Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice

21/12/2025

🤒 Feel unwell today?
👩‍⚕️ Call GP Care Wakefield between 9am and 5pm Saturdays and 9am and 1pm Sundays
📲 Phone our practice number as usual & your call will be diverted to GP Care Wakefield.
✅ Advice, prescription & a face-to-face appointment if you need one.

19/12/2025

🎄 Christmas & New Year – GP Care Wakefield Opening 🎄

GP Care Wakefield will be open every day throughout the Christmas and New Year period, including Bank Holidays.
🕒 Opening times
• Weekdays: 4:00pm – 9:30pm
• Sat: 9:00am – 5:00pm
• Sun: 9:00am – 1:00pm
• Bank Holidays: 9:00am – 3:00pm

19/12/2025

Turning Point Talking Therapies Christmas & New Year opening times
Contact number 01924 234860

19/12/2025

17/12/2025

You can use PATCHS to contact your GP practice for health advice, condition monitoring, repeat prescriptions, fit notes, appointment bookings, and more...
Make requests in your own time, avoid telephone queues and waiting rooms, and getting quick responses. Visit [insert website address] to access PATCHS.

15/12/2025

💉 Winter Vaccines Save Lives - Protect Yourself and Others 💙
As the cold weather sets in, viruses like flu, COVID-19, and RSV become more active and dangerous, especially for older adults, young children, pregnant women, and those with long-term health conditions.
✅ Getting vaccinated each winter helps:
• Reduce your risk of serious illness and hospitalisation
• Protect vulnerable people around you
• Keep NHS services running smoothly
Even if you've had vaccines before, your protection fades over time, and viruses change, so it's vital to top up your immunity every year.
📅 You don’t need to wait for an invitation. Book your flu and COVID-19 vaccines today:
☎️ Call the practice
👉 visit www.nhs.uk/wintervaccinations
📱 Or use the NHS App
📞 Call 119 if you need help booking
Let’s stay warm, stay well, and stay protected this winter. 💪

11/12/2025

🎄✨ Christmas Jumper Day
Make the world better with a sweater!
Join millions across the UK for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. It’s simple, fun, and makes a real difference:
🧶 How to take part:
• Wear your most festive (or fabulously silly!) Christmas jumper
• Donate £2 (or whatever you can) to Save the Children
• Encourage friends, family, and colleagues to join in
💡 Why it matters:
Every pound raised helps children in the UK and around the world stay safe, healthy, and learning. Last year, your jumpers helped fund school meals, baby kits, and emergency supplies for families in crisis.
🌍 This year, let’s go even bigger! Wear it loud, wear it proud and if you can, choose pre-loved or upcycled jumpers to keep it eco-friendly.
📢 Sign up or donate here: savethechildren.org.uk/christmas-jumper-day
Let’s spread joy, laughter, and hope, one jumper at a time.
Together, we can change children’s futures for good.

08/12/2025

Contact your GP about a health problem through your NHS App.

Create or link a PATCHS account and complete 9 standard questions;
What are your symptoms?
Is there anything you are particularly worried about?
How long has the problem been going on?
Is it getting better, worse or staying the same?
What has been tried to make the problem better so far? Has it helped?
If there is someone at the practice you would prefer to help with this problem, please give their name here (Optional).
If you have thoughts on how you would like your practice to help, please let them know here (Optional).
How would you like to be receive help from your GP practice? Email/SMS/Telephone call/Video call/Face-to-face consultation/ No preference.
If there are times you’re unavailable for you practice to contact you, please put them here.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/about-the-nhs-app/

05/12/2025

🎄✨ Holiday Closure Notice
Our GP practice will be closed on Christmas Day (Thursday 25 December) and Boxing Day (Friday 26 December) to allow our team to spend time with loved ones.
✅ We will reopen on Monday 29 December at our usual hours.
If you need medical help while we’re closed:
• ☎️ Phone the practice 9am-3pm and your call will be diverted to GP Care Wakefield.
• 📞 Call NHS 111 for urgent advice
• 🚨 Dial 999 in an emergency
• 💊 Pharmacies may be open for minor ailments and prescriptions, check local opening times
Please make sure to order repeat prescriptions early to avoid running out over the holidays.
Thank you for your understanding, and we wish you a safe and happy festive season! 🎅🎁

03/12/2025

The theme of the International Day of Disabled Persons 2025 is "Fostering Disability Inclusive Societies for Advancing Social Progress"

Today we celebrate the strength, diversity, and rights of people with disabilities, and we also shine a light on the work still to be done.
🧠 People with learning disabilities face some of the greatest health inequalities in our communities. On average, they die 20 - 25 years earlier than the general population, often from preventable causes.
That’s why Annual Health Checks for people aged 14+ on the learning disability register are so important.
✅ These checks help:
• Spot health issues early
• Make care more accessible
• Support better long-term outcomes
• Reduce avoidable deaths
💬 In practice, this means:
• Making sure eligible patients are identified
• Offering appointments with reasonable adjustments
• Listening to individuals and their carers
• Making every check count
📞 If you or someone you care for is eligible, contact your GP practice today to book an Annual Health Check.
It’s free, it’s important and it could save a life.
Let’s make inclusion more than a word, let’s make it visible in our healthcare systems.

03/12/2025

🕯️ National Grief Awareness Week

Grief touches every life, yet it’s often hidden, misunderstood, or met with silence. This week, we come together to shine a light on grief, break the stigma, and support those navigating loss.
💬 Why this matters:
• Grief is a natural response to losing someone we love
• There’s no “right” way to grieve, it’s unique for everyone
• Many people feel isolated or unsure where to turn for help
🌱 This year’s theme, “Growing with Grief”, reminds us that while loss changes us forever, hope and resilience can grow from pain. Planting seeds in memory of loved ones is one way to honour them and nurture healing.
✅ How you can take part:
• Share your story or listen to someone else’s
• Plant a seed or light a candle at 6pm on 8 December to remember those we’ve lost
• Wear orange or join local “Walk and Talk” events
💡 If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. Help is available, speak to your GP or visit https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/ for resources and support.
Let’s make grief visible. Let’s make compassion louder.