Bancroft Medical Centre

22/08/2025

22/08/2025

‼️We are excited to share an important opportunity for Bancroft patients. Living Well Taking Control is hosting a free webinar on Blood Pressure and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention on Wednesday 10th September 2025, from 12:00pm to 12:40pm.

‼️This webinar is timed to align with Know Your Numbers! Week (organised by Blood Pressure UK), a key time to encourage patients to check their blood pressure and understand its link to health risks, including type 2 diabetes. It’s a chance for eligible patients to learn:
⚫️How managing blood pressure can reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes.
⚫️What the Diabetes Prevention Programme offers, including practical tips on healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, and sleep.
⚫️Inspiring stories and a Q&A with our health coaches.

Patients can register and join the webinar here:
⚫️https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blood-pressure-week-and-diabetes-prevention-tickets-1576657287389?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/08/2025

🏥 You're Invited!
Join Our Patient Participation Group (PPG) Meeting
📅 Date: Thursday, 4th September 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
💻 Location: Online via Microsoft Teams

💬 Your Voice Matters!
Join us to:

Share your views

Ask questions

Help shape and improve our services

This is a great opportunity to work alongside our team to make a positive impact in your local healthcare community.

🔗 Join the Meeting
Click the link below to join the PPG meeting:

Meeting ID: 337 101 319 498 6
Passcode: uP7ZM7BU

25/07/2025

🔈HENRY supports families to provide the best possible start in life for babies and children.

⚫️Parents and carers of children under 5, sign up now for your FREE summer workshop to understand and tackle your little one’s fussy eating behaviours.

https://www.henry.org.uk/fussyeating

25/07/2025

🔈New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College launched by Hertfordshire Partnership University Mental Health Foundation Trust

⚫️Free for anyone 18+ living in Hertfordshire

⚫️Enroll and book a course now at https://www.newleafcollege.co.uk/Courses/Book-A-Course

25/07/2025

25/06/2025

As of 23rd June, it has been announced that GPs are now able to prescribe Mounjaro (Tirzepatide). However, in Hertfordshire, a specialist weight management service is being commissioned specifically for this purpose. This service is expected to be operational by September.

Please note:
⚠️Your GP surgery will not be prescribing this medication for weight loss.⚠️

Eligibility Criteria for Year 1 of the Programme:

To be considered for the service, you must meet the following criteria:
A BMI over 40

AND

At least 4 out of the following 5 conditions:
Hypertension
Dyslipidaemia
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)
Type 2 Diabetes

⚠️ Important: This update does not affect anyone currently receiving Tirzepatide as part of their Type 2 diabetes care.⚠️

For more information about weight loss injections and how prescribing is being implemented in primary care within our local area, please refer to the link below:

https://www.hertsandwestessex.ics.nhs.uk/your-health-and-care/stay-well/weight-management/weight-loss-injections/

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/about-the-council/news/news-archive/weight-loss-injectables

20/06/2025

We’re on the lookout for a Reception Lead to join our team!
If you’ve got the experience and enthusiasm for the role – or know someone who’d be a great fit – click the link below to find out more and how to apply.

https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e765c1ad14d24c1e&from=shareddesktop_copy

18/06/2025

‼️Cervical Screening Awareness Week ‼️

Please visit https://eveappeal.org.uk/information-and-advice/preventing-cancer/facts-and-tips-for-cervical-screening/ for further information.

18/06/2025

‼️Cervical Screening Awareness Week ‼️

✔️What is Cervical Screening?

Cervical screening helps prevent cervical cancer. It is a test for high-risk HPV. This is the common virus which causes nearly all cervical cancers.

✔️When should I go for Cervical Screening?

Cervical screening starts at the age of 25 in the UK. You will get an invitation letter near your 25th birthday for a cervical screening test. You can then contact your GP surgery to book your appointment. You will be sent an invite for screening every three to five years until the age of 50 (depending where you live in the UK). Then the letters will be sent every five years until the age of 64. If you are 65 or over and have not had a screening test since you were 50; you will also receive an invitation. If you have high-risk HPV or any cervical cell changes you will be checked more often.

If you are trans and registered as male with your GP surgery you may not get an invite in the post. If you have a cervix you are still at risk of cervical cancer. You can book your screening by calling the GP surgery.

✔️ Smear Tests are not always easy, but they are important. Your health matters - and we're here to help.

04/06/2025

‼️Loneliness Awareness Week 2025 takes place from 9th-15th June, presenting a valuable opportunity to address the growing concern of loneliness. This year's theme, "Meeting Loneliness Together," emphasizes reducing the stigma around this natural human emotion and encourages collective efforts to foster connections.‼️

Loneliness is a feeling most of us will experience - but stigma keeps us silent. Together we can talk about loneliness, understand loneliness, challenge stigma, and create space for honest discussion. Hosted by Marmalade Trust, Loneliness Awareness Week has thousands of people across the UK and globally getting involved. From street parties to coffee mornings – businesses, community groups, charities, and individuals can use this as an opportunity to showcase how they help people connect. Visit www.lonelinessawarenessweek.org to learn more