wooda Surgery Green Impact Award: Silver success, Going for Gold!

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About Us Staff 

Wooda Staff Photo Contest

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Wooda photo contest

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Self Help Useful Information 

NHS Health A-Z

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Looking for information about a specific health condition?

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Legal Notices 

Cookie Policy

February 10, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Woodasurgery.com does not currently store any user data in the form of “cookies”. If this changes, we will update this

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COVID-19 

COVID-19 Vaccinations

February 10, 2021February 28, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

We have started the roll out of the COVID 19 vaccination programme

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Useful Information 

Find my NHS number

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

A new service is now live to help find people find their NHS number. This service is for anyone living in England

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Mental Health Self Help Useful Information 

Self referral for Mental Health

February 8, 2021September 5, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Talkworks is the local NHS service for mental health conditions. They offer talking therapy for people who may be feeling low or anxious.

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About Us 

Clinics & Services

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Adult Vaccination & Immunisation Carers’ checks   Cervical Screening Child Health Surveillance Childhood Examinations & Immunisations Long Term Conditions Management (Includes

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About Us 

New Patient Registration

February 8, 2021September 26, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

If you live in our practice area and would like to register, please print off both forms  (links below) and complete

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Legal Notices 

Accessibility

February 8, 2021November 16, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

In developing this new web site we have kept ease of use and accessibility at the forefront of our design

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Legal Notices Useful Information 

Summary Care Record

February 8, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

There is a new Central NHS Computer System called the Summary Care Record (SCR). It is an electronic record which

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COVID-19 

New National Lockdown in England

January 5, 2021February 8, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

As of 4th Jan 2021 there are new COVID-19 guidelines in force for England.

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COVID-19 

COVID-19 symptoms

January 2, 2021April 16, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

The main symptoms of COVID-19 are: a high temperature; a new, continuous cough; a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

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COVID-19 

Getting a COVID-19 test

January 2, 2021July 31, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

It’s easy to order a COVID-19 test online if you have symptoms.

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About Us Legal Notices Useful Information 

Compliments and Complaints

January 2, 2021February 8, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

The Wooda Surgery aims to give a friendly and professional service to all our patients.  We welcome feedback from our

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About Us 

Patient Participation Group

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

We really value our patients’  feedback on all aspects of the services we offer. We are looking at a wide range of ways

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About Us Useful Information 

Wooda Plus

January 2, 2021August 11, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

WoodaPlus is a registered charity (1078481) set up by patients at Wooda to support less able patients of the Wooda Surgery

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Legal Notices 

Data Sharing

January 2, 2021May 12, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

National Data Opt-out:  Your health records contain a type of data called confidential patient information. This data can be used

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About Us Legal Notices 

GP Net Earnings Report

January 2, 2021March 22, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

All GP practices are required to declare the mean net earnings (i.e. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS

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Practice Team

January 2, 2021March 8, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Please see below for more information on our practice team, including the management, admin and reception teams.

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Staff 

Nursing Team

January 2, 2021March 8, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Please see below for more information on our nursing team.

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Staff 

Doctors

January 2, 2021December 12, 2022 gavinhaslehurst

Please find some further information below about the doctors who work at Wooda.

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About Us 

Non-NHS services

January 2, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

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Prescriptions 

Medications management

January 2, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

If you are not taking any medication that is still on your repeat list, please let the surgery know. It

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Prescriptions 

Prescription Charges and Exemptions

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Extensive exemption and remission arrangements protect those likely to have difficulty in paying charges (NHS prescription and dental charges, optical

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Prescriptions 

Repeat Prescriptions

January 2, 2021February 14, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

Repeat prescriptions can be requested on the Internet or put in the prescription letter box on the new office door

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Useful Information 

Sickness Certificates

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

You do not require a doctor’s sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less.

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About Us Staff Useful Information 

GP Consulting Times

January 2, 2021August 19, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

The GPs are on duty between 8.00am & 6.30pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and from 8.00am to 8.00pm on Wednesdays.

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About Us 

Usual Doctor Policy

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 gavinhaslehurst

The Wooda Surgery believes that health care is best delivered by having one GP responsible for an individual patient’s care.

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Opening Times

Monday to Friday, 8am until 6pm.

We also offer Improved Access out of hours, meaning some appointments are available in the evening and at weekends. Find out more.
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Recent Posts

  • Silver Cloud online courses for mental health
  • Novo Nordisk launches national pre-filled pen recycling scheme
  • Green Impact Gold Award
  • Cost of living
  • C-Card Scheme
The Wooda Surgery would like to thank Ethan Danielson for his excellent work on the new Wooda logo. We would also like to thank the Wooda staff for submitting their beautiful photos from around Bideford, which appear throughout the site.
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