Pinhoe and Broadclyst Medical Practice

16/09/2025

🚶‍♀️✨ Step into health, step into community! Join Westbanks Pinhoe free walking group. Fresh air, new friends, and good vibes included 🤩

📍Pinhoe Surgery
⏰9.30am (Grade 1) / 10.30am (Grade 2)
Grade 1 - An easy walk on pavement or well maintained paths 30/40 mins

Grade 2 - A moderate walk in any setting with some difficult paths and the possibility of one or more substantial hills 60/90 minutes

05/09/2025

ALL WORKING AGAIN NOW.
Our IT system is currently down. We are liaising with our external IT support. We are limited in what we can do without access to our system. We will keep you updated via here as/when we know more.

14/08/2025

Are you looking for companionship or maybe you are a family carer that might need respite? Our Adult Day Centre Services maybe of interest to you. We are a local charity based in Broadclyst.

13/08/2025

03/07/2025

Announcement: Dr Malcolm Bird’s Retirement as Partner

We would like to inform our patients that Dr Malcolm Bird will be retiring from his role as a Partner at the practice on 31st July 2025, after an incredible 27 years of dedicated service.

Dr Bird has been a valued and respected member of the team, caring for generations of families with compassion and professionalism. While he will be stepping down from his formal responsibilities as a Partner and will no longer hold a regular patient list, we are pleased to let you know that he will continue to support the practice in an ad hoc capacity during school holidays until Spring 2026, helping us manage demand during busy periods.

We know many of you will want to join us in thanking Dr Bird for his years of commitment and wishing him all the best in this new chapter. We have therefore purchased a message book which will be on the counter at Pinhoe Surgery for patients to write in. You can also drop messages into Broadclyst Surgery and we will ensure that they are placed into the message book. His presence will be greatly missed, but we are grateful for the continued support he will offer in the months ahead.

Dr Bird's current patients will be transferred across to Dr Constance Fearnley on 1st August. Dr Fearnley works Monday afternoons, Wednesday and Friday all day.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

26/06/2025

BIKE THEFT UPDATE 10.30-10.36am today
Police crime ref 50250162918
We have reviewed the CCTV and have pulled VERY clear images of the culprit who is a 15-16 year old male with brown hair. Wearing a black NIKE zip up jacket with big NIKE wording on the back and a large shiny black puffer jacket which he then puts in his black rucksack. He is wearing black NIKE trousers, white socks and black shoes. If you have any information please share directly with the police and if you know the culprit, please encourage them to return the bike. Depending on the outcome, we may consider releasing the CCTV footage, but given the culprits age, we want to give them the opportunity to do the right thing first.

26/06/2025

Unfortunately, someone has just stolen a staff members bike from Pinhoe Surgery. The police have been contacted and we have CCTV. Please do the right thing and return it. If anyone sees this bike locally, please let us know.

24/06/2025

You may have seen on the news about the Mounjaro weight loss drugs now being prescribed by GPs. This is not yet the case in Devon. Devon ICB (our commissioners) are still working on the service specifications and finer details and we are not permitted to prescribe at this time. What we know so far is that, when any service does go live, the initial criteria (cohort 1) is very strict and to be eligible, patients have to meet the following:

A BMI of 40 or higher, or 37.5 or higher if from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds.

AND

At least 4 of the following comorbidities:

Hypertension and on treatment for blood pressure
Dyslipidaemia (high cholesterol) or on cholesterol treatment "statins"
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Cardiovascular disease
Type 2 diabetes

At our practice, this represents an incredibly small number of patients. When we know more, we will be in touch with these patients. In the meantime, please do not contact the surgery regarding this as all of the information that is currently known can be found here: https://www.pbmp.uk/news/mounjaro-tirzepatide-injections and here: https://myhealth-devon.nhs.uk/my-condition/condition/weight-management/

If you would like to discuss other ways that we can support you with your weight please make an appointment to see our Practice Dietitian.

Maintaining a healthy weight is important for your overall health and wellbeing. It can help to lower the risk of developing illnesses and conditions such as heart attacks, dementia and stroke and it can increase confidence and happiness, improving overall quality of life. Making small changes to wh...

10/06/2025

Do you know someone who is looking for an apprenticeship in Business Administration? We have a current vacancy for a full time apprentice working across our administration teams. The role would be based at our Pinhoe Surgery site. We are a very friendly and supportive team looking to expand. For more information, and to apply, please see the link to the government apprenticeship website below.

We’ve introduced a new way to find and apply for an apprenticeship in England.

03/06/2025

Did you know we have a Dietitian working at Pinhoe and Broadclyst medical practice? Dietitians are the only qualified and regulated health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat nutritional problems. Find out more here: https://www.bda.uk.com/about-dietetics/what-do-dietitians-do/how-can-dietitian-help-you.html

22/05/2025

ADVANCED NOTICE.
Pinhoe and Broadclyst surgeries will be closed from 1-6pm on Wednesday 4th June for full staff training. The out of hours service will be covering us during this closure, for anything urgent that cannot wait until the next day.

12/05/2025

It is mental health awareness week this week. Better Health has lots of useful resources and tips for improving our mental health https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/ We know that being active and moving our bodies can be good for our mental health too, so why not join our Tuesday walk from Pinhoe Surgery at 12.30pm, the weather forecast looks to be favourable!

If you are feeling stressed, anxious, low or can't sleep, Every Mind Matters can help with expert advice, practical tips and personalised actions to help you.