Yearly Archives 2025

Early May Bank Holiday Opening Hours 2025 Our opening hours will be affected during the bank holiday weekend. Unless stated differently, our normal opening hours (Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 6pm) will apply: Friday 2nd May 2025: 8.30AM – 6PM Saturday 3rd May 2025: CLOSED Sunday 4th May 2025: CLOSED Monday 5th May 2025: CLOSED Normal opening hours resume from Tuesday 6th May 2025. 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 NHS walk-in centres offer fast and convenient access to healthcare advice and
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Vaccines don’t just protect us – they protect everyone we know and love. From measles and polio to flu and COVID‑19, routine immunisations keep our families, friends and communities safe. What is a vaccine? Vaccines teach your immune system how to create antibodies that protect you from diseases. It’s much safer for your immune system to learn this through vaccination than by catching the diseases and treating them. Why should I get vaccinated? Stay healthy: Avoid illnesses like measles, flu, COVID‑19 and whooping cough. Protect loved ones: When you’re protected, babies, older relatives and friends with weak immune systems are
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April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month! Is your bowel cancer screening kit sitting at the back of a drawer? If you’re 54 to 74, you should have received your NHS bowel cancer screening (FIT) kit through the post. That’s because the NHS automatically sends a kit every two years to everyone in that age range and is gradually including people aged 50 to 53 too. Out of every 5,000 people who use their test kit, nine turn out to have cancer. But if it’s spotted earlier, the chances of recovering from bowel cancer are higher. The test can be done
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Going to your local pharmacy offers an easy and convenient way to get clinical advice on minor health concerns, and now community pharmacies can offer treatment and, when appropriate, some prescription medicine, for seven common conditions without patients needing to see a GP, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care. Highly trained pharmacists at more than nine in ten pharmacies can now assess, treat, and when appropriate, provide some prescription medicine for earache (for those aged between 1 and 17), impetigo (for those aged 1 year and over), infected insect bites (for those aged
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Even if it doesn’t seem like much, at the first sign of a stroke call 999. A stroke strikes every five minutes. Every year in the UK, there are around 100,000 strokes, causing 38,000 stroke-related deaths, and it is a leading cause of disability. The first sign of a stroke might not seem serious. Like not being able to raise your arm, or struggling to smile, or slurring when you speak. Stroke symptoms can be less dramatic, painful or obvious than you might expect. Even if it doesn’t seem like it, any sign of a stroke is always an emergency,
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Download the App & Login Now!            The NHS App gives you a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services. Download the NHS App on your smartphone or tablet via the Google play or App store. You can also access the same services in a web browser by logging in through the NHS website. You must be aged 13 or over to use the NHS App. You also need to be registered with a GP surgery in England or the Isle of Man. Find out more about who can use the NHS App.   What you can do with the
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Dear Patients, We are currently experiencing a power outage and are working closely with the National Grid to restore normal service as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we have been informed this may take some time, so we apologise for any inconvenience and we appreciate your patience. For alternative advice, guidance and support, please refer to the list below: 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 NHS walk-in centres offer fast and convenient access to healthcare advice and treatment for minor injuries and illnesses.
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Feeling lonely or isolated? Imperial College London Department of Primary Care & Public Health is conducting The Measuring Loneliness (INTERACT) Study. You can help take part by completing the brief survey which is available in several languages. You can access the survey using the QR code in the poster (see below), or by opening the weblink below on your smartphone, tablet or personal computer. The short (less than 5 minutes) anonymized survey is available in several languages & can be accessed by following this link: https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2uIyxcCD7JYbKyq   Page created: 18th March 2025 Page updated: 18th March 2025
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Eating Disorders Awareness Week is an important time to shine a light on the reality of eating disorders, challenge misconceptions, and ensure that those affected receive the understanding and support they deserve. Taking place in the from Monday 24th February to Sunday 2nd March, this week serves as a powerful reminder that eating disorders are serious mental health conditions – but recovery is possible with the right help. Understanding Eating Disorders Eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED), affect people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. They are complex conditions
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On Monday 24th February 2025, Join Dementia Research is celebrating its 10th Birthday! About Join Dementia Research Every 3 minutes someone in the UK develops dementia. The only way to improve diagnosis, treatment and care is through research. Join Dementia Research is a UK-wide service that matches people with dementia research studies they could take part in. Why is dementia research important now? Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges we face today. Around 944,000 people are currently living with dementia in the UK. This is estimated to increase to more than 1 million by 2030 and to 1.4
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