Riverside Health Centre now has a Home Visit policy. This policy has been created to inform patients and external services of our criteria for carrying out Home Visits. Riverside Health Centre is always committed to providing the best possible care to patients and we are hopeful this policy will allow us to deliver a safe... Read More

On the 20th June 2016 we were inspected by CQC and given an overall rating of GOOD. This is a really great result for staff and patients. We are extremely proud of the service we deliver and continue to put patient’s at the heart of all we do. View the full report here.

We would like to welcome Karen Marriott our new Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Karen has experience in treating, acute and minor illnesses and also reviews patients with chronic disease. Karen has specialist interest in Diabetes and Cardiology. She will be working alongside our exisiting Advanced Nurses Practitioner Trish both at Riverside and our branch surgery Riverside... Read More

As of the Friday 1st April 2016, Riverside Health Centre Retford will be changing the opening times of the surgery. Please see below the Opening Times. Monday: 8:00am – 6:30pm* Tuesday: 8:00am – 6:30pm Wednesday: 8:00am – 6:30pm Thursday: 8:00am – 6:30pm* Friday; 8:00am – 6:30pm *06:30pm to 08:00pm for Pre-booked routine appointments only. There will... Read More

The current contractual arrangement for GP Surgeries is to allow patients to view their summary care record (SCR), request repeat medication and book/cancel appointments online. Riverside Health Centre and Riverside Harworth have enabled this over the past year and we know patients utilise online services. In 2016/17 the contractual arrangement for GP Surgeries is to... Read More

There has been a lot of media attention on the Meningitis B vaccine recently and we know that many parents wish to have their children to be vaccinated against Meningitis B. The UK Childhood Vaccination Programme has included the Men B from September 2015. We wish to reassure patients that there is sufficient vaccine availability... Read More

Young teenagers, sixth formers and ‘fresher’ students going to university for the first time are now routinely offered a vaccination to prevent meningitis W disease. The Men ACWY vaccine protects against four different causes of meningitis and septicaemia – meningococcal (Men) A, C, W and Y disease. All 17- and 18-year-olds in school year 13... Read More

A new vaccine to prevent meningitis will be offered to babies as part of the routine NHS childhood vaccination programme from September 1st 2015. The Men B vaccine will be offered to babies aged 2 months, followed by a second does at 4 months, and a booster at 12 months. There will also be a... Read More

Riverside Health Centre and Riverside Harworth will be implementing the Electronic Prescribing Service on the 2nd September 2015. This means if patients have “nominated” a pharmacy their prescription will go electronically to that Pharmacy. This cuts out the green paper prescription we currently give out to patients. Patients can visit their pharmacy to make a... Read More

On the 9th September 2015, Riverside Health Centre and our branch site Riverside Harworth will be unable to access our Computer System from 4pm. This means we will not be able to print Prescriptions, Book/Cancel/Change appointments for our patients. We will be running a limited service from 4pm and close at 6:30pm.

Bassetlaw Live! is an exciting and transformational venture brining together staff, patients, carers and partners to create a real sense of community for patients at Bassetlaw Hospital. A place where everyone takes a sense of pride in the services available. We aim to develop a vibrant, welcoming and recovery focused environment, where everyone’s views are... Read More

What is the Friends and Family Test? The FFT is a feedback tool which offers our patients the opportunity to provide feedback about the care and treatment they have received. Why are we doing the Friends and Family Test? Good patient experience is associated with improved patient outcomes. Various studies have shown positive associations between... Read More