Alvaston Medical Centre

18/03/2026

**📢 Practice Half Day Closure – Wednesday 18th March**
Dear Patients,
Please note that the practice will be closed from 1:00pm on Wednesday 18th February for staff training.
This applies to both our clinical and non-clinical teams and includes both Alvaston Surgery and Aston Surgery
If you require urgent medical assistance during this time, please contact NHS 111
The surgery will reopen as normal at 8:00am on Thursday 19th March.

15/03/2026

💐 Happy Mother’s Day! 💐
Today we celebrate all the mums out there! While you’re busy caring for others, don’t forget to take a moment for your own health. Whether it’s a check-up, a walk, or just a relaxing break, you deserve it!

13/03/2026

Important Patient Update

Due to an emergency at the practice, all morning appointments today have been cancelled.

We will be resuming normal service from 10am, including face-to-face appointments and patient services.

Our team will be contacting affected patients to rearrange their appointments as soon as possible.

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

09/03/2026

We understand accessing care is important to everyone.
Rapid Health helps us prioritise patients who need urgent medical care while allowing our team to deal with administrative requests more quickly. 👌
Answering the questions as accurately as possible helps us make sure urgent appointments are available for patients who need them most and helps our team respond more efficiently.
Using the correct option helps us keep urgent appointments available for those who are unwell.🤒

20/02/2026

Wishing all our patients and staff a healthy and peaceful Ramadan. Stay hydrated, eat well, and take care of your health. 💚

20/02/2026

🌿 Lent is Here! 🌿

As we enter the season of Lent, it’s a great time to focus on wellbeing — whether that’s making small healthy changes, taking time for self-care, or supporting each other in our community.

Remember, your health matters every day. If you need advice or support during this period, our team at Alvaston Medical Centre is here to help. 💚

18/02/2026

**📢 Practice Half Day Closure – Wednesday 18th February**

Dear Patients,

Please note that the practice will be closed from 1:00pm on Wednesday 18th February for mandatory staff training.

This applies to both our clinical and non-clinical teams and includes both Alvaston Surgery and Aston Surgery

If you require urgent medical assistance during this time, please contact NHS 111

The surgery will reopen as normal at 8:00am on Thursday 19th February

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Kind regards,
Alvaston Medical Centre

11/02/2026

Important Notice – Phone Lines Currently Down

We are currently experiencing technical issues with our phone lines and are unable to receive or make calls at this time.

We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this may cause and understand how frustrating this is. We are working with our service provider to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and will update you as soon as the lines are restored.

If you require urgent medical assistance, please call NHS 111, or in an emergency dial 999.

For non-urgent queries, please use our online consultation service via our website where possible.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

05/02/2026

We sincerely apologise to patients whose appointments have had to be cancelled today due to an unexpectedly high level of staff sickness.

All affected patients have been sent an SMS, and patients can contact the surgery to rebook their appointment.

We’re very sorry for the inconvenience this may cause and would like to thank you for your patience and understanding.

Alvaston Medical Centre

23/01/2026

🌿 Going Paperless! 🌿
From 1st March 2026, Alvaston Medical Centre will no longer accept paper repeat prescriptions.
✅ Order your repeats:
📞 Medicine Order Line: 0115 855 0260 (Mon–Fri, 8am–4pm)
🌐 Online: https://www.alvastonmedicalcentre.nhs.uk

Going paperless not only helps us improve efficiency and reduce errors, it’s also better for the environment 💙

09/01/2026

❄️ Alvaston Dispensary – Update ❄️

Due to the weather and staffing issues, the Alvaston dispensary is closed today.

Sorry for any inconvenience this causes — we’re doing our best to get things back to normal and hope to be open again as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience!

15/12/2025

Dr Warner would love to share something special…
His brass ensemble has recorded a Christmas performance to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society ❤️🧠.

It’s a joyful little video , and at the end there’s a QR code if you’d like to make a donation.
Every bit helps this fantastic cause!

We hope it brings a bit of Christmas cheer to your day — enjoy! 🎵

We are grateful to have worked with Foresters Brass, a band which can trace its roots back to 1902, who have kindly performed and recorded a festive song to ...