Gillingham Medical Practice

21/11/2025

Self Care Week 2025 🥰

Stay Well this Winter . Find some tips for winter wellness with the Self Care Winter Wellness Factsheet. http://bit.ly/2tiBs9K.

Sore Back? Did you know 80 per cent of people suffer from back pain at some point in their life. Learn the facts from http://bit.ly/2tiBs9K.

Children: Mild feverish is a normal part of childhood and generally a harmless response to help the body fight infection . Learn what's normal with . http://bit.ly/2tiBs9K.

21/11/2025

RiversMeet Active - New Class
Pure Stretch Class
Starting Tuesday 25th November 7pm
Wednesday 26th November 9.30am
Pay as you go or book through your Membership.
Online or Call 01747 834013

20/11/2025

Carers must be able to use their rights without hurdles. Our hospitals and GPs must communicate with carers and include them in the discharge process.

https://bit.ly/4pd6fiQ

20/11/2025

1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer. That’s a dad, uncle, brother, partner or best mate.

Prostate cancer is most common in men over the age of 50 or from a Black African or Caribbean background, but anyone with a prostate can get it.

This International Men's Day, check your risk in 30 seconds with Prostate Cancer UK's online risk checker and share with your loved ones.

https://prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker

20/11/2025

World Pancreatic Cancer Day - 20th November 2025
Raising e the profile of pancreatic cancer and raise awareness of the risks and symptoms of the disease.
Watch the Pancreatic Cancer UK video on some of the possible symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer.

20/11/2025

🌟💙🌟 We are delighted to welcome two fantastic General Practitioners to our growing practice team.
Dr Culverhouse-Mathews and Dr Quinlan.

Both bring extensive clinical experience and a passion for person centred care, further strengthening our commitment to providing high-quality care to our community.

We would like to thank our patients for making their first few weeks with us so warm and welcoming 🌟💙🌟

20/11/2025

Carers Rights Day
Know your rights, use your rights
As a carer, knowing your rights empowers you with information about what you’re entitled to. This helps you feel confident asking for what you need, as well as challenging things when your rights are not being met – whether that be in the workplace or education, in accessing health or social care, or when interacting with other professionals or at home.

Find out more about carers rights:

https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/our-campaigns/carers-rights-day/

19/11/2025

Transgender Awareness Week, 13th to 19th November is a one-week celebration leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20th December, which memorialises victims of transphobic violence.

Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) raises awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces.

19/11/2025

Diabetes - Let's Change how we talk about diabetes.
STRIKE OUT STIGMA
Nobody should experience judgement or blame because of a health condition.
That’s why DIABETES UK are campaigning to ‘Strike Out Stigma’ so that everyone gets the support they need to live well with their diabetes.

8 in 10 people living with diabetes say they’ve faced negative attitudes because of their diabetes.

And it doesn’t just impact mental health. Studies shows that stigma can lead to higher blood sugar levels, lower quality healthcare appointments and delayed access to treatments – a serious risk when you live with any type of diabetes.

It is essential to create a better understanding of the causes and experiences of diabetes, so that misconceptions, blame and stereotypes are a thing of the past.

If you are living with diabetes and would like Stigma support: LINK:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/living-with-diabetes/emotional-wellbeing/stigma

About diabetes: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about-diabetes

Looking after diabetes: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about-diabetes/looking-after-diabetes/care-to-expect

Food and Diabetes: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes

What is diabetes Video URL : https://youtu.be/ZLOjD5IfUyU

What is type 2 diabetes Video URL : https://youtu.be/o3v2fnCaSTg

Talk to someone at Diabetes UK about diabetes: 0345 123 2399

19/11/2025

World COPD Day
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a group of lung conditions that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD makes it harder to move air in and out of your lungs, so you can get breathless. You might cough and bring up phlegm (sputum) too.

Chronic Bronchitis - https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/chronic-bronchitis

Emphysema - https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/emphysema

Severe COPD - https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/severe-copd

Treatments and Medicines - https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-are-treatments-copd

Resources: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/your-copd-self-management-plan

Support: tel:0300 222 5800

19/11/2025

TODAY IS WORLD COPD DAY
COPD is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and this year the theme is

"Short of Breath, Think COPD"

What are the signs and symptoms of COPD?
* breathlessness. This often comes on gradually and gets worse over time. It means you might feel breathless while doing things you used to be able to do easily, like walking quickly or going uphill

* a cough that lasts a long time or goes away and comes back
coughing up a lot of phlegm (sputum)

* frequent chest infections

* wheezing

Getting diagnosed with COPD and starting treatment earlier can help to prevent lung problems getting worse.
Contact your GP surgery if you are experiencing these symptoms.

Find out more: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/conditions/copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease

Get support:
03002225800
helpline@asthmaandlung.org.uk

19/11/2025