Brookroyd Surgery

20/03/2026

20/03/2026

With our best wishes to any patients who are celebrating today or over the weekend.

20/03/2026

Kirklees Council’s Public Health Team is launching a mobile cervical screening unit to help make screening more accessible across Kirklees.
For more information about cervical screening: Search for NHS cervical screening

https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/cervical-screening/

17/03/2026

For more information regarding meningitis symptoms and how to protect yourself please see the following website.

https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/31/what-is-meningitis-symptoms-risks-and-how-to-protect-yourself/

Several vaccines offered free of charge by the NHS can help protect against certain causes of meningitis and septicaemia:

MenB vaccine: For babies given at 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 1 year
6-in-1 vaccine: For babies given at 8, 12 and 16 weeks
Pneumococcal vaccine: Two doses for babies given at 16 weeks and 1 year; single dose for adults aged 65+
Hib/MenC vaccine: For babies given at 1 year (if born on or before 30 June 2024)
MMR vaccine: For babies given at 1 year, with a second dose at 18 months
MenACWY vaccine: For teenagers aged 13 to 14
The Men B vaccine does not protect against all MenB bacterium types. This is why we always raise awareness of signs and symptoms alongside the available vaccines.

The MenB vaccine was added to the NHS immunisation schedule for infants in 2015, providing protection for babies and young children in the UK. It is separate from the MenACWY.

If you are a teenager or young adult born before 1 May 2015, you will not have received the MenB vaccine as part of the NHS schedule. There is no NHS catch up programme for the MenB vaccine for this age range, only in the area of the outbreak.

The MenB vaccine can be accessed privately through high street pharmacies, private GP providers and travel clinics. For those aged over 2 years, the vaccination course consists of 2 doses.

16/03/2026

https://travelaware.campaign.gov.uk/spiking-and-methanol-poisoning/

13/03/2026

We are urging parents and carers to check their child’s vaccination status and ensure they are fully protected against measles by having the MMR or MMRV vaccine.

Despite the availability of a safe and highly effective vaccine, measles remains a significant global health risk. In 2023, an estimated 107,500 measles-related deaths occurred worldwide, mostly among unvaccinated or under vaccinated children under the age of five.

Measles spreads very easily, particularly among children who have not had the MMR or MMRV vaccine:

• Nine out of ten unvaccinated children can catch measles from an infected classmate
• One in five children who catch measles will require a hospital visit
• One in fifteen will experience serious complications, such as meningitis or sepsis
• Children who are not fully vaccinated and who come into contact with measles may be excluded from school or nursery for up to 21 days under public health guidance, meaning they could miss school if they are not protected
We strongly advise you to:

• Check you and your child’s vaccination record
• Make sure your child has had two doses of MMR or MMRV
• Contact your GP surgery as soon as possible if you or your child is not fully vaccinated

Did you know? Parents not wishing their child to have the porcine gelatine-containing MMR/MMRV vaccine can ask their GP practice for an alternative option.

Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself from measles and to help prevent disruption to your home life, work and to your child’s education. If you need further information or support, your GP practice will be happy to assist.

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

From 1st January MMRV will be offered as part of the routine immunisation scheduled to protect your child from
measles
mumps
rubella
chickenpox
Please see the attached leaflet for further information..
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692f107b2a37784b16ecf8aa/UKHSA_13469_A5_MMRV_leaflet_12_WEB.pdf

06/03/2026

We are holding our annual Easter Egg collection for our local food bank. The Magic Wishing Well. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks