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We have intermittent power problems, and will be without power for some hours this afternoon, Tuesday as the fault is investigated.

This may mean we will only be able to provide a limited service.

We have been asked to “open as usual” on Good Friday and Easter Monday, to ensure patients are not putting more strain through to our Hospitals, or ringing 111 over the long bank holiday weekend.

Thanks to all our staff who have stepped up to make this possible.

All practices in North Devon close at 1pm 4 times a year for afternoon training and teaching sessions. This years dates are as follows:

• 30 January 2019
• 4 April 2019
• 3 July 2019
• 10 October 2019

There will be no staff on site these afternoons, but there is medical advice available by calling 111. We are sorry for any disruption these teaching afternoons cause.

Monday 24 December	8am to 6:30pm
Tuesday 25 December	Closed
Wednesday 26 December	Closed
Thursday 27 December	8am to 8pm
Friday 28 December	8am to 8pm
Saturday 29 December	9am to 12.30pm
Sunday 30 December	9am to 12noon
Monday 31 December	8am to 6:30pm
Tuesday 1 January	Closed
Wednesday 2 January	8am to 6:30pm

We have gone live with a new website today, I hope you find it helpful. We think this will give us better options for managing our website and we hope it will be better for you too!

Sorry for the loss of service for a few hours while the site transferred over.

Its Flu season again.  Flu is an acute viral respiratory infection and spreads easily from person to person, at home, at school, at work, etc.  Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent influenza.  Although anyone can get flu, certain people are at greater risk from the implications of flu.
This year flu vaccinations will be offered to the following groups:-

• Over 65’s
• All those from 6 months to less than 65 years of age with a serious medical condition
• Pregnant women
• Children age 2 and 3
• Children age 4 provided they were 3 on August 31^st 2018
• If you are the main carer of an older or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill

The remaining flu clinics have now been scheduled and will be held at the Surgery on:-

• Friday 19^th October
• Monday 22^nd October
• Friday 2^nd November
• Friday 16^th November

Please either call in to the surgery or telephone us to make an appointment.

General Data Protection Regulations 2018

We have always taken the creation, use and protection of your data very seriously at Hartland Surgery. The introduction of  new laws from 25th May 2018 are designed to strengthen that care for your personal healthcare data even further. Please read our Privacy Policy and visit the News section of our website for further information. If you have any questions then please contact any member of our Practice team – we are always very happy to help you.

From 3rd October 2017, all telephone calls made to or from the premises will be recorded for training and monitoring purposes in order to safeguard our patients and our team.