Friendly Family Surgery

15/12/2025

Help stop infections from spreading by:

- Staying at home if you feel unwell

- Washing your hands regularly

- Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue

- Opening a window when meeting others indoors

- If you need to go out, consider wearing a mask

15/12/2025

If you or someone else is experiencing a mental health crisis, call 111 and select the mental health option for 24-hour urgent advice and support.

Find out more: http://nhs.uk/urgentmentalhealth

15/12/2025

Attending your screening appointments is one of the simplest ways to look after your long-term health.

It looks for early signs of certain conditions so that treatment — or extra support — can be offered sooner.

More info ➡️ nhs.uk/screening

15/12/2025

There’s been a lot of chat about lumps recently, but do you know the other signs of breast cancer?

Checking your breasts is as easy as TLC:

Touch your breasts: can you feel anything new or unusual?
Look for changes: does anything look different to you?
Check any new or unusual changes with a GP

Get used to checking regularly and be aware of anything that’s new or different for you.

https://breastcancernow.org/about-breast-cancer/awareness/signs-and-symptoms-of-breast-cancer?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=tlc&utm_content=121225standup

12/12/2025

Christmas is coming!

Don’t forget to order your repeat prescription.

Remember to order early and allow more time ahead of bank holidays. Medicines Order Line are accepting repeat prescription requests 14 days in advance over the Christmas period 👇

https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/your-services/medicines-order-line/

Ordering online using the NHS App is the safest and easiest way to order your regular medicines 👇

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/

❗️We do not take prescription requests over the phone at the surgery ❗️

Find information on how to order here 👇

https://friendlyfamilysurgery.co.uk/prescriptions/

12/12/2025

❌Important changes❌

🩸 If you have a blood tests requested by Chesterfield Royal Hospital consultants but prefer to have phlebotomy done in the practice

Due to a change in the hospital software, we are now unable to access the hospital requests and print forms for you in practice. Please ensure that your consultant prints the blood form for you prior to leaving the hospital.

If you don’t come with the blood test request form we will be unable to proceed to take your blood

Sorry for any inconvenience - this is outside our control. 😔

10/12/2025

Children’s flu drop in clinics 💉
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08/12/2025

😷Mask wearing in inpatient wards introduced today

😷From today (Monday, 8 December) surgical face masks will be required to be worn in all inpatient areas, this is in addition to our admissions areas and includes SDECS. This includes ward corridors, patient side rooms and bays.

😷The decision to bring back masks in inpatient areas has not been taken lightly but, due to the increase in respiratory illnesses in our Trust, and the ongoing winter pressure on our services, we need to keep our colleagues and patients safe.

😷Masks can be found upon all entrances to the hospital, and colleagues are asked to follow infection prevention and control guidelines such as regular hand washing.

😷We thank you for your co-operation and for your continued support.

05/12/2025

We are now up and running on our new phone system. Please bear with us whilst we get used to using the new system.

You no longer have to wait in the phone queue! You can request a call back and your call remains in the queue until a receptionist is available, at which point they give you a call back.

As always we would love your feedback to help us provide you with the best care. If you have given us a today or if you do in the next few weeks please provide your feedback here:

https://friendlyfamilysurgery.co.uk/services/managing-your-health-online/online-forms/feedback/

05/12/2025

Remember F.A.S.T for the signs of a stroke.

Face – has their face fallen on one side? Can they smile?
Arms – can they raise both arms and keep them there?
Speech – is it slurred?
Time – it’s time to call 999.

When stroke strikes remember to Act F.A.S.T. http://nhs.uk/actFAST

05/12/2025

Read an overview of what financial support you might be able to get if you are a carer.

04/12/2025

Phone outage warning

While we transfer to our new system today the phones are going to be switched off for about 30 minutes (we are hoping it is going to be less than this) If you need to contact us urgently during this time please use our website, which we will be constantly monitoring. www.friendlyfamilysurgery.co.uk

Thank you for your patience during this time.

Friendly Family Surgery

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