Armada Family Practice - Whitchurch Health Centre

31/10/2025

Information about health services in our area and advice about how to get the right care in the quickest way.

24/10/2025

👋 Are you aged 50–74 and want to learn more about bowel cancer and the screening test?

🩺 You’re invited to join our virtual education event on Tuesday 4th November (6:30–7:30pm), led by the Clinical Nurse Specialist at Bowel Cancer UK.

💻 Sign up on Eventbrite to receive your Microsoft Teams link and join the session from home!

🔗 Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bowel-cancer-screening-virtual-education-event-tickets-1818788388029?aff=oddtdtcreator

23/10/2025

📢 Important Notice: Staff Shortages This Week

We’re currently experiencing staff shortages across all departments due to illness.

To help us serve everyone more efficiently, please consider calling and using our call-back function instead of waiting in line at the desk where possible.

We truly appreciate your patience, understanding, and kindness toward our team members who are working hard to keep things running smoothly. 💙

Thank you for your support!

22/10/2025

🥕 Have your say about food equality in Bristol! 🍎

Feeding Bristol, Lush Greens, and the Whitchurch & Hengrove Community Group are hosting a community conversation on how to make food fair and accessible for everyone.

🗓 Tuesday, 4th November | 5:45–7:30PM
📍 Christ Church, Petherton Rd, BS14 9BP
💷 Participants will be paid £20/hour, and light refreshments will be provided.

It’s a great chance to share your thoughts and connect with others working toward food equality in the city.

👉 Find out more and sign up through the QR code in the image!

22/10/2025

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

15/10/2025

🎉 We’re thrilled to share some exciting news! 🎉

Armada Family Practice has been awarded Practice of the Year at the Bristol Dementia Awards 2025 for our Memory Café! 💜

A huge congratulations to Helen and Sarah, our Practice Nurses for Community Care, who were nominated for their incredible hard work, compassion, and dedication. Their efforts have made our Memory Café such a welcoming and successful space for people living with dementia and their loved ones/carers.

We’re so proud of our team and grateful to everyone who supports our café 💐💫

13/10/2025

09/10/2025

🌸Breast Screening Awareness Drop-In 🌸

There’s a special drop-in event for people with a learning disability and their carers taking place at the Bristol Breast Care Centre, Southmead Hospital.

📅 Wednesday 22nd October 2025
🕙 Drop in anytime between 10am – 12pm

At this friendly and informative session, you can:
✨ Learn about breast screening
✨ Try out the self-examination models
✨ Wear the breast examination tabard
✨ Look around the breast screening unit
✨ Talk to breast screening nurses about having a mammogram
✨ Meet the learning disability screening practitioner

Easy Read information will be available to help everyone take part.

📞 For more information, contact: 0300 124 5888
📧 Email: Lyn.sandles@nhs.net

This is a great opportunity to find out more about breast screening in a relaxed and supportive environment. Please share to help spread the word! 💗

08/10/2025

🛑 Stopping Starts Today

Around 5.3 million people in England still identify as smokers and our goal is to help people across BNSSG (Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire) give up smoking for good.

Join millions who’ve already quit with Stoptober and get free support from the NHS.

Let’s quit smoking together. 💪

👉 Scan the QR code in the image or visit the NHS Stoptober website to get started.

07/10/2025

👙 Taking your bra off at the end of the day feels great.

💗 And so does getting your breast screening sorted. It can detect cancer before you can feel it — or more likely, put your mind at rest.

📅 So when you're invited, save the date. It could save your life.

🌸 nhs.uk/breast

07/10/2025

Following last week’s flu clinic, we’d like to clarify the eligibility criteria for the COVID-19 vaccine this autumn - here’s the official criteria for the autumn COVID-19 vaccine 👇

The vaccine is for people at highest risk of serious illness, including:
✅ People aged 75 or over
✅ People aged 6 months to 74 years with a weakened immune system
✅ Residents in an older adult care home