Priory GP Practice CIC

22/12/2025

Priory Surgery Christmas Opening story - see main post for more information.

22/12/2025

🎄🎅 C H R I S T M A S & N E W
Y E A R O P E N I N G 🎅🎄

As you may expect, the surgery will be closed on the bank holidays, and our usual Wednesday afternoon closures remain in place. Please see the full info below ⬇️

🔵 Wednesday 24th December - Urgent care only.
12.45 closure.
*Springhill site only*

🔴 Thursday 25th December - Closed
🔴 Friday 26th December - Closed

🟢 Monday 29th December - Open
🟢 Tuesday 30th December - Open

🔵 Wednesday 31st December - Urgent Care only.
12.45 closure.
*Holywood site only*

🔴 Thursday 1st January - Closed

🟢 Friday 2nd January - Normal Opening Hours

🎄We wish all our patients Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵♦️🟢
www.priorysurgery.co.uk

09/12/2025

📢❗️ W E E K C O M M E N C I N G
8 T H D E C ❗️📢

Owing to ongoing reduced staffing levels in our reception & GP teams:

🕔 The doors will close at 5pm, rather than 5:30pm on Tues 9th, Thurs 11th & Fri 12th.

☎️ The phone lines remain open until 5.30pm as usual.

❌️ We will be operating a reduced service for same day GP appointments on Friday 12th December.

Many thanks for your understanding at this time.

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵 🔷️ 🔵
www.priorysurgery.co.uk

02/12/2025

🚨🤒 G P S I C K N E S S 🤒🚨

Like many out there, our staff are also suffering with winter illnesses. This is impacting our GP team.

Tomorrow, Wednesday 3rd December, we will be operating a reduced service for GP appointments.

Remember many ailments can be treated by community pharmacies, including using their pharmacy first scheme. If you query is not urgent, please consider waiting until later in the week or next week to contact us.

Many thanks for your support.

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵 🔷️ 🔵
www.priorysurgery.co.uk

30/11/2025

🪑🕉 C H A I R Y O G A 🕉🪑

North Down Community Network - NDCN run many different classes each week - see attached weekly schedule.

Check out their chair yoga sessions - this is open to all ages and abilities. If your mobility is reduced, this could be for you. It would reap rewards, especially for those with long term pain.

📆 Mondays
🕦 11.30-12.30
📍 Trinity Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Bangor

Source: NDCN

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵🔷️🔵
www.priorysurgery.co.uk

27/11/2025

📢 R E M I N D E R 📢

📢❗️ M O N D A Y 2 4 T H &
F R I D A Y 2 8 T H N O V ❗️📢

**Post updated due to incorrect dates originally**

Owing to ongoing reduced staffing levels in our reception & GP teams:
🕔 The doors will close at 5pm, rather than 5:30pm on Monday 24th November.
❌️ The Priory site will close at 12:45 on Friday 28/11/25.

This means for Friday 28/11/25:
📍 any same day face to face GP appointments will take place at the Springhill site.
📍 any samples planned to be dropped off at the Priory site, need to be brought before 12:45. Otherwise these can be dropped off at the Springhill site in the afternoon, or brought on another day.
📍 any prescriptions due to be collected on Friday from Holywood should be collected before 12.45, or can be collected from Springhill in the afternoon.

Many thanks for your understanding at this time.

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵 🔷️ 🔵
www.priorysurgery.co.uk

26/11/2025

📝🎓 S T A F F T R A I N I N G
A F T E R N O O N C L O S U R E 🎓📝

The surgery will close at 12:45pm on Thursday 27th November for our bimonthly regional training for our staff.

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵 🔷️ 🔵
www.priorysurgery.co.uk

20/11/2025

📢❗️ M O N D A Y 2 4 T H &
F R I D A Y 2 8 T H N O V ❗️📢

**Post updated due to incorrect dates originally**

Owing to ongoing reduced staffing levels in our reception & GP teams:
🕔 The doors will close at 5pm, rather than 5:30pm on Monday 24th November.
❌️ The Priory site will close at 12:45 on Friday 28/11/25.

This means for Friday 28/11/25:
📍 any same day face to face GP appointments will take place at the Springhill site.
📍 any samples planned to be dropped off at the Priory site, need to be brought before 12:45. Otherwise these can be dropped off at the Springhill site in the afternoon, or brought on another day.
📍 any prescriptions due to be collected on Friday from Holywood should be collected before 12.45, or can be collected from Springhill in the afternoon.

Many thanks for your understanding at this time.

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵 🔷️ 🔵
www.priorysurgery.co.uk

18/11/2025

🤒🤧 S T A F F S I C K N E S S 🤒🤧

18/11/25

Winter illness season is upon us and unfortunately our team have been hit. The current level of staff sickness in our reception team is now impacting our service. This means longer waits for phone calls to be answered.

❗️Please consider delaying our call until next week, if it is not time sensitive.

🌐 Please make use of our online triage appointment request service via our website, available until 1pm everyday:
https://www.priorysurgery.co.uk/appointments

We expect this to last the rest of the week (18/11/25-21/11/25). Many thanks for your understanding at this time.

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵🔷️🔵
www.priorysurgery.co.uk

08/11/2025

🥰🧠 S E L F C O M P A S S I O N 🧠🥰

South Eastern Recovery College hosting Zoom sessions on exploring self compassion.

📆 18th and 25th November
🕙 10:30am to 11:45am

To register:
📧 Recovery.College@setrust.hscni.net or
☎️ 02890413872

Source: South Eastern Recovery College

Priory GP Practice CIC 🔵 🔷️ 🔵
www.priorysurgery.co.uk