Monthly Archives March 2024

Mount Pleasant Health Centre will be closed over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. During this time, there will be limited appointment availability. If you need medical advice or treatment whilst we are closed, please refer to the details below regarding alternative services. Opening Hours Good Friday, 29th March – Closed Saturday, 30th March – Closed Easter Sunday, 31st March – Closed Easter Monday, 1st April – Closed We will re-open as normal from Tuesday 2nd April. Emergency Care For all life threatening emergencies call 999. NHS 111 For non-emergency medical treatment or advice call 111 or visit https://111.nhs.uk/ Walk-in Centre
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Nexus PCN in collaboration with Exeter City Community Trust recently hosted a pilot programme to help people in Exeter get fit and healthy. The pilot aimed at patients who have a BMI between 25 to 29 were invited to join a six-week programme to help them manage and sustain healthier lifestyle choices and improve their overall physical health and mental wellbeing. 15 patients registered at Nexus PCN member practices (Mount Pleasant Health Centre, The South Lawn Medical Practice, The Heavitree Practice, Hill Barton Surgery & ISCA Medical Practice) met weekly at St James Park, the home of Exeter City Football
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The 40th anniversary of No Smoking Day, a time for us to unite and offer encouragement and support to those on their quitting journey, is swiftly approaching on 13 March. There are over 5.3 million adults in England who still smoke, and smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of death in England. In fact, up to two in three smokers will die as a result of long-term smoking. Almost every minute of every day someone is admitted to hospital in England with a smoking-related disease and in 2022-23, there were an estimated 400,000 hospital admissions in England due to
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