Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who havemade a quit attempt with the campaign previously. Over 5 million adults in England still smoke. Smoking causes 64,000 deaths a year,making it the biggest cause of preventable illness and death. Quitting smoking isone of the best things you can …
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Help protect your baby with the whooping cough vaccine
There is a lot of whooping cough around at the moment. Babies are at most risk, especially in their first weeks of life. If you have reached 20 weeks of pregnancy or later and have not yet been offered the whooping cough vaccine, talk to your midwife or GP practice and make an appointment to …
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Childrens Vaccinations – Important Information
You want to do what is best for your child. You know about the importance of car seats, stair gates, and other ways to keep them safe. But, did you know that one of the best ways to protect them is to make sure they have all of their vaccinations? For more information, or if …
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Join our Patient Participation Group
Our next Patient Participation Group meeting will be taking place between 6.30pm and 8.00pm on Thursday 4 April 2024. Patients, carers of patients and parents of patients are welcome to attend either in person at the practice or online.
2023 Carers Roadshows
Informal and unpaid carers are invited to come along and visit one of the local carers roadshows for networking, support and a chat. May 17th Wed Riverside Health Centre Bulwell NG6-8QJ May 19th Fri Mary Potter Health Centre Hyson Green NG7-5HY June 7th Wed St Annes Valley Health Centre NG3-3GG June 16th Fri Mansfield Market …
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Your next poo could save your life
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. However, the number of people dying has fallen in recent decades, with earlier diagnosis being the key. Yet still, the latest data shows that almost one third of people who were sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit in England last year did not …
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General Practice Access Data
We are aware of the recent mention of our practice in the Nottingham Post relating to the recently published national appointment data. We have concerns about the accuracy and reliability of some of the appointment data that has been made available nationally and the fact that the way in which the data is generated makes …
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Want to make a quit attempt this Stoptober? Â
If Stoptober has got you thinking about quitting or making a quit attempt, you don’t have to do it alone. There are lots of great resources available on the NHS website or if you are worried you won’t be able to quit alone, you can access support through Stub it! the dedicated stop smoking service …
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It’s time to book your Flu Jab
We are now taking bookings for our flu vaccination clinics. Having your flu jab is a really good way of helping to protect yourself, your family and friends from this potentially serious illness. Patients will be receiving text messages and letters in the coming weeks with a link that enables direct booking into these clinics …
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Patient Participation Group
Why not join our Patient Participation Group? It is a contractual requirement of NHS England for all GP practices to have a Patient Participation Group (PPG) and to make reasonable efforts for this to be representative of the practice population. A Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a group of patients, carers and GP practice staff …
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