Gladstone House Surgery

16/10/2025

📲Do you need help with the NHS App?📲

There is help available at: https://nhs.uk/nhs-app

There is also a selection of 'How to' walkthrough videos available to help you navigate the App. Please visit
https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-app/toolkit/walk-through-videos for further guidance.

🛎Make sure you have notifications enabled✅!

16/10/2025

16/10/2025

Drink less, feel healthier…
Reducing alcohol can reduce your risk of ill health, improve your mood, help you to lose weight, sleep better and have more energy.
Find advice, support and free tools to cut down at www.reducemyrisk.tv

15/10/2025

Think you need to cut down on alcohol but don’t know where to start? Reduce your risk of alcohol related cancer and other diseases and start by going with help and advice from bit.ly/47zHlCB

14/10/2025

Watch and learn as shows us how to check our breasts properly. Who better to show us than a breast consultant who has had breast cancer herself. Thank you Liz.
youtu.be/Lib0q4zdutk

14/10/2025

❗️ NOTICE OF CLOSURE FOR TRAINING ❗️

The surgery will close on Tuesday 14th October at 1.00pm for a staff training event. Our sites will re-open at 8.00am on Wednesday 15th October.

If you require urgent medical assistance when the surgery is closed please contact 111 for advice or visit https://111.nhs.uk/ for online help. Local pharmacies will also be open, along with urgent care treatment centres. Please see our page for further information on these services.

In the event of a medical emergency please call 999.

Thank you.

13/10/2025

📞❗️Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing some technical issues with our telephone system, which may result in calls dropping out. This problem has been reported to our telephone provider, who has advised that it is part of a national issue currently under investigation.

We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience while the matter is resolved. We hope normal service will be restored as soon as possible.❗️📞

13/10/2025

Experiencing withdrawal symptoms from quitting smoking? There are lots of free tools, medications and therapies that can help - visit bit.ly/48kZUgr for more information.

12/10/2025

💉 NHS Flu Vaccination Clinics 💉

We’re holding walk-in flu vaccine clinics at:
📍 Victoria Medical Centre, Hartlepool, TS26 8DF

🗓 Clinic dates & times:
Tuesday 14th October 2025 – 9:00am to 4:30pm
Tuesday 21st October 2025 – 9:00am to 5:00pm

✅ These clinics are for McKenzie Group Practice patients only.
📲 Eligible patients will have received a text invitation.

The flu vaccine is recommended every year for people at higher risk of becoming seriously unwell from flu. You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you:

✅are 65 or over (including those turning 65 by 31 March 2026)

✅have certain long-term health conditions

✅are pregnant

✅live in a care home

✅are the main carer for an older/disabled person, or receive Carer’s Allowance

✅live with someone who has a weakened immune system

Protect yourself this winter - get vaccinated. 💙

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day.

Struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress or obsessions and compulsions?

NHS Talking Therapies can help. Your GP can refer you or refer yourself at http://nhs.uk/talk

10/10/2025

Many people use alcohol to relax but would you be able to relax if you knew all the facts? That drinking any amount of any kind of alcohol increases your risk of seven types of cancer. Find out more from and make the right choice 👉 bit.ly/44L9Zl0

09/10/2025

You've officially been a non-smoker for a week now, congratulations! Remember, if you need support, there's plenty here ➡️ bit.ly/4gEQ8HS 🙌