The Burnham Surgery

Get Vaccinated before Autumn

We wish to invite those who are eligible to come forward for Shingles, RSV, Pneumonia vaccinations

 

Shingles vaccine eligibility in the UK includes individuals turning 65 or 70 (transitioning to age 60 over time), those aged 70 to 79, and anyone aged 18 or over with a severely weakened immune system. Ask reception if your age group has been called.

In the UK, the free NHS pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccine is available for adults aged 65 and over, individuals aged 2 to 64 with specific long-term health conditions.

RSV vaccine eligibility includes adults turning or aged 75 and over, all older adult care home residents, and pregnant women from 28 weeks. An upcoming expansion starting September also includes adults aged 65–74 with chronic respiratory disease or immunosuppression.

Make your appointments before the Covid 19 clinics start in October.

Pharmacist is giving patient their medication in a bottle

Pharmacy First

Patients can now get treatment for seven common conditions directly from their local pharmacy, without the need for a GP appointment or prescription.

Sore throat, Earache, Sinusitis, Infected Insect Bite, Shingles, Uncomplicated Urine infection in women, Impetigo - there are age and other stipulations to be considered prior to using the pharmacy.

Pharmacy First - getting the most from your pharmacist (patient.info)

Local Pharmacies as well as larger providers support this service 

Keep your contact details up to date

Please keep your contact details up to date this includes address, home and mobile numbers , email address

 

When inviting you to appointments for clinical, blood test and injections we will try and contact you by email or text message.

We will hopefully send a link for you to book online or you can still call or pop into the surgery and book an appointment.

 

NHS App

The NHS App gives you a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services. Download the NHS App on your smartphone or tablet via the Google play or App store. You can also access the same services in a web browser by logging in through the NHS website.

YouTube video support 

Help with using the NHS App - YouTube

The minimum software version required to run the NHS app is changing on 3 February 2025.

 Following this date, the minimum operating system required to run the NHS app will be: Apple iOS 15 and above or Android version 8 and above

This means that devices running software versions lower than this will no longer be able to use the NHS app. This will affect people who use the following versions of iOS and Android operation systems:
 iOS 12     Android 6      Android 7

 These users will not be able to access the NHS App via the app on their phones and will need to access the NHS App via their web browser.

Having issues with NHS APP and downloading to your phone?

Digital Hub at Maldon and Wickford libraries

Digital Hub - NHS App Support Series | Essex Libraries

  Log in - NHS App Online

Find out more about the NHS App

Health A to Z

Your complete guide to conditions, symptoms and treatments, including what to do and when to get help.

Go to the Health A to Z

Medicines A to Z

Find out how your medicine works, how and when to take it, possible side effects and answers to your common questions.

Go to the Medicines A to Z

Hospital Referrals

 

Please be advised that the Surgery staff are unable to chase hospital referrals on patient's behalf. If you are waiting for an appointment, please call the hospital directly (you may have received a letter with the clinic's number on it, if not call the main switchboard) and they will be able to advise when you are likely to be seen.  Unfortunately, the Surgery does not have any control over the allocation of appointments or waiting times, and does not have any way, other than the main telephone lines, of contacting the hospital.

Facebook Page

For other information both medical and social within Mid Essex

 

Burnham Surgery Essex Facebook Page

Mid & South Essex ICB Primary Care Training Closures

On the dates below the surgery and the practices in the Dengie will be closed for training from 12.30pm.

During this time please contact NHS 111 or if a medical emergency 999

 

Thursday 10th September 2026

Wednesday 14th October 2026

Thursday 12th November 2026

Wednesday 9th December 2026

Thursday 11th March 2027

Anima

 

Anima is an NHS-approved software provider used by 1 million+ patients across the UK. They uphold the highest data security standards set by the NHS.

What does Anima do?

Answer: Anima is a communication platform that allows you to seek care from your GP practice.

When you have an issue that you want to contact your GP about, you can use Anima to submit your request online.

Costs Nothing to the patient! Anima is absolutely free for patients to use: all you need to sign up is access to a phone or computer, an email address and mobile phone number. If you don’t have any of these, you can still contact the practice in your usual way.

 

Click below for Anima 

Anima Care Platform
Page last reviewed: 14 July 2026
Page created: 22 October 2024