Montague Medical Practice

04/09/2025

We seem to have found someone sheltering from the rain.... if you know who this may belong to please let them know its here at the Surgery waiting to be reunited.

29/08/2025

The Uk Emergency Alert System & Hidden Phones: What You Need to Know
A guide to disabling the UK Emergency Alert System if you have a hidden phone or tablet

The UK Government will send a test Emergency Alert to mobile phones across the UK at around 3pm on 7th September 2025.

Sometimes victims of domestic abuse may have a hidden mobile phone, so it’s important to take the necessary steps to disable these alerts before they come to your phone.
https://www.womensaidni.org/emergencyalert/ #:~:text=The%20UK%20Government%20will%20send%20a%20test%20Emergency,these%20alerts%20before%20they%20come%20to%20your%20phone.

A guide to disabling the UK Emergency Alert System if you have a hidden phone or tablet.

22/08/2025

🌻 BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 25TH AUGUST 🌻

Montague Medical Pratice will be CLOSED from 6pm today. We will REOPEN our surgery phone lines and doors at 8am on Tuesday 26th August.

For general health advice, while we are closed, please contact NHS 111 or use the NHS App. Alternatively, your local pharmacy may be able to help advise on minor illnesses.
In cases of an emergency, please call 999. Our local A&E departments are Scunthorpe, Doncaster & Hull. The Urgent Treatment Centre at Goole Hospital can assist with minor injuries and illness in adults and children.

We hope you all have a wonderful bank holiday weekend 😀

14/08/2025

17/07/2025

YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR NHS. YOUR STORY.

Event reminder. Tomorrow Friday 18th July

We’re listening to residents in and around Howden.
Come along, have your say, and be part of writing the Next Chapter that will help shape the future of local services in your area.

📍 Visit our stand at Howden Market, Shire Hall
📅 Friday 18th July
🕘 Drop by anytime between 9am – 1pm

Everyone is welcome.

17/07/2025

Did you know you can now access services like the NHS Pharmacy Contraceptive Service from the comfort of your own home?

Learn more at https://www.chemist-4-u.com/clinic/contraception?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=ssp

16/07/2025

IMPORTANT NOTICE!! Our clinical system and telephones are currently down. There is no way to contact the Surgery other than calling in. If you have an urgent medical problem, please call 111. If you have a medical EMERGENCY please call 999.

10/07/2025

Hot weather is forecast over the next few days🌡

Here's some top tips to stay cool in hot weather:

🏠 keep your home cool by closing windows and curtains in rooms that face the sun

😎 if you do go outside, cover up with suitable clothing, such as an appropriate hat and sunglasses, and seek shade and apply sunscreen regularly

☀️ keep out of the sun at the hottest time of the day, between 11am and 3pm

🏃‍♂️ if you are going to do a physical activity (for example, exercising or walking the dog), plan to do these during times of the day when it is cooler, such as the morning or evening

Please look out for vulnerable family, friends and neighbours ❤️

Visit https://lincolnshire.icb.nhs.uk/staywell/how-can-i-help-myself-and-others

07/07/2025

Across England, access to Tirzepatide (also called Mounjaro®) medication is being phased and prioritised to ensure patients with the greatest clinical need can receive it.

Cohort 1 – will start in the summer of 2025 in response to the requirement of NICE to make this drug available in “Primary Care Settings”. GPs should not directly prescribe tirzepatide for weight loss. The ICB is in the process of commissioning community/primary care weight loss prescribing services so that GPs have somewhere to refer eligible patients in line with the NICA TA1026 and NHS England Commissioning Guidance. As soon as these are available we will update you, we are looking to implement these as soon as possible.
The FAQs describe eligibility but for clarity the national roll out set by NHS England mean access this year is only for people with at least 4 of the 5 health conditions listed below plus a BMI of at least 40 (BMI to be adjusted for ethnicity*).
The following weight-related health conditions will be used to define those who are eligible first:

- type 2 diabetes mellitus
- high blood pressure
- heart disease
- obstructive sleep apnoea (when your breathing stops and starts -while you sleep)
- abnormal blood fats (dyslipidaemia)

See below here for more information.

Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for the management of obesity Semaglutide (Wegovy®) for the management of obesity Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for the management of obesity National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for the management of obesity for certain pa...

25/06/2025

Wishing Louise, our wonderful Healthcare Assistant a very happy retirement after 17 plus years working at Montague Medical Practice 💐🥂

25/06/2025