Barlborough Medical Practice

13/10/2025

** IMPORTANT INFORMATION **

We’d like to announce our expanding opening hours at our Renishaw surgery.

From this week, Wednesday 15th October 2025, Renishaw will now be open on a Wednesday afternoon from 2pm to 6pm.

We hope this will help increase our clinical capacity in line with increasing patient demand.

Our services are available Mon-Fri 8am-6:30pm (online, phone & across both sites). Please refer to our website for site specific opening times.

08/10/2025

Please note the surgery will be closed from 1pm today Wednesday 8th Oct for the Derbyshire Quest staff training. This is for mandatory staff training and personal development.

The mornings appts will be triaged by a GP and allocated based on clinical urgency.

From 1pm if you need clinical advice or assessment please use 111 who provide cover for this.

Please note we expect Thursday 9th to be very busy due to this.

01/10/2025

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01/10/2025

** Weds 1st October **

Today the winter Flu/Covid vaccination season starts.

We have plenty of appointments and vaccines, we will continue to send booking links to those eligible who haven’t yet booked in

You can also call to book in, or Flu can be given at any scheduled appointment with a nurse/ANP/GP.

A reminder that the Covid vaccine criteria is different this year so you may not be offered both.

30/09/2025

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General practice isn’t failing—it’s underfunded, overstretched, and undervalued.
We need more GPs, better support, and safe working conditions—not misleading comparisons.

📢 Let’s advocate for real solutions.

26/09/2025

If you have a weakened immune system, you can now book your flu and COVID-19 vaccinations online or via the NHS App.

You don’t need to wait to be invited.

Find out more and book now for appointments from 1 October: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/

26/09/2025

From this month, the NHS is expanding the shingles vaccination programme.

Adults aged 18+ who have a very weak immune system are now eligible for the shingles vaccine.

You don’t need to wait for an invitation — you can book at your GP practice.

Read more: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/shingles-vaccine/

26/09/2025

If you are pregnant, you can help protect your baby from RSV, whooping cough, and flu, which can cause serious illness. Vaccines give you both the best protection against these diseases.

Speak to your midwife or GP practice.

ℹ️ www.nhs.uk/pregnancyvaccinations

25/09/2025

You and your general practice (YYGP) has been developed to help patients understand what to expect from their general practice and how they can get the best from their GP team. YYGP also enables patients to provide feedback or raise concerns with their GP Practice, Healthwatch or the integrated care board (ICB). The YYGP document published by NHS England can be found on our website (or at the below link):

NHS England » You and your general practice – English

23/09/2025

The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency confirm that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.

Read more in their latest update.

➡️ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-confirms-taking-paracetamol-during-pregnancy-remains-safe-and-there-is-no-evidence-it-causes-autism-in-children

19/09/2025

** Important information **

We have now started sending sms invites to those eligible for Flu and Covid vaccines.
We will be putting more clinics on to accommodate everyone.

We have had a lot of patients concerned they are not being offered the Covid vaccine this year.
Unfortunately the eligibility groups have changed and only those below are now eligible for the Covid vaccine. We appreciate this may be concerning for some patients however this is out of our control and we cannot vaccinate outside of this guidance.

2025 eligibility:
* adults aged 75 years and over
* residents in a care home for older adults
* individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed (as defined in the ‘immunosuppression’ sections of tables 3 or 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book)

10/09/2025

Please note the surgery will be closed from 1pm today Wednesday 10th September for the Derbyshire Quest staff training. This is for mandatory staff training and personal development.

The mornings appts will be triaged by a GP and allocated based on clinical urgency.

From 1pm if you need clinical advice or assessment please use 111 who provide cover for this.

Please note we expect Thursday 11th to be very busy due to this.