A woman who lost half of her stomach in a life-saving emergency operation has complained to the NHS about the medical care she received from her local GP practice in Melksham. Sheila Pickett is upset about the way she was treated by doctors at the Gifford Surgery in Spa Road after first complaining about abdominal problems as far back as October 2019. The 68-year-old lost half of her stomach in March after undergoing a life-saving operation at Bath’s Royal United Hospital. Mrs Pickett, of Woodstock Gardens, said: “On March 7, following two 111 calls, I was rushed to the RUH where an emergency operation was performed in the evening.
Clinical and non-clinical volunteers celebrate giving 30,000 Covid vaccinations at Spencer s Sport and Social Club MELKSHAM and Bradford on Avon Primary Care Network have just hit 30,000 vaccinations delivered at Spencer’s Sport and Social Club since the start of the vaccination programme. Now they are starting to release vaccine appointments at Spencer’s Sport and Social Club, Melksham on the National Booking System for patients 40-49 years. Dr Abby Burgess, a partner in Giffords Surgery in Spa Road, Melksham, which is part of the network, said: “This booking process is in its pilot stages but as vaccine supply increases there will be more clinics available for patients to book on the NBS at Spencer’s. The NBS is now the principle way of making vaccine appointments for those aged under 50 years.
Across the Melksham and Bradford on Avon Primary Care Network (PCN) 6,500 patients have been vaccinated. And according to PCN which is made up of the Bradford on Avon & Melksham Health Partnership, Giffords Surgery and Spa Medical Practice by next weekend almost 10,000 jabs will have made their way into the arms of residents. A spokesman for the PCN said: “We have vaccinated all patients in our local Care Homes and their staff, as well as around 90 per cent of patients living in their own homes, who are housebound.” The group is currently in the midst of vaccinating the 70 to 74 age group, as well as other high risk people.