Lawrence Hill Health Centre

05/09/2025

Flu and Covid jabs will be offered at the surgery, in line with the NHS England campaigns. Eligible patients have been contacted with a link to book an appointment.

Flu Criteria
From 1 September 2025:
• Pregnant women
• All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025

From October 2025:
• Those aged 65 years and over
• Those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
• Those in long-stay residential care homes
• Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
• Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• Frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants

If you haven’t received a text please call the surgery after 2pm to check eligibility and book in

04/09/2025

Did you know that it is healthy and safe for women to be physically active during pregnancy and after having a baby? Welcome to join new community classes launching next week.

Local classes:
https://www.caafihealth.org.uk/events/mum-circle-strength-sessions

Pregnancy movement - Mon 1-2pm
@ Barton Hill Family Room, Wellspring Settlement, BS5 0AX

Postnatal recovery - Wed 9.30-11am
Salvation Army, BS2 0AN

Starts Monday 8 September 2025. Term time only.
Drop in, no booking. £3 per session, pay if you can (cash/card).
Contact Caafi Health 0117 235 0410, nesrien@caafihealth.com

More information:
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/museums-parks-sports-and-culture/sports-and-fitness/keep-physically-active-during-and-after-pregnancy

04/09/2025

📵 Important Advice for Victims of Domestic Abuse
If you have a concealed mobile phone for your safety, please be aware:
The UK Emergency Alert system will send a loud, unavoidable alert to all compatible phones — even if they are on silent.
🔕 If you’re at risk, you can turn these alerts off to avoid drawing unwanted attention to a hidden device.
Here’s how to disable them:
📱 On iPhone:
Settings → Notifications → Scroll down to Emergency Alerts
→ Turn off Extreme Alerts and Severe Alerts
📱 On Android:
Settings → Notifications → Advanced settings → Wireless emergency alerts
→ Turn off Allow alerts
For more information, visit:
👉 www.gov.uk/alerts
⚠️ Please share this post — it may help someone stay safe.

21/08/2025

Please make a note of our availability over the Bank Holiday weekend:
📞 Phone Lines & Front Desks
We will be open until 6.30pm on Friday 22nd August
We will reopen at 8.00am on Tuesday 26th August

🚑 Need urgent medical help while we’re closed?
Visit 👉 www.111.nhs.uk
Or call 📞 111 for medical advice that cannot wait.

🏥 South Bristol Community Hospital
Offers walk-in urgent care, open daily 8:00am – 8:00pm
📍 Hengrove Promenade, Bristol, BS14 0DE
📞 0300 1246290

🚨 Please only use 999 or A&E for life-threatening emergencies.
💊 Some local pharmacies will be open over the Bank Holiday with limited hours.
Check opening times here 👉 http://www.england.nhs.uk/.../pha.../pharmacy-opening-hours/

Thank you for helping us keep services running smoothly!

19/08/2025

Free Health Webinar: Empower Your Health! 💙🩺
Blood Pressure & Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
📅 Date: Wednesday, 10 September 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00 – 12:40 PM
🔗 Register here: https://blood-pressure-and-diabetes-lwtc.eventbrite.com
Join Living Well Taking Control for a free online webinar during 'Know Your Numbers!' week, helping patients understand how controlling blood pressure can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.
This session is ideal for anyone at risk of type 2 diabetes and not yet enrolled in the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.
✅ Learn the link between blood pressure and blood glucose
✅ Get tips on healthy eating, physical activity & stress management
✅ Hear real-life stories and ask questions to expert health coaches
✅ Discover how the Diabetes Prevention Programme can support you
📢 Please share this with friends, family, or anyone who might benefit. Let’s empower better health together! 💪

18/08/2025

Next week is there is a bank holiday and we will be shut.

If you’re running short, there’s still time to pick up a prescription and avoid last-minute panics.

You can order your prescriptions via NHS app and Patient Access. More information can be found at our website. https://www.lawrencehillhealthcentre.co.uk/prescriptions/

18/08/2025

Have you seen the garden from our waiting room? Come and join Ollie every Thursday.

07/08/2025

Our flu vaccination clinics will be starting on Wednesday 1st October.

If you are eligible, then you will receive a text message next week with a link so you can book directly. If you prefer to phone, then please do this after 3pm when the phone lines are quieter.

You can check if you are eligible by visiting https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/

06/08/2025

Could you be a part of the battle against Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever?

Find out more https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/studies/bivista

03/08/2025

Nobody likes to see waste, so please only order what medication you need.

Check your bag before you leave the pharmacy, and give them back anything you don't need. Once you leave the pharmacy, they cannot accept it back.

£450 worth of unused insulin was handed in for waste disposal recently in Bristol. That’s just one example of how much valuable medicine goes unused every day.

Unused medicine can’t be reused once it has left the pharmacy, even if unopened.

Remember:
✅ Order only what you need
✅ Check your supplies before reordering
✅ Talk to your pharmacy or GP if your medication needs have changed

Find out more via the link in the comments below.

21/07/2025

JOIN US TOMORROW for our diabetes day on 22nd July, 12pm-6pm.

We are inviting our diabetic patients to come down for drop in eye screening, drop in liver screening, as well as blood pressure and foot checks!

17/07/2025

The time between your cervical screening, or smear test, is changing.

Cervical screening tests for HPV, which is the virus that causes most cervical cancers.

At the moment in England, women and people with a cervix aged 25-49 years are
routinely invited for cervical screening every 3 years. But now we have a better test
for HPV, the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) has recommended that
those testing negative won’t need to come for a cervical screening quite so often –
every 5 years instead of every 3. If your cervical screening shows you have HPV,
you may be invited for more frequent screenings to monitor any cell changes.

For more information see https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/cervical-screening/