Botesdale Health Centre PPG

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Botesdale Health Centre Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a team of patients, volunteers and GP practice staff who work together to enhance the health and wellbeing of those registered at our practice. Botesdale Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a team of patients, volunteers and GP practice staff who work together to enhance the wellbeing and health of everyone registered at our practice. By collaborating closely with the Health Centre, we ensure that your voices are heard in decision-making to help improve patient access, experience and outcomes. Our PPG also supports a variety of initiatives, including an information desk at the Health Centre that assists staff in sign-posting services, sharing health messaging and supporting local well-being walks, art therapy group and a cancer support group. We are commited to tackling health inequalities and representing and supporting patients from all generations, ethnicities, races, cultures and abilities irrespective of their gender and sexuality. This page is to communicate health and wellbeing information, keeping you informed and up to date with news from Botesdale Health Centre’s Patient Participation Group (PPG) and the wider health and care system in Suffolk and North East Essex and where appropriate, nationally. Please do not post anything related to your own health, or the health of anyone else, on this page. If you need help with your health and wellbeing, please contact the surgery in the usual way via phone, online or in person. To see our moderation guidelines email Botesdale PPG botesdaleppg@gmail.com.

24/10/2025

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

Community Pharmacy Essex Community Pharmacy Norfolk & Suffolk Community Pharmacy England

This is so important to share, sadly there are too many people who are unaware of their right to have these adjustments.
22/10/2025

This is so important to share, sadly there are too many people who are unaware of their right to have these adjustments.

If you have a disability or long-term condition, there may be adjustments that you could benefit from when accessing healthcare.

For example:
• information in a different format, such as Easy Read or larger font
• a quiet area to wait away from other people or noisy environment
• longer or shorter appointments
• wheelchair ramps or hoists

These are known as reasonable adjustments and can be added to your patient record.

Learn more at: https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/your-health-and-services/reasonable-adjustments/

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Please share this post with family and friends ☺️
20/10/2025

Please share this post with family and friends ☺️

We are pleased to launch the first of what will be a regular monthly blog from Ed Garratt OBE, chief executive of NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB and NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB.

Do please take some time read about the latest NHS happenings across the patch, and do please share.

Go here - https://ow.ly/BiM050XcZtS

Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System Healthwatch Essex Healthwatch Suffolk Tendring District Council East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Ipswich.co.uk Ipswich Borough Council Babergh District Council East Suffolk Council Connect Suffolk Colchester City Council Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Mid and North East Essex Mind Suffolk Parent Carer Forum Suffolk Community Libraries Community Pharmacy Essex Community Pharmacy Norfolk & Suffolk Community360

Another wonderful, supportive Suffolk group!
17/10/2025

Another wonderful, supportive Suffolk group!

15/10/2025

Are you a family carer? Did you know that you can use the NHS App on behalf of the person you care for?

With proxy access you can order repeat prescriptions, access medical records and more, depending on your surgery.

Visit the Suffolk Family Carers website for more information on how to get started: https://suffolkfamilycarers.org/carers-resources/what-technology-can-do-your-you/nhsapp

You can also get links to face-to-face support sessions in your area: https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/your-health-and-services/primary-care-gps/accessing-services-digitally/getting-started-with-the-nhs-app

Suffolk Family Carers Essex Carers Network Essex Carers Support Age Well East East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Rural Coffee Caravan Suffolk Community Libraries Colchester City Council Tendring District Council Healthwatch Suffolk Healthwatch Essex Cancer Support Suffolk

Finding a lump when you check isn't the only symptom of breast cancer. Be aware, and get treatment early.
13/10/2025

Finding a lump when you check isn't the only symptom of breast cancer. Be aware, and get treatment early.

Symptoms of can include:

⚡️ A breast lump or thickening, often without pain
⚡️ Change in size, shape or appearance of the breast
⚡️ Dimpling, redness, pitting or other changes in the skin
⚡️ Change in nipple appearance or the skin surrounding the nipple (areola)
⚡️ Abnormal or bloody fluid from the nipple

Cancer Support Suffolk East of England Cancer Alliance

10/10/2025

❓ Unsure which vaccinations you and your family are able to have this season? Here's a handy guide to help you.
▶️ More information and further details on eligibility can be found on the NHS website.

More free resources to help with these two common health problems
08/10/2025

More free resources to help with these two common health problems

06/10/2025

Stoptober starts today.

You are doing the best thing you can for your health by quitting - and you don't need to do it alone. There are plenty of ways to get support, but the best way to get started is to get your free Personal Quit Plan.

➡️ https://ow.ly/TWRZ50WSZSi

Here's more help with getting the most out of your NHS App or NHS Account 📌
03/10/2025

Here's more help with getting the most out of your NHS App or NHS Account 📌

Want to take control of your healthcare with the NHS App or your NHS Account, but not sure where to start?

Digital champions are on hand in Suffolk to help you download and use the app or log in to your online account.

Learn how to order repeat prescriptions, view your records, book vaccinations and more.

Find a FREE face-to-face support session near you: https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/your-health-and-services/primary-care-gps/accessing-services-digitally/getting-started-with-the-nhs-app/

Healthwatch Suffolk East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Rural Coffee Caravan Communities Together East Anglia Suffolk Community Foundation Community Pharmacy Norfolk & Suffolk East Suffolk Council Suffolk Community Libraries

Here's more help with making the most of your NHS App/NHS Account 📌
03/10/2025

Here's more help with making the most of your NHS App/NHS Account 📌

Want to take control of your healthcare with the NHS App or your NHS Account, but not sure where to start?

Digital champions are on hand in Suffolk to help you download and use the app or log in to your online account.

Learn how to order repeat prescriptions, view your records, book vaccinations and more.

Find a FREE face-to-face support session near you: https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/your-health-and-services/primary-care-gps/accessing-services-digitally/getting-started-with-the-nhs-app/

Healthwatch Suffolk East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Rural Coffee Caravan Communities Together East Anglia Suffolk Community Foundation Community Pharmacy Norfolk & Suffolk East Suffolk Council Suffolk Community Libraries

What an impressive initiative!
01/10/2025

What an impressive initiative!

A new scheme, providing 999 callers with access to specialist care during the most crucial minutes of a cardiac arrest, is now live throughout the east of En...

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