Pendle East Primary Care Network

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 💚

10/11/2025

💙 It’s Anti‑Bullying Week 2025: Power for Good! Time to stand up, speak out, and build kinder communities 🌟

Bullying can happen anywhere: in schools, workplaces, online, even in organisations up and down the ladder. It affects everyone.

Here’s how we can make a difference together:
👫 Be an ally, not a bystander - if you see something, say something
🏫 In schools: encourage safe spaces, peer support, and open dialogue
💼 In workplaces & organisations: promote respect, zero tolerance, and clear reporting structures
🗣️ Share stories, challenge harmful behaviour, and support those who feel alone

Learn more and access resources:
👉 https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/
👉 https://www.acas.org.uk/discrimination-and-bullying

Let’s work together for environments where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued 💪

07/11/2025

🌫️ Lung Cancer Awareness Month is here - and this year, we’re shining a light on the connections between lung health, coughs, and family cancer history.

A persistent cough might be dismissed as a cold or heart issue — but sometimes, it’s more than that. If it lingers, gets worse, or you have other symptoms, get it checked.

Key point: family history of cancer doesn’t only mean the same cancer you have. When your doctor asks, they mean any cancer your relatives have had. This information can help assess your risk and guide decisions.

📚 Learn more about cancer risk and genetics:
👉 https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/worried-about-cancer/causes-and-risk-factors/family-history-genetics-and-cancer-risk
👉 https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/inherited-cancer-genes-and-increased-cancer-risk/family-history-and-inherited-cancer-genes

Stay alert to changes, know your family history, and speak up for your lung health 💨

06/11/2025

🎄✨ You’re Invited! ✨🎄
Join us for the Dementia Positive Pendle Annual Christmas Party! 🥧🎶
📅 Tuesday 2nd December
🕛 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM (Doors open 11:45 AM)
📍 Colne British Legion Club, Keighley Road, Colne, BB8 0JL
💷 £5 per ticket
Enjoy a delicious pie & peas lunch and live entertainment from The Dodgers! 🎤🎵
Please let us know of any dietary requirements when booking.
📞 For tickets, contact:
01282 804998 or 01282 805869
Let’s come together for some festive fun, friendship, and Christmas cheer! ❤️🎅🎁

06/11/2025

👁️💙 Easy Eye Care – Accessible eye tests for everyone 💙👁️
We’re proud to support the Easy Eye Care service – specialist eye care for people with learning disabilities and autistic people of all ages.
Every year, you should have an Annual Health Check with your GP (14+) and an eye test with your optician.
Eye tests are about more than just glasses – they help detect eye conditions and general health issues too.
With Easy Eye Care, you’ll get:
✅ Longer or multiple appointments if needed
✅ An easy-to-understand report about your eyes
✅ Local opticians with specialist training
✅ NHS-funded assessments (and help towards glasses if eligible)
📍 The service is available in:
• Greater Manchester
• Cheshire and Merseyside
• Lancashire and South Cumbria
🖱️ How to book:
1️⃣ Find your local optician at www.primaryeyecare.co.uk/find-a-practice
2️⃣ Ask for an Easy Eye Care appointment when booking
3️⃣ Check if you’re entitled to a free NHS sight test
4️⃣ Complete the “About Me and My Eyes” form from www.seeability.org/myeyes
5️⃣ Attend your eye test and keep your eyes healthy!
📞 For more information, visit www.seeability.org/EReyetest, call 0808 175 3077, or email easyec@primaryeyecare.co.uk
Let’s make sure everyone has access to the eye care they need. 💛

Advice on having an eye test for people with learning disabilities.

06/11/2025

📢 Community Health Day Alert! 💉💪

We’re excited to announce our first COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic we start tomorrow!
🗓 Date: 07/11/2025
⏰ Time: 9:15 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: Pendle East Community Hub

That’s not all — we’ll also be joined by Up and Active, and our Health and Wellbeing Coach between 10am and 12.30pm offering a FREE health check including:
✅ Blood Pressure check
✅ Weight measurement
✅ Body composition analysis using the accunique machine — get a print-out report of your stats on the spot!

It’s a great opportunity to take charge of your health and protect yourself and your community. 💙

If you have already booked we look forward to seeing you tomorrow so come along for your jab and a full health MOT! 🚶‍♀️💉

06/11/2025

📢 Important Notice – PLT Closure Dates 📢

Dear Patients,

Please be aware that our practice will be closed for Protected Learning Time (PLT) on the following afternoon:

📅 13th November 2025

✅ During these closures:
For urgent medical advice, please contact NHS 111 or visit 111.nhs.uk.
For emergencies, please dial 999.

Thank you for your understanding! 💙

05/11/2025

🧠🌀 Feeling overwhelmed? Stress isn’t just “part of life” — it can affect your body, mind and behaviour in real ways.

Here’s what you might experience:
✔️ Physical: headaches, muscle tension, stomach issues, chest‑racing heartbeats
✔️ Mental: trouble concentrating, making decisions, constant worrying
✔️ Behavioural: irritability, sleep too much or too little, eating changes, pulling away from others

When stress becomes long‑term, it can lead to burnout — extreme exhaustion, cynicism, reduced performance.

You don’t have to cope with it alone.

👉 Learn more and find help:
https://ow.ly/E6YH50XmxZL
https://ow.ly/43j650XmxZH
https://ow.ly/tZKA50XmxZM

Take a pause. Talk it out. You matter. 💚

04/11/2025

🥗 Eat Well, Keep Well – Free 12-Week Programme! 🌟

Would you like to develop a healthier relationship with food, boost your wellbeing, and learn how to make positive lifestyle changes?

The Eat Well, Keep Well programme is completely FREE and designed to help adults in Pendle understand more about food, nutrition, and emotional wellbeing.

👩‍🏫 The 10–12 week course includes:
✅ One-to-one support and food journals
✅ Weekly weigh-ins
✅ Tips on food, drink and physical activity
✅ Emotional wellbeing and motivation sessions

📋 Eligibility:
🔹 Aged 18+
🔹 BMI between 25–45
🔹 Pendle postcode
🔹 Not pregnant

📞 Sign up today!

👉 Call 01282 661664 or visit: https://pendle.upandactive.co.uk/eating/eat-well-keep-well-registration/

Let’s make healthy eating simple, enjoyable and sustainable — for life! 💚

04/11/2025

📢 Join us for our next Spinning Memories
📍 The Muni Theatre Colne
🗓️ Thursday 13th November
🕐 1pm- 3pm

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