Author: trudi

On 9th January representatives from Boxford community visited the offices of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board to delivery a detailed counter-proposal to Hadleigh Boxford Group Practice's plans to close Boxford Surgery. To view the counter-proposal and covering letter, please click here....

A few days prior to VE75 day, we in The Causeway decided to hold our own street party, having been very disappointed that the official Boxford VE75 Street Party had to be cancelled. We designed our own invitations based on the original plans. Gardens were decorated with bunting and flags. Our neighbours hosted their own parties on their own front lawns. It was VE75 in The Causeway style and well organised. We didn't hold back and had a great time. The wonderful weather contributed to the party lasting over 6 hours. Social distancing was observed (yes we did). Some had even been around for the original VE celebrations. Stephanie Atkins/John Weiland ...

Boxford doctor's surgery have asked us to pass on the following information about appointments in Boxford. We would like to update all our patients regarding the recent developments in the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). We are continuously reviewing how we can deliver our services and taking into consideration the importance of social distancing and delaying the spread of the virus. To support this we have had to take some important steps and changes:  All our face-to-face appointments will be scheduled at the Hadleigh Health Centre.  Boxford Mill Surgery dispensary will remain open but we will only see patients at Hadleigh where we have adequate isolation facilities and staff support We have had to suspend our online appointment booking system for the ‘on the day appointments' – this will ensure that every call is triaged by a healthcare professional before the patient attends.  All patients who have already booked an appointment in advance will be telephoned by a healthcare professional prior to them attending. ...