Alconbury and Brampton Surgeries

19/11/2025

Full Afternoon Closure 19.11.2025 2-6pm

Patient Reminder that both Alconbury and Brampton Surgeries, including the Dispensary, will be closed for staff training this afternoon.
This protected time allows staff to carry out mandatory and specialist training.
It also allows us to come together as a team and develop better ways of working so that we can continue to deliver high standards of care to our patients.

If you feel you need to speak to a medical professional, please call 111 and they will be able to direct you to the appropriate service to meet your needs. If you have a life-threatening emergency, please call 999.

Thank you for your understanding

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

👨‍⚕️📋 International Men’s Day is approaching – and it’s the perfect moment to prioritise our health checks!

Did you know the NHS offers a free health check for adults to help spot risks like heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and more? Check it out:
👉 https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/nhs-health-check

Want to know what happens at the check? Learn more at:
👉 https://patient.info/news-and-features/what-to-expect-at-an-nhs-health-check

📌 This is important for every man – whether you feel fine or not. Strong health starts with awareness and action.

17/11/2025

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Checker.

Follow the link on the poster or scan the QR code to find out your risk.

17/11/2025

For families this winter, Huntingdonshire Integrated Neighbourhoods have been working with partners to compile information that should be helpful.

Keeping Warm
Childrens Health
Pharmacy First

Keep a lookout 👀as we post more information.

For further information, scan the QR codes on the poster.

17/11/2025

🦠💊 Antibiotics are powerful medicines - but they aren’t always the answer. Using them when they’re not needed can cause harm and make future infections harder to treat.

Here’s what you should know:
✔️ They only work against bacterial infections, not viruses like colds or flu.
✔️ Overuse is driving antibiotic‑resistance (“superbugs”) - which means common infections can become untreatable.
✔️ Do these things to help protect their effectiveness:
‑ Only take antibiotics when prescribed by a healthcare professional
‑ Complete the full course exactly as directed
‑ Never save antibiotics for later or share them with others

📚 Learn more here:
👉 https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/antibiotics/antibiotic-antimicrobial-resistance/
👉 https://patient.info/news-and-features/why-antibiotics-should-not-be-overused

14/11/2025

Urgent Patient Update Friday 14th November.

In addition to the junior doctors strike we have a number of reception/admin and another GP absent due to illness today.

Unfortunately this leaves us short staffed with our remaining team members doing all they can to maintain our minimum level of service.

Please be patient and treat our team with kindness and respect as always.

Thank you.

14/11/2025

🩺🔍 Worried you could be at risk of type 2 diabetes? A few changes in your family history, lifestyle or symptoms might mean a lot.
Here’s what to keep in mind:

• 👪 Family history matters – If a parent, sibling or relative has diabetes, your own risk goes up.
• 🍔 Lifestyle factors count – Being overweight, inactive or having higher waist size can all raise risk.
• 🚩 Symptoms might be subtle – Increased thirst, tiredness or needing to wee more may be signs.
• 📊 Want to know your risk? Try this tool: https://riskscore.diabetes.org.uk/start
• 📖 More reading on what to expect and why this matters: https://patient.info/diabetes/diabetes-mellitus-leaflet

It doesn’t mean diabetes is inevitable - taking action now could make a real difference. 💪

13/11/2025

Junior Doctor Strike 14-19th November 2025.

As a GP Practice with 10 GP Trainees currently on placement with us, the Junior Doctor Strike will inevitably have an impact on our GP availability over the coming days.

In some cases we have had to rearrange appointments and our availability for routine appointments will be compromised as we must prioritise those patients with more urgent needs.

We have made changes to our appointments over the next few days to try and minimise the disruption caused and limit the impact this has on our patients.

Please be patient with our team as we do our best to provide you the care needed in difficult circumstances.

Thank you.

12/11/2025

October Highlights from Alconbury & Brampton Surgeries! 🏥

If you have ever wondered why the GPs and our team behind the scenes seem so busy…
Here’s a little look at what our team has been up to in October.

💙We welcomed 285 new patients to Alconbury & Brampton Surgeries
📞Our reception teams answered 6109 phone calls with an average waiting time of 4 minutes and 12 seconds
📞We also made 514 call-backs to patients of which 96% were successfully answered.
📱We sent 15803 sms text messages to patients to organise and/or follow-up on their care

🩺Our patient facing team completed 9631 patient appointments either face to face or via telephone
💼Our GPs and Paramedics conducted 129 home visits for patients unable to attend the Surgeries.

✉️Our workflow team processed 4983 incoming documents
🤒We issued 188 sick notes and made 592 referrals for onward care.
📈We reviewed 2649 test results
💊Our GPs and Pharmacists issued 8181 medications
💊 Our Dispensary team issued 9345 items which is an average of 389 each day

💉Our team administered 1341 Covid vaccines and 2493 Flu jabs. Thank you to everyone who supported the Practice by returning to us this year for these essential immunisations.

🌟We received 1550 Friends & Family responses with 98% of patients giving positive feedback that their experience on the day was either good or very good.

We did have 261 patients that failed to attend their pre-booked appointment, 16 of whom did so on more than one occasion. 😔— if you can’t make your appointment, please cancel it so we can offer it to someone else who needs our care.

A huge thank you to our team and our patients for supporting us in helping us keep your community healthy and cared for this October! 💙🌈🌟

12/11/2025

🥂✨ Not drinking? That’s a valid choice - and one worth celebrating.

is about creating a space where everyone feels comfortable with their own decisions, whether they drink or not.
Some people are cutting back for health, others are taking a break, and some simply don’t enjoy it - and that’s okay 💬🧃

👂 How can we be more supportive?
✔️ Respect someone’s choice without questioning it
✔️ Offer non-alcoholic options
✔️ Keep social events welcoming for everyone

Learn more from:
👉 https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/stopsobershaming
👉 https://patient.info/news-and-features/what-not-to-say-to-someone-who-doesnt-drink-alcohol
👉 https://patient.info/news-and-features/is-sobriety-becoming-trendy

Let’s help make every setting inclusive, whatever’s in your glass 💚

11/11/2025

We are recruiting! 11.11.25

We have a fixed term opportunity within our Dispensary at Alconbury Surgery. The hours are Monday - Friday, 5 hours each day with an additional Saturday once a month 9am - 12 noon.

If you are interested in joining our Dispensary team then please contact the Practice via the email address detailed in the advert.