Riverside Medical Centre

12/05/2026

We will be closed for staff training this afternoon (Tuesday 12th May) from 12:30pm and will reopen as normal tomorrow. If you need medical help after this time please utilise pharmacy first services, 111 or A&E in an emergency. Many thanks.

10/05/2026

A huge congratulations to Dr Wren and Dr Pinkerton-Smith for their incredible fundraising efforts! 🎉👏
Dr Wren recently completed the 5K Race for Life, while Dr Pinkerton-Smith took on the amazing Trek 13 challenge, walking 13 miles in support of the Alzheimer’s Society. 💜
We are so proud of their dedication, not only to our patients but also to supporting such important causes in the wider community.
Well done both — a fantastic achievement! 🌟

14/04/2026

We will be closed for staff training this afternoon (Tuesday 14th April) from 12:30pm and will reopen as normal tomorrow. If you need medical help after this time please utilise pharmacy first services, 111 or A&E in an emergency. Many thanks.

08/04/2026

We would like to inform our patients that resident doctors (also known as junior doctors) may be taking part in industrial action (strike action) from 7am Tuesday 7th April until 7am 13th April.

What does this mean for patients?
We will be short of doctors appointments during this time as we anticipate our trainee GPs and F2 doctors will be taking part in the strike action. If your problem is not urgent please consider booking a routine appointment.
Senior GPs and other healthcare professionals will still be working to maintain essential services.

Appointments
Urgent and essential appointments will continue
Some routine or non-urgent appointments may be delayed or rearranged

If your appointment needs to be changed, we will contact you directly

Prescriptions and Test Results
Repeat prescriptions will continue to be processed
Test results may take longer than usual to be reviewed

When to seek help
If you have an urgent medical problem, please contact the practice as usual
For life-threatening emergencies, call 999 or attend A&E
You may also be advised to use NHS 111 for urgent advice

Why is strike action happening?
Resident doctors are taking strike action following national discussions about pay, working conditions, and patient safety. These decisions are made at a national level, not by individual GP practices.

Our commitment to you
We understand this may be frustrating, and we thank you for your patience and understanding. Our team remains committed to providing safe and effective care throughout this period.
If you have any concerns about your care, please speak to a member of our reception team.

31/03/2026

We'll be at The Rayleigh Club for an event dedicated to women’s health and wellbeing and we'd love to see you there. Come along and ask questions to our experts about a range of issues affecting women's health and wellbeing.

Topics include:
✔ Menopause advice
✔ Endometriosis support
✔ Breast check advice

There will also be some freebies for you to pick up!

📅 Tuesday 31st March
📍 The Rayleigh Golf Club function room
⏰ 1:30pm – 4:00pm

Find out more:
🌐 www.rayleighanddistrictpcn.nhs.uk/events

27/03/2026

We are delighted to announce that Rochford District Council voted to approve a new branch surgery of Riverside Medical Centre. Thank you to Hullbridge Parish Council and Mark Francois for their help in getting this approved.

19/03/2026

Update on Meningitis outbreak with some helpful advice.

There is currently an outbreak of meningococcal disease (MenB) in Kent. This blog post includes information on MenB and this outbreak, what to do if you are affected and where you can get antibiotics and who is being offered a vaccine.

03/03/2026

We will be closed for staff training from 12:30pm this afternoon (Tuesday 3rd March) and will reopen at 8am tomorrow. If you need medical help after this time please call 111 or in an emergency call 999 or attend A&E. Remember to also utilise pharmacy services who can provide treatment for certain conditions (sore throat, ear infections, sinusitis, shingles, UTI insect bites, impetigo).

22/01/2026

Wow! We are blown away by all the support for our petition so far. Over 800 signatures! Thank you so much. If anyone doesn’t have access to the online petition or would like to sign in person we do have a paper copy available in reception as well.

20/01/2026

Our planning application to allow the Sales Office on High Elms Park to be turned into a branch GP surgery has now been submitted to Rochford Council and is available to view. Application number: 25/00885/FUL. https://maps.rochford.gov.uk/DevelopmentControl.aspx?RequestType=ParseTemplate&template=DevelopmentControlSearch.tmplt

We need your support to get this through. Please sign our petition and share to the residents of Hullbridge if you are in support of expanding the surgery. Many Thanks.

https://c.org/yZFYnXKvpp

Support expansion of Riverside Medical Centre

16/12/2025

We would like to inform our patients that resident doctors (also known as junior doctors) may be taking part in industrial action (strike action) from 7am Wednesday 17th December until 7am on Monday 22nd December.

What does this mean for patients?
We will be short of doctors appointments during this time as we anticipate our trainee GPs and F2 doctors will be taking part in the strike action. If your problem is not urgent please consider booking a routine appointment.
Senior GPs and other healthcare professionals will still be working to maintain essential services.

Appointments
Urgent and essential appointments will continue
Some routine or non-urgent appointments may be delayed or rearranged

If your appointment needs to be changed, we will contact you directly

Prescriptions and Test Results
Repeat prescriptions will continue to be processed
Test results may take longer than usual to be reviewed

When to seek help
If you have an urgent medical problem, please contact the practice as usual
For life-threatening emergencies, call 999 or attend A&E
You may also be advised to use NHS 111 for urgent advice

Why is strike action happening?
Resident doctors are taking strike action following national discussions about pay, working conditions, and patient safety. These decisions are made at a national level, not by individual GP practices.

Our commitment to you
We understand this may be frustrating, and we thank you for your patience and understanding. Our team remains committed to providing safe and effective care throughout this period.
If you have any concerns about your care, please speak to a member of our reception team.