At our practice, we are using a new software called Heidi to help with note-taking during consultations. This tool listens to the conversation between you and your doctor (with your permission) and provides a summary of the consultation for your doctor to review. This summary is designed to help us focus more on your care and […]
Last modified: November 13, 2024
How Do Disabled Adults Feel About Physical Activity Messages?
Last modified: November 11, 2024
The SELF-FRAX study is designed to investigate fracture risk factors in men and women aged 50 years and over. The study is looking at how well self-reported risk factors compare with those captured within the GP electronic health record. Further information can be found here
Last modified: October 11, 2024
Faecal calprotectin (FC) is a commonly used diagnostic test which is raised in people who have inflammation present in their gastrointestinal tract. It is therefore used for differentiating between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), two conditions which often have overlapping presenting symptoms. If IBD is suspected people will often need invasive, […]
Last modified: October 11, 2024
This Practice Contributes to the Clinical Practice Research Data Link Information in patient records is important for medical research to develop new treatments and test the safety of medicines. This practice supports medical research by sending some of the information from the patient record to the Clinical Practice Research Data Link (CPRD). CPRD is a […]
Last modified: August 9, 2024
The LOCI Study, are looking for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who are trying to conceive, to take part in a new clinical trial, called ‘LOCI’. LOCI is investigating the effectiveness of two different drugs (letrozole and clomifene) on fertility, pregnancy and successful births. Both of these drugs aim to induce or ‘switch on’ […]
Last modified: June 8, 2023
The ADEPT-2 research team are running a study to find out whether the ‘talking’ therapy Guided Self-Help is an effective treatment for depression in autistic adults.
Last modified: June 8, 2023
The CICADA study is a large national research study exploring the pandemic experiences of different groups of people across the UK. Please see the flyer below for more information:
Last modified: July 12, 2022
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust are conducting a study that will test non-drug treatments for knee pain and are looking for people to take part. For more info: keele.ac.uk/propoa or Call: 0800 130 3419
Last modified: July 15, 2022
If you are still suffering with COVID-19 symptoms after being in hospital, you could help contribute to developing better care for people after COVID-19. The REGAIN study aims to find out which of two treatments is better for helping people recover after being in hospital with COVID-19: An on-line rehabilitation exercise and recovery support group […]
Last modified: February 11, 2022
The practice uses CCTV at our sites. Attached is our policy for the use of CCTV.
Last modified: September 8, 2021
Earlier this year we publicised the pending NHS Digital GP Data for Planning and Research (GPDfPR) GP record data extraction and your ability to opt-out. The programme was scheduled for launch in July and then delayed until September. It has now been delayed indefinitely. Concerns were raised by patients and GPs about potential problems with […]
Last modified: July 21, 2021
Research in Newcastle has shown that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed to normal. Professor Roy Taylor’s team is now testing whether this is also possible for non-obese people with type 2 diabetes. We are looking for people with Type 2 diabetes of less than 6 years duration for a 1 year research study. Individuals […]
Last modified: March 25, 2021
We are letting you know about a very useful website called Germ Defence which was created by a team of doctors and scientists to give you advice that has been proven to reduce the spread of viruses in the home. It can help you plan how to protect yourself and members of your family from […]
Last modified: March 10, 2021
Want to have a say on how you think your NHS Health Data should be shared? The CLIMB study wants your views.
Last modified: September 10, 2020
Sign up to help the NHS find a vaccine.
Last modified: November 23, 2020
This accessibility statement applies to the practice website you are currently browsing. This website is run by Claypath Medical Practice. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to: change colours, contrast levels and fonts (through browser extensions or third party software) […]
Last modified: August 25, 2022
Information about an Asthma study running in the practice.
Last modified: August 12, 2020
Summary Claypath and University Medical Group uses a service called AccuRx Chain SMS to send text messages to patients for a range of purposes including recall, care plans, patient information and delivering test results. We assume that as a patient, if you provide your mobile number, you give implied consent for the surgery to use […]
Last modified: July 28, 2020
In response to COVID19, we have taken many steps in recent months to ensure the surgery is a safe place for patients to receive care, and for staff to work. This post details the measures we are taking.
Last modified: September 14, 2020
Information about the NHS Constitution
Last modified: May 28, 2020
Information about the Friends and Family Test
Last modified: May 28, 2020
NHS England require that the net earnings of doctors engaged in the practice are publicised, and the required disclosure is shown below. It should be noted, however, 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 […]
Last modified: March 19, 2024
Our practice is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) who can ask for information about patients and staff alike. We must comply withi their requests. Our clinicians are also regulated by various professional bodies such as the General Medical Council (GMC) and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). www.cqc.org.uk www.gmc-uk.org www.nmc-uk.org
Last modified: May 28, 2020
Claypath and University Medical Group is proud to be involved in Primary Care Research. The practice is actively engaged with the NHS National Institute for Health Research and Local Research Centres, and can signpost suitable and willing patients to relevant research studies that might be of relevance to them. A copy of our Research Privacy […]
Last modified: August 12, 2020
