Crown Dale Medical Centre

News:

Out of Hours
Our doctors are part of SELDOC (South East London Doctors on Call), a doctors' co-operative where GPs take turns to do night and weekend duties. For urgent advice when the surgery is closed please telephone 020 8766 8888 or 020 8670 2414. You will hear the message on our answerphone giving you the number of SELDOC (020 8693 9066). In the case of an acute collapse or dire emergency, please dial 999.

Sexual Health Clinic
The practice also runs a walk in Sexual Health Clinic on Wednesday evenings between 6.30-8.00pm and on Saturday mornings between 9.30-11.45am.

We also run a Sexual Health pre-booked appointments service on Wednesday evenings between 5.00-7.30pm.

Test Results
Please call the main number on 0208 670 2414 and press option 4 for results. Alternatively phone the results line direct on 020 8655 7856. The results line is only available between 2.00 - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Repeat Prescriptions
We cannot take requests for repeat prescriptions over the telephone. You can, however, now request your repeat prescription on-line via our website.

Swine Flu
You may be aware of a local outbreak of 'Swine Flu' at Alleyn's School in Dulwich, SE22.

If you are at all worried that you may have symptoms of Swine Flu, please contact the practice on telephone number 020 8670 2414.

Please do not come into the practice where there may be vulnerable patients.

Thank you all for you co-operation.

If you need any further advice please view the government website the address is detailed below.

www.direct.gov.uk/en/Swineflu/DG_177831

Announcements

01 May - 30 Jul
HPA Swine Flu Update

The Health Protection Agency has prepared advice for the public and for healthcare professionals on swine influenza.

26 Apr - 30 Jul
NHS Swine Flu Updates

If you feel unwell ...If you have flu-like symptoms and have recently travelled to Mexico, stay at home and contact either your GP or NHS Direct on 0845 4647.

10 Feb - 24 Jul
Ovarian Cancer Awareness

Love Women, Ovarian cancer action’s awareness and fundraising campaign for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in March 2009.

BBC Health

Patient safety 'still threatened'

Changes recommended after a fatal drug slip-up eight years ago have not been implemented, MPs say in a review of patient safety.

Brain tumours 'forgotten cancer'

More funding needs to be ploughed into research into the "forgotten cancer" of brain tumours, campaigners say.

Solo life ups gene dementia risk

People who have a gene flaw and live alone in middle-age are at highest risk of developing dementia, a study suggests.

Swine flu 'cannot be contained'

The rising numbers of swine flu cases mean trying to contain the virus is no longer an option, ministers say.

Scots take 'sun-fry' cancer risk

Scots have an unhealthy approach to sunbathing and the highest risk of contracting skin cancer in the UK, research warns.

Gene clues to schizophrenia risk

Scientists identify thousands of tiny genetic variations which raise the risk of schizophrenia.

Youngsters 'drinking dangerously'

One in four young drinkers consume dangerous quantities of alcohol every week, but the number is falling, a poll shows.

Sound waves offer prostate hope

An experimental therapy using sound waves may offer people with early stage prostate cancer an alternative treatment.

Four pints 'increase health risk'

Men who drink four pints of beer a week could be increasing the risk of needing hospital treatment during their lifetime, a study says.

Best way to get pregnant: have sex every day

Having sex every day improves sperm quality and could boost the chances of getting pregnant, research finds.

Yahoo Health

Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people (AP)

A physician holds samples of patients suspected of being infected with swine flu at a hospital in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Health authorities have warned that while the swine flu peak has passed in Mexico, the Southern Hemisphere is at risk as it heads deeper into its winter flu season as the nation's swine flu death toll surged to 35. (AP Photo/Ezequiel Pontoriero)

AP - With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is so far more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

Advocates are back with real health care stories (AP)

Carpenter Greg Douglas sits with dozens of medical bills at his home in Harpswell, Maine, on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The community held a benefit for him and put out collection cans to help with medical expenses after he was injured when his truck rolled on black ice. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)

AP - When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.

Federal probe finds problems with chelation study (AP)

AP - A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death.

World health officials tackle swine flu challenges (AP)

AP - Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.

Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer (AP)

Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Farrah Fawcett as the

AP - In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.

Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead' (AP)

Dr. Gerald Buckberg, a cardiac surgeon at UCLA, poses next to a computer display in his office at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The screen shows an illustration of how a heart-lung machine is used in an emergency room setting to keep blood and oxygen moving through the body. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

AP - When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours.

Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say.

Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22 percent felt very or extremely concerned about it.

Health Tip: Controlling Asthma (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American Academy of Family Physicians says.

C-Section Stress Could Alter Baby's Immune Cells (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Babies delivered by cesarean section experience changes to the DNA of white blood cells, which might explain why they're at increased risk for immunological diseases such as diabetes and asthma later in life, Swedish researchers say.