St James and St Osyth Surgery

15/07/2025

NHS SNEE ICB - North East Essex Suffolk GP Federation Suffolk & North East Essex Diabetic Eye Screening Programme - SNEE DESP Diabetes UK Community Voluntary Services Tendring

15/07/2025

Here are some of our top tips to help make your Cervical Screening appointment feel a little easier and more comfortable✨💛
We’re here to support you with advice, answer any questions and talk through the adjustment options available to make your screening work for you.
Got concerns or need a chat? Drop us an email:
✉️ sgpfed.veryimportantinvitation@suffolkfed.org.uk

23/06/2025

Information regarding weight Loss Injections - these are NHS area specific and not available in North East Essex. GPs cannot prescribe weight loss injections, when this service is rolled out it will only be available via a specialist weight management service. Further information is available here:

Update: 23 June 2025 Access to obesity management medications from 23 June 2025 via new community outreach service From 23 June 2025, some people living with obesity may be eligible to access tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for weight loss purposes in community settings as outlined in NICE guidelines. For ...

17/06/2025

Have a child or relative heading to uni soon? Ask them if they had their MenACWY vaccine at school.
It protects against serious infections like , which can come on suddenly and become life-threatening.
If they missed their vaccine or aren’t sure, they can catch up until they are 25 by contacting their GP practice. 📞🥼

17/06/2025

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12/06/2025

A large amount of medicines are wasted in Suffolk and north east Essex each year. We need your help to reduce this. Why is this important? Stay safe Always check your stocks before ordering and only order what you need. By avoiding stockpiling and keeping all your medicines current and in date, your...

24/05/2025

A breast cancer survivor and mother-of-two has spoken of the honour of attending a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace earlier this month.

Julie Kerridge was attending the event as an individual who has experienced breast cancer and who is now in remission - and who passionately advocates for everyone to regularly check themselves for the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.

Read more - https://ow.ly/GsYY50VXJmJ

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15/05/2025

The My Care Choices Register is an electronic record of a person’s decisions about the kind of care they wish to receive in the future if they were more unwell and their preference for the place of care at end of life.

12/05/2025

We are very proud of the fantastic nursing team we have here at St James Surgery, on International Nurses Day 2025 and every day

06/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our first Community Health and Wellbeing Fair hosted by Tendring PCN.

• Attendance reached over 80 showing strong interest and engagement
• Positive feedback on organisation - were able to network which was amazing.
• Patients felt there was lots of different organisations that were helpful
• Many of the patients indicated that they will be contacting the individual organisations for support.
• Breast , Skin Analytics, Pure Physio & age Well East were just a few of the organisations that supported us
• The event was rated Excellent/ very good by the public & Excellent by the organisations
• Lastly the public and organisations felt the event was well organised, friendly, informative & well received.

Following this really positive feedback, we look forward to supporting Great Bentley Surgery's Fair on Tuesday, 10 June 2025.