Sax Quacks               Drs Havard, Evans, Murphy, Hamblyn, Dunn, Oates & Richards Our Projects Here at Saxmundham Surgery we are continuously striving to implement new projects which will have a beneficial  effect on our patients and their health. Below are further details of some of our most recent projects. Electronic Hospital discharge - the practice started using this in 2010 and it allows Ipswich Hospital to email over  discharge summary reports directly to the practice the same day that the patient has been seen and discharged.  Previously there would be a number of days delay in the practice receiving the paper copy after finding its way  slowly through the internal post. However, now the practice has access to the information the same day. As the  discharges are now typed on the computer by Ipswich Hospital it also saves time having to decipher a consultants  handwriting!  Self referral physiotherapy - this allows patients to refer themselves into the physiotherapy service rather than  going through their GP. The waiting time is significantly shorter, and the patients problems are triaged by a  physiotherapist so that they can ensure the right care is offered. To use the service or find out more visit  www.ahpsuffolk.co.uk InstantCARE is a lifeline to protect patients from hospital admission.  Problems can be averted with the prompt installation of a carer for 72 hrs  into the patients home to restore the patient to health with one-to-one  care. For further information click here  Hospitalrides is a brand new initiative encouraging Ipswich  Hospital outpatients and visitors to share rides. Firstly we  offer cheaper parking in that a 2 hour ticket is valid for half a  day. More significantly we are able to guarantee a parking  space in a specially painted green bay within the new Hospitalrides parking zone near outpatients.    A final temptation is a free coffee or tea at Tempo Café in case you have to wait for your car sharer to come out of  clinic. Of course, many people do not have access to the internet so Suffolk Libraries have kindly stepped in to offer  the library computers (including the mobile library) to help those without computers to arrange rides to Ipswich  Hospital.  So Suffolk County Council, NHS Suffolk, Ipswich Hospital and NHS Innovations East have all joined forces  to try to make this work  -  but without the support of Suffolk residents it will fail.   If this scheme is successful then it will spread to hospitals up and down the country. Please play your part towards  both saving the planet and helping your community. Visit www.hospitalrides.co.uk for more details.  ‘The Auricle’ has been developed to address one prominent area of clinical  decision making that currently leads to at least 12,500 preventable strokes  according to DH figures. This project brings internationally accepted  personalised stroke risk information to both patient and GP during the  consultation and also offers Consultant Cardiologist support electronically if  required. The aim of this project is to reduce the incidence of embolic strokes  nationally through the education of both GPs and patients who have Atrial  Fibrillation. ‘The Auricle’ supports complex decision making within the GP  consultation in a way that offers novel and effective Practice centred care. For further information about these projects and others that Suffolk Commissioning Ideals Alliance have taken  forward please visit www.suffolkcia.co.uk  Learning disability reviews - the practice is now offering all patients with a moderate or severe learning disability an  annual health check. People with learning disabilities are often more likely to suffer from certain diseases, for  example heart problems. It is therefore important that they are reviewed on a regular basis and any potential  problems are investigated.