McKenzie Group Practice

27/01/2026

ISSUE RESOLVED 8.40AM - We are experiencing difficulties with access to Wynyard Road Surgery this morning. This will impact on physical access to the building. Phone lines will still be accessible through other sites. We are in the process of trying to resolve this as a matter of urgency.

21/01/2026

We are a Research Active practice.

This means you may be asked to be involved in a research study. Carrying out research helps us to keep improving health and social care.
You are free to choose whether or not to take part in any study you are approached about.

You can learn more about research studies by visiting https://www.bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/

21/01/2026

You can now get messages about your cervical screening via the NHS App. You can also get your results faster!

👉 Download the NHS App:
🍎 Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nhs-app/id1388411277
🤖 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nhs.online.nhsonline&pcampaignid=web_share

🛎️Make sure notifications are turned on.

💛 Stay informed and in control of your health.

14/01/2026

🎉 Celebrating 35 Years of Kath 🎉

Today we proudly celebrated Kath’s incredible 35 years of service at the practice as a Health Care Assistant at McKenzie Group Practice. This amazing milestone is a true reflection of her dedication, kindness, and commitment to patient care. Kath is truly one of a kind and we are so grateful for everything she does for our patients and the whole team. Huge congratulations Kath and thank you for being so wonderful! 💐💖

29/12/2025

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18/12/2025

Please find the details of our Christmas and New Year Opening Hours below. 🎅🎄☃️

18/12/2025

Enough repeat medication to last you over the festive bank holiday?💊

Don’t get caught short this Christmas and New Year!☃️

REMEMBER to order your repeat prescriptions in plenty of time.

Use the NHS App or visit your local pharmacy or GP surgery online ordering system.

Find pharmacy bank holiday opening hours here: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

18/12/2025

💊Be prepared over the festive holidays by keeping a well-stocked medicine cabinet at home.🏠

Paracetamol, plasters, indigestion remedy, allergy relief and anti-diarrhoea medicine are a good place to start!

Your local pharmacist can give you more advice.

Find pharmacy bank holiday opening hours here: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

15/12/2025

Feeling better can start today. Take your first step with the free NHS Healthy Choices quiz. Whether you want to eat better, move more, drink less or sleep deeper, there's a plan that can help. Visit 👉 nhs.uk/hcquiz

10/12/2025

📲In the NHS App, you can see messages from your health care providers.

✉️To make sure you get a notification when you have received a new message in your inbox your notification settings need to be turned on in your phone.

To do this, go to your account and select Settings.
🔔Then select Manage Notifications.
⚙️Select go to Device Settings.
✉️Select Allow notifications.

Once you've enabled notifications on your device, you need to reopen the NHS App.

Doing this confirms that you have registered to receive notifications.

For more information, go to nhs.uk/nhs-app.

https://youtu.be/R8otAic3xHY

In this video you can see how you can read your messages in the NHS App and manage notifications on your mobile phone to make sure you get a notification whe...

08/12/2025

The aim of is to raise awareness of the impact of grief and help normalise the conversations we all need to have with loved ones around death and dying. For more information visit thegoodgrieftrust.org.