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Many of you will be aware that Dr Mellanby has developed a specialist interest in Women’s Health over the past few years and that she currently holds the Friday women’s health clinic here at the surgery. An opportunity has recently presented itself for Dr Mellanby to move into this specialist area of interest on a…

Changes to Controlled Drug Prescriptions To improve patient safety and ensure a fair and consistent service, the practice is changing the way repeat controlled drug prescriptions are processed. From 1 July, repeat controlled drug prescriptions will normally be issued on or after their due date. Requests made up to 7 days before the due date…

Are you prescription ready for the long Bank Holiday weekend? Last day for repeat prescription requests is Tuesday 31 March for collection Thursday 2 April. If you are late submitting your request we may not be able to process this in time ….. please plan ahead. When we are closed we have provided local pharmacies…

Right to Choose & Shared Care Agreements In many cases you have the legal right to choose where you have your NHS treatment. The NHS is offering more and more options to enable you to make choices that best suit your circumstances, giving you greater control of your care, and hopefully better results. East Barnwell…

We are moving to a Digital format! Following feedback received around the phone and appointment system we have taken the decision to move to a total digital GP triage appointment system from 1 May 2026. This means that you will need to request a GP appointment by completing a online questionaire, which will be assessed…

East Barnwell Health Centre Garden Information: Earth & Mind and East Barnwell Health Centre are partnering to bring you a new gardening for wellbeing project!  It is very important to us that our new project is based on the wants and needs of the patients and staff at East Barnwell Health Centre. These sessions will…

Cervical screening can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to. Join us for a free, supportive session designed around your comfort, your questions and your pace. No pressure, no judgement, just clear information and a safe space to talk. We have 2 events coming up, claim your free ticket here: 9th March at Quy Mill…

The Pride in Practice  LGBT Foundation’s award-winning programme works with primary care services to ensure LGBTQ+ people receive inclusive, high-quality healthcare. Endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, it helps practices create welcoming environments and tackle health inequalities. LGBTQ+ people often face barriers to healthcare, leading to poorer outcomes….

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐈𝐕 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊? 𝖭𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖧𝖨𝖵 𝖳𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖶𝖾𝖾𝗄 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝗇𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝖺𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗀𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗈𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗀𝗎𝗅𝖺𝗋 𝗍𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌 𝖤𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽. 𝖨𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗎𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗉𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖧𝖨𝖵, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝖺𝗒, 𝖻𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗑𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗑 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗆𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗑𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖡𝗅𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖠𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗇𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗍𝗒. 𝖣𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗄, 𝖧𝖨𝖵 𝖯𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖤𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽’𝗌…

LGBTQ+ Patients East Barnwell Health Centre is supported by LGBT Foundation’s Pride in Practice service to improve the experiences of LGBTQ+ people accessing primary care services. We are open to all and are dedicated to protecting diversity and equality. We are here to listen to suggestions and feedback from our LGBTQ+ patients on their experiences…

LETS TAKE DIABETESJoin us on Wednesday between 10am and 2pm for our Diabetes Drop In. Libre Sensor will be available to ask questions and to try and the CPFT Nutrition and Dietetics service will also be present. Drop in, we look forward to seeing you.

EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE IS A SAFE SURGERY This means that we are committed to providing equal access to our services for everyone in our practice area, regardless of their immigration status. This is in line with our duties under NHS England guidelines for GP registration and informed by our knowledge of the barriers to…

On 1st October East Barnwell Health Centre moved to a 08:00hrs to 18:30hrs opening, in line with the NHS contract. We no longer close at lunchtime. To continue to provide the best service to our patients, we have decided to move our morning appointment bookings from 08:30hrs to 08:00hrs from tomorrow (Wednesday) for morning appointments…

We will be running Flu and COVID vaccinations at the surgery on weekdays, evenings and weekends. We will invite you to book during the month of August. The following cohorts have been announced to receive a flu vaccination from 𝟏 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: *pregnant women * all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August…

From 1 July 2025 the surgery will operate a 72 hour turn around for all prescription requests. Repeat Prescription Request Monday (authorised on a Tuesday and sent to Pharmacy on Wednesday) Tuesday (authorised on a Wednesday and sent to Pharmacy on Thursday) Wednesday (authorised on a Thursday and sent to Pharmacy on Friday) Thursday (authorised…

Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today – but only for those who meet very strict criteria. NHS England have stated that the first group of patients who will be able to get the jab from their GP or a community clinic, will…

East Barnwell Health Centre is proud to support the LGBTQ+ community this Pride Month. As a practice that has signed up to the `pride in practice award` we embrace this period of diversity and inclusivity. If you are a patient and wish us to record your preferred sexual orientation please let us know by completing…

From Monday 3rd February a new dedicated email will come into use at the surgery for prescription requests. If you need to order repeat prescriptions you can: – Request through the NHS App – Request online through the website – Email the prescription team on [email protected] – Hand you repeat request into the surgery –…

Our new telephone system is now live! The new telephone system provides the following improved experience for our patients: – Option to receive a call back when you get to the front of the call queue, meaning you do not need to say on hold waiting to be answered. – Options to be directed to…