Important Information

A message from our Patient Participation Group  -

Please support your GP Surgery

As you will be aware in the October budget, the Government announced that employer national insurance contributions would rise to 15%. At the same time the threshold for payment would fall from £9,100 to £5,000.

While the Government have decided to exclude the public sector including the NHS from being affected by these changes, it has indicated that because most GP surgeries operate as a small business, in this instance it does not recognise GP surgeries as part of the NHS and therefore they will be expected to stand the full cost of these tax rises. Unlike other small businesses however, GP surgeries cannot put their prices up to cover this cost or other inflation costs. This could mean having to look at cutting services, staff etc. to stay within budget.

Given that the amount each surgery receives from the Government for each patient to provide the extensive services it does is only £112.50 per year, you can see that they have to manage on a very limited budget and it is unsurprising that over that last decade over 1,000 GP surgeries have closed. This situation needs to be rectified to ensure the stability and future of our precious GP surgeries.

You can help by raising awareness of this situation by contacting your local MP, Aphra Brandreth either by email at:

aphra.brandreth.mp@parliament.uk

or by letter to: Aphra Brandreth MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

You may wish to copy and paste the above statement as part of your communication and please ensure you include your name, and postal address in the email or the letter.

Thank you, we really appreciate your support and please share this with friends & neighbours!

Job Title: Casual Delivery Driver (Job Share)

Location: Dr Kent and Partners
Hours: 1 day per week or 2 days per week every other week plus holiday cover
Contract: Casual / Part-time

About the Role:
We’re looking for a reliable and friendly Delivery Driver to join our team on a job-share basis. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being out on the road, meeting people, and providing great service. You’ll be covering regular delivery days, either 1 day per week or 2 days every other week and providing additional cover for holidays.

This delivery round covers quite a large area, please contact our dispensary manager for more information on 01829 733456.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safely collect and deliver medication to our patients
• Handle all items with care and maintain accurate delivery records
• Provide excellent customer service at every drop-off

About You:

• Full UK driving licence
• Reliable, punctual, and professional
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Able to work independently and manage your time effectively
• Flexible and available to cover holiday periods

What We Offer:

• Flexible, casual working hours
• Supportive and friendly team environment
• Opportunity to earn extra hours covering holidays

If you’re looking for a flexible, part-time driving role and enjoy providing great service, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Title: Full Time Receptionist

Date posted: 23 October 2025

Pay: £12.30-£13.00 per hour

Job Description:

Responsible for dealing with all matters concerning the non-clinical care of patients either Face to Face (F2F) or by telephone. A professional and flexible approach is essential for the day to day running of the practice and in the approach to future developments.

Job Responsibilities-

The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by members of the team may include any or all of the following:

· Ensure practice policies are followed and accurate records are kept.

· Being the first point of contact with patients either by telephone or F2F.

· Processing F2F and telephone requests for appointments, visits and telephone consultations and ensuring callers are directed to the appropriate healthcare professional.

· Prescription processing.

· Opening up/locking up of practice premises and maintaining security in accordance with practice protocols.

· Computer data entry / data collection and collations; processing and recording information in accordance with practice procedures.

· Receiving, checking and signing for deliveries.

· Filing of notes and records.

· Taking messages and passing on information, which at times may be confidential and sensitive.

· Cover for holidays and sickness for the Reception Team as when needed is essential.

This job description does not represent an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities.

Ideally you will have experience of working in a GP Practice and using EMIS Web and DOCMAN would be beneficial.

Benefits: Company Pension

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Education: GCSE or equivalent (required)

Experience: Medical Receptionist: 1 year (preferred)

Work remotely: No

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension

Work Location: In person

For more information or to apply, please email your CV to: Tarporley.Healthcentre@nhs.net

To improve our service and continue to operate a high standard of care to all our patients, Dr Kent and Partners have made the decision to close the Waverton Branch Dispensary.

The dispensary will close from Monday 16th December 2024.

The Waverton Branch Surgery will operate as normal for GP appointments and there will be no changes to the opening times.

The closure of the Waverton Dispensary means that the patients who collected their items from Waverton will no longer be able to.  All our dispensing patients that will be affected by the closure will be contacted directly so alternative arrangements can be made.

Tarvin and Tarporley Dispensary will remain open.  

Due to the closure of the dispensary at Waverton you will no longer be able to order your repeat prescriptions via the following email address:

cmicb-cheshire.wavertonscripts@nhs.net

You will need to order your repeat prescriptions via the below email address or via the NHS APP.

Tarporley:  cmicb-cheshire.tarporleyrepeatscripts@nhs.net

Tarvin: cmicb-cheshire.tarvinscripts@nhs.net