We are in holidays from 31st July to 11th August 23

Our surgery is closed from Monday, 31/07/23 to Friday, 11/08/23.

Please make sure, you order your referral forms and repeat prescriptions in time.

Cover during our closure by:

Praxis Dr Heimberg,

Nordseestr. 5, 26427 Neuharlingersiel, Tel. 04974 291

Praxis Dr Benjes,

Bahnhofstr. 40, 26409 Carolinensiel, Tel. 04464941 99 95

We are back in service from Monday, 14th August 2023.

Thank you for your understanding.

e-prescription and paperless redemption with your electronic health card (eGK)

Dear patients,

We are ready for e-prescription and its redemption with your eGK at the pharmacy!

You obtain the prescription as usual from our surgery either as:

1. a prescription code printout

2. or stored in your smartphone app

3. or simply just paperless.

At your chosen pharmacist the prescription code is scanned from the printout (1) or from your app (2). Otherwise the pharmacist uses your eGK as a key to download your code which is stored in the e-prescription server (3). The code is not stored on your e-health card. So he can dispense your medicine.

Currently not all medical items are available via e-prescription. Therefor the long-serving paper prescription is still valid.

Many of our local chemists are able to accept e-prescription code. They will introduce the eGK facility soon. According to their own announcement following pharmacies can handle all three procedures: Friesen-Apotheke, Burhafe, and Sonnen-Apotheke in Hohenkirchen.

Here is information from the consumer advice centre (German): https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/wissen/gesundheit-pflege/aerzte-und-kliniken/elektronische-rezepte-wichtige-fragen-und-antworten-zu-erezepten-64285

Surgery closed 30th June 23

Our surgery is closed on Friday, 30th June 2023.

Please make sure, you order your referral forms and repeat prescriptions in time.

Cover during our closure by:

– Praxis Dr Benjes, Bahnhofstr. 2, 26434 Hohenkirchen, Tel. 04463 281

We are back in service from Monday, 3rd July 2023.

Thank you for your understanding.

e-prescription available in our surgery

Around 500 millions paper prescriptions are issued each year in Germany. Since 2021 the electronic prescription facility has been introduced.

How does it work?

The doctor prescribes a medicine and transfers the data electronically to a special service.

The patient receives therefor a prescription code like a QR code either as a printout or an electronical transfer onto his smartphone.

For the smartphone option you need to install the complimentary E-Rezept-App of the Gematik: https://www.das-e-rezept-fuer-deutschland.de/en/the-app as well as your health card and its PIN (similar to a debit card and PIN for the cash machine). Both card and PIN are issued by your health insurrance company. They are necessary for the installation of the app.

At your chosen pharmacy the prescription code is scanned in enabling the dispense of your medicine.

Also, a dispensing of medicine via electronic health card is projected.

Advantages of the E-Rezept-App: https://www.das-e-rezept-fuer-deutschland.de/en/advantages

According to own statement local chemists are currently able to redeem the e-prescription, for instance Sonnen-Apotheke, Hohenkirchen; Apotheke am Krankenhaus, Wittmund; Friesen-Apotheke, Burhafe; Bären-Apotheke, Esens, Löwen Apotheke, Esens.

Surgery closed from 2nd – 19th May 23

Our surgery is closed from Monday, 2nd to Friday, 19th May 2023.

Please make sure, you order your referral forms and repeat prescriptions in time.

Cover during our closure by:

– Praxis Dr Heimberg, Nordseestr. 5, 26427 Neuharlingersiel, Tel. 04974 291

– Praxis Dr Benjes, Bahnhofstr. 2, 26434 Hohenkirchen, Tel. 04463 281

We are back in service from Monday, 22nd May 2023.

Thank you for your understanding.

Medical student from Oldenburg University

From 6th to 10th March 2023 a medical student of the Oldenburg University will have her training weeks in our surgery.
She should have the opportunity to exercise practical skill early in her career: Taking medical history and clinical examination.
If you do not wish to be interviewed and examined by a medical student or to have her attending your appointment, please let our receptionist know.
Medical confidentiality is fully applied to such training sessions.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Telephone bugs fixed

Dear patients,

we have located the bugs in our telephone system. The software house has fixed them. You now can leave your order of repeat prescriptions, referral letters and individual message on our answering machine. In addition we are also available by email.

Please apologise for the inconvenience.

Medical student from Oldenburg University

From 9th to 20th January 2023 a medical student of the Oldenburg University will have her training weeks in our surgery.
She should have the opportunity to exercise practical skill early in her career: Taking medical history and clinical examination.
If you do not wish to be interviewed and examined by a medical student or to have her attending your appointment, please let our receptionist know.
Medical confidentiality is fully applied to such training sessions.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Our Festive Opening Hours

– We are open for acute illnesses and emergencies on

Tuesday, 27th December 2022 from 9:00 to 12:00 am and 16:00 to 18:00 pm,

Wednesday, 28th December 2022 from 9:00 to 12:00 am

– Our surgery remains closed on

Thursday, 29th and Friday, 30th December 2022

Covered on these days by

Dr Heimberg Surgery, Nordseestr. 5, 26427 Neuharlingersiel, Tel. 04974 291

From Monday, 2nd January 2023, we are back in service as usual.