Want to take greater control over your health?
In order to give you more quality face-to-face time with your doctor all of our practices have invested in innovative technology called SurgeryPod. This newly installed equipment is designed to give you greater control and flexibility over your health as well as allowing your surgeries medical staff to utilise their expertise more efficiently.
SurgeryPod is a secure, user-friendly system usually located within the main waiting area in your surgery reception which saves clinicians time by empowering patients without clinical supervision, to perform their own checks such as blood pressure, weight, pulse, alcohol usage etc. These results are then instantaneously updated into your patient records and can be immediately viewed by the doctors and nurses.
The Surgery Pod allows you to perform these simple checks at your own convenience, without the need for making an appointment with a clinician. You may wish to do your BP before you go in to see the doctor or nurse or you can come in any time to use it.
What you can do on the Surgery Pod:
- Take your blood pressure
- Take your weight and calculate your BMI
- Enter information regarding your lifestyle i.e. smoking, alcohol, exercise and diet
- Carry out a series of stress and anxiety questionnaires
- Do your Contraceptive Pill Check
Depending on which surgery you are registered with, there may be additional service options available. Check your surgery Pod machine to discover what it can do for you.
It is very simple to use, and on-screen instructions take you through the process. However, if you do have difficulty, you can ask a member of the reception team who would be happy to help you.
All this information is entered directly into your medical notes.
So in order to help your doctor and to keep an eye on your own health visit the pod today.
To view a video instructing how to use the SurgeryPod and outlining its uses please use this link.
