Houghton Medical Group

11/08/2025

Starting cancer treatment can be a difficult time and you may have lots of questions.
To help you prepare, have a look at the information explaining different cancer treatments and what you can expect here

https://mywellbeingspacenca.nhs.uk/

11/08/2025

*IMPORTANT CHANGE*

Our Care Coordination Hub makes it easier for people to contact our community nursing teams 💙 supporting the NHS’s vision to bring care closer to home 🏡

📞 Call 0191 565 6100 to reach:

👉 Recovery at Home & Urgent Community Response
👉 Hospital at Home (virtual wards)
👉 Frailty Nurses
👉 District Nursing Teams

08/08/2025

HPV Often has no symptoms
You may not know that you have it
That’s why the NHS offers HPV Vaccination and cervical screening to help prevent cervical cancer.

Find out more
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https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-cancer/

08/08/2025

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Did you know you can manage repeat prescriptions in the NHS App?

You can easily choose where your prescriptions are sent. So, if you know you'll be away from home or you are moving home, you can change your nominated pharmacy from within the app.
You can also order your prescription at any time that suits you. There’s no need to wait to join a telephone queue or wait until the GP surgery opens.

It’s easy to use, and, if you hit a snag, you can go to ‘Help’ in the top right-hand corner of the app or visit nhs.uk/helpmeapp.
Find out more about the NHS App at: www.nhs.uk/nhsapp.

Download the NHS App, or open the NHS website in a web browser, to set up and log in to your NHS account. Owned and run by the NHS, your NHS account is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services online.

07/08/2025

Maintaining a healthy balanced diet and eating nutritious food is really important, especially if you have or have had cancer.

Cancer treatment can affect your appetite, your taste or leave you finding it hard to swallow and digest food.

To find out how to eat well with cancer visit

https://mywellbeingspacenca.nhs.uk/

04/08/2025

04/08/2025

Unexplained abdominal pain?
Jaundice?
Unintended weight loss?

These could be signs of gallbladder cancer. Don’t ignore the symptoms and contact your GP today.

04/08/2025

https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision/

You can opt in or out of becoming an organ donor by registering on the NHS Organ Donor Register

It takes minutes.

‘Whatever you decide, please talk to your loved ones. They will always be consulted, and can overturn your decision if they aren't sure what you want’

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You can opt in or opt out of becoming an organ donor by registering on the NHS Organ Donor Register. Register in minutes!

01/08/2025

Summer activity with Joe Wicks' and his Activators! ☀️Keep your kids moving this summer with Joe's new series, 'Activate'.

Five minute, fun, high-energy workouts every week on The Body Coach YouTube channel. Perfect for keeping kids healthy and happy!

01/08/2025

Measles is highly contagious and can cause serious illness at any age.

The MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best way to protect yourself and others.

Read more: http://nhs.uk/MMR

31/07/2025

🧠 MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS 🖤

💧 Men cry.
💔 Men break down.
😰 Men get anxiety.
😟 Men feel insecure.
🗣️ Men get abused.
💬 Men have emotions.
🧩 Men have mental illnesses.

It’s not “unmanly” to struggle. 💪

🤝 Let’s support men.
🙌 Let’s encourage men.
🚫 Don’t belittle or silence men.
🧍‍♂️ Men struggle too.

🗨️ YOU ARE NOT ALONE. COME TALK WITH US.

Join Andy’s Man Club Sunderland – a 💥free💥, confidential space for men to talk, listen, and support each other.
No judgment. Just real talk. 👊

📍 Beacon of Light 🏟️
Stadium Park, Sunderland, SR5 1SN

📍 Kayll Road Library 📚
Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7AP

🕖 Every Monday at 7 PM (excluding bank holidays)
💙 No referrals. No sign-up. Just show up.

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31/07/2025

*Important Notice*

We are having our router replaced at some point today 31.7.25 our desktop phones will be unavailable for a brief period however, calls should divert to our practice mobile.
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We do hope this runs smoothly and does not cause disruption.

Thanks for your cooperation and understanding.

If you do have issues contacting the survey by telephone please use NHS 111 or submit an E Consult through the practice website.