The Village Surgery

09/01/2026

Please bear with your GP Surgery as there is a nationwide issue with the online communication system. If your request is urgent please call your surgery, but otherwise please allow some time for the issue to be fixed. For further advice you can call 111. Thank you for your patience.

08/01/2026

⚠️ Nestle have recalled specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow on formula. This is due to the potential presence of cereulide in certain batches. There have not been any confirmed cases of illness, but if you have any of the affected products you should not feed it to your baby. If you have an affected batch and have fed your baby and are worried, please get in touch with 111 or your GP.

Update 1 - Nestlé recalls several SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula as a precaution because of the possible presence of cereulide (toxin). This notice contains updated expiry dates for affected batches of SMA Advanced Follow-On Milk and SMA ALFAMINO. https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-02-2026-update-1

30/12/2025

We are currently experiencing a rise in flu cases within the community. To help protect our patients and staff, we kindly ask that anybody attending the practice with cold or flu symptoms wear a face mask whilst in the surgery.

Additionally, our clinicians may also be wearing masks when examining patients exhibiting symptoms to further minimise the risk of transmission.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in maintaining a safe environment for all.

24/12/2025

19/12/2025

From Jan 2026, protection from chicken pox will be part of your child’s routine immunisations. The MMRV vaccine helps protects against measles, mumps, rubella & chickenpox (varicella). When your child is offered this vaccine depends on their date of birth: https://bit.ly/48JCktr

04/12/2025

This morning our 3 GP Surgeries are having technical issues with the Contact Us Online links, powered by Accurx. Please bear with us as we continue working around this issue and waiting for it to come back to full functionality. Thank you for your patience with our reception teams.

02/12/2025

Our surgery websites are experiencing difficulties this morning. We are hoping they will be back up and running shortly. Meanwhile, if you are trying to contact your GP surgery online, please use the NHS App or go directly to the online form via the links below:
Davenport House - accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/e82077 Elms Medical - accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/e82071 Village Surgery - accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/e82037

16/09/2025

Please book an appointment via the text message link sent to all parents/carers last week or go online to request: https://accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/e82037

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Children aged 2 and 3 years are especially vulnerable.

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08/09/2025

High blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and other illnesses. Once you Know Your Numbers! you can get support to bring your blood pressure under control and prevent these diseases. Come along to the surgery to use the machine in our reception, then pop the numbers into reception so we can add it to your GP record. If you are concerned about your blood pressure please contact us online: https://accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/e82037

Around a third of people in the UK have high blood pressure, but most don’t know it. It doesn’t have any symptoms so, the only way to find out is to have a blood pressure check. Pop into your local Harpenden GP Practice reception to use the free blood pressure machines, or ask at the reception for help or an appointment with a member of staff.

04/09/2025

Find out more on our website: https://www.thevillagesurgeries.co.uk/patient-participation-group

Did you know that each GP surgery in Harpenden has their own PPG (patient participation group)? They are made up of volunteer patients and members of the practice staff who work together to improve the experience of patients using the practice. Your experiences matter and you can bring different ideas to the surgery to help us improve the way we work. You will also gain a better understanding of how the practice operates, the roles and workload of practice staff and the challenges we face. Check your GP practice website for more information and how to get involved.

26/06/2025

Our next Health Walk is coming this Saturday 28th June. We meet at 1pm at Village Surgery on Amenbury Lane and walk for around an hour. We then meet back at Bennets Club for a well deserved cuppa. This Saturday the Summer Carnival will also be on, so come and walk with us and then head to the carnival to enjoy the many acts and stalls on the Harpenden Common thanks to

24/06/2025

Important information regarding the latest weight loss drug available from primary care. Please only contact us if you are eligible.

NHS England and NICE have approved the use of Tirzepatide, which you may also know as Mounjaro® or ‘the weight loss drug’, from primary care.

You may well hear that Tirzepatide is available from primary care from 23rd June 2025. However, in the first two years entry criteria have been set by NHS England to a very small number of people. This is to allow safe entry of this repurposed medicine into the health system.

Please only contact us if you are eligible, this means you have a BMI of 40 or higher and at least four of these additional conditions, which will already have been diagnosed by your GP or another medical professional:
· Hypertension
· Dyslipidaemia
· Obstructive sleep apnoea
· Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)
· Type 2 diabetes mellitus