Hartwood Healthcare

16/07/2025

16/07/2025

🌳Just two weeks to go until event! 🌳

🌳Just two weeks to go until our event! 🌳

15/07/2025

Places Where Kids Eat Free (or for £1) During The 6 Weeks Summer Holidays! Full List & Updates 👉 https://moneysavingcentral.co.uk/kids-eat-free

15/07/2025

Important Update on Weight Loss Medications 📢
We've been getting requests from private providers to review patient notes for weight loss meds like Wegovy, Saxenda, and Mounjaro. Here’s what you need to know:
🩺 Who Prescribes?
Private providers are responsible for prescribing.
Reviewing notes implies we take responsibility for their prescriptions, which we can't do due to high pressure on General Practice.
⚖️ Safety First!
GMC regulations require the prescribing clinician to ensure safety by:
-Taking a history, Examining the patient, Conducting necessary investigations
NICE guidelines require accurate weight measurement and regular reviews.
🏥 Private Providers' Role
NHS GPs can't perform private work for them.
Non-response from us doesn't mean it's safe to prescribe.
📲 Access Your Records
Patients can share their NHS records via the NHS app.
📜 Our Policy
We direct private prescribers back to their patients.
Patients should share their medical records via the NHS app.
We can't take responsibility for third-party prescribing.
💡 What You Should Do
Private Providers: Contact your patient directly.
Patients: Ensure your provider has access to your NHS records through the NHS app.

15/07/2025

Snoring is very common and is not usually caused by anything serious. Simple lifestyle changes can help stop or reduce snoring.
To find out more, visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/snoring/

11/07/2025

With an amber heat alert issued across England, remember that vulnerable people are more at risk from higher temperatures.
Make sure elderly family and friends keep hydrated, and wear sunscreen if going out. Visit the NHS website for helpful advice.
☀️ https://nhs.uk/.../heatwave-how-to-cope-in-hot-weather/

With an amber heat alert issued across England, remember that vulnerable people are more at risk from higher temperatures.

Make sure elderly family and friends keep hydrated, and wear sunscreen if going out. Visit the NHS website for helpful advice.

☀️ https://nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/heatwave-how-to-cope-in-hot-weather/

08/07/2025

With hot weather across the country this week, make sure you keep hydrated.
Babies, children and older adults are more at risk of dehydration.
If it's not treated, it can become a serious problem.
Find out more information ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dehydration/

08/07/2025

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term used to describe conditions that cause severe tummy pain and diarrhoea.
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the main types of IBD — both are long-term conditions but there are treatments available to help.
Find more information ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease/

03/07/2025

You're invited to a FREE Virtual Education Event all about Period Health 🩸💬
🗓️ Thursday 17th July 2025
🕖 7pm–8pm
💻 Held online via Microsoft Teams
Hosted by local South Bristol GPs – Dr Katherine Kearley-Shiers and Dr Vicky Pitts – this friendly session will cover:
✅ Treatment options for period problems
✅ What you can do to help yourself
✅ When to seek medical advice
✅ Live Q&A with our GPs
📲 If you're aged 18–45 and registered with a GP practice in Swift PCN, you’ll receive a text invite with a link to register.
If you haven’t received one but would like to attend, please speak to Reception.

03/07/2025

Every prescription counts – let’s make sure nothing goes to waste.

Find out more at https://bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk/medicines-waste