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Mobile phone text service now live.

I have now set up a system in the practice to allow our patients to be notified by text for important health reminders.

Just like our online services, patients would need to opt in to this – giving us their mobile number and signing a consent form that would give us permission to add them to our database.

Some possible uses would be to remind people that they are overdue medication reviews; that they need to attend for a blood test/smear test; or that an asthma/diabetic/hypertension clinic is coming up soon. The texts that we will send will be of a very general nature. We will not send actual blood results or specific medical information for example. Rest assured that this service is in addition to our normal communication pathways – we will not rely on text alone to contact you in relation to any important matter.

If you are interested in this service please pop in and speak to us. You can opt out at anytime if you feel it is being too intrusive – though i doubt patients would get much more than a handful of texts a year from us at the very most.

As ever – we will keep your details secure, but the onus will be on yourself to protect privacy at your end. You may wish to consider the chances of other people reading your texts for example – if this concerns you or you are worried about your ability to keep your phone secure then it may be best for you not to sign up at all.