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Medicines Waste
Only order the items you need
- Check what medicines you have at home before re-ordering.
- If you don’t need the medicine this time please don’t order it. It will not disappear from your prescription.
Return any unwanted medicine to a pharmacy for safe disposal
- Unused medicines expire and might not work as you need them to.
Check your medicine bag before you leave the pharmacy and return any unwanted medication
- If you return any unwanted medication before you leave the pharmacy, the medicine can be reused.
Tell your GP practice if you no longer want or need a medication
- Letting your GP practice know if you no longer want or need a medication saves the NHS time and money as well as helping to protect our medicinal supply lines and environment.
Did you know?
- Medicines waste costs the NHS around £300 million per year? That's enough to fund 7.6 million GP appointments.
- When flushed down toilets or put into bins, medicines waste can pollute our waterways and get into our soil, causing harmful pollution to our environment.
- Inhalers, even after the medication has been used can leak harmful greenhouse gasses if not disposed of correctly.
- Unused or incorrectly stored medicine can be dangerous to pets and children.
- Over-ordering medicinal supplies contributes to medicines shortages.
Published on 30th Jul 2025
Artificial Intelligence - Heidi AI
We now use auto-transcription software, which allows our clinicians to focus on patient care. The software is Heidi AI and records the consultation and transcribes this for the clinicians to enter into the patients medical records.
We have completed a Data Protection Inpact Assessment which can be found here
If any patient does not wish for this software to be used, please let the clinician know at the beginning of your consultation.
Published on 17th Jun 2025
GP Patient Survey
GP Patient Survey - We encourage all patients to complete the GP patient survey if they receive one. We use these to improve services for our patients, so are very important. Click here to see this years survey which will be sent out shortly.
Published on 12th Feb 2025
Events
Support Group
Are you a carer or loved one who has been affected by cancer? Click HERE for information on a support group.
The above group has now expanded and will be running at The Well on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 2PM.
The group meet on:
· 1st Tuesday of the month at 6PM at BHF Priory Centre, Lundwood, S71 5PN.
· 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2PM at BHF Priory Centre, Lundwood, S71 5PN.
· 2nd Thursday of the month at 2PM at The Well for Wellbeing, Suite 12, Queens Court, 11 Regent St, Barnsley S70 2EG.
For more information, please contact Amy on 07380863049.
Patient Participation Group - Barnsley Healthcare Federation
Currently St George's Medical Practice does not have a Patient Participation Group (PPG) - please click HERE for details of Barnsley Healthcare Federations PPG where anyone registered with a Barnsley GP Practice and go along and have their say.
Published on 3rd Jan 2025
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