Orchard Surgery Kegworth & Gotham

19/02/2026

17/02/2026

17/02/2026

📢 OPENING HOURS UPDATE 📢
Orchard Surgery, Gotham
From Monday 2nd March 2026, we are making a small change to our opening hours at Gotham.
⭐ What’s changing? ⭐
👉 Wednesday: Closing at 1:00pm
👉 Thursday: Now open all day until 6:00pm
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🕒 Practice Opening Hours
✅ Monday: 08:30–18:00
✅ Tuesday: 08:30–18:00
✅ Wednesday: 08:30–13:00
✅ Thursday: 08:30–18:00
✅ Friday: 08:30–18:00
💊 Dispensary Opening Hours
Monday: 8:30am–1:00pm & 2:00pm–6:00pm
Tuesday: 8:30am–1:00pm & 2:00pm–6:00pm
Wednesday: 8:30am–1:00pm
Thursday: 8:30am–1:00pm & 2:00pm–6:00pm
Friday: 8:30am–1:00pm & 2:00pm–6:00pm
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☎️ Phone Lines Stay the Same
Our phone lines are open 08:00–18:30, Monday to Friday, and are answered across both Kegworth & Gotham sites — so you can still contact us during these times.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support 💚
Orchard Surgery, Kegworth & Gotham

12/02/2026

The Practice will be CLOSED for staff training on Thursday 12th
February from 12.30pm and will reopen as normal at 8.00am Friday 13th February as normal.

We apologise for any inconvenience.
For Medical advice Ring 111 or go to 111.nhs.uk online

For urgent medical treatment:
Urgent Care Centre at Loughborough, Hospital Way,
Loughborough, LE11 5JY

IF YOU HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY DIAL 999

03/02/2026

📊 DNA (did not attend) figures for January 2026📅
👇Below is the Number of Missed Appointments in January 2026 for Orchard Surgery Kegworth & Gotham sites.
This includes, but is not limited to;
Blood Tests, GP Appointments, Nurse Annual Reviews, Physiotherapy Appointments, ECG's, Practice Pharmacy Appointments, Dressings, Child Immunisations and more
✅ 4645 appointments were made
✅ 208 Appointments were missed.
✅ 4773 minutes of clinicians’ time was lost.
✅ Approximately £6,240 to the NHS was lost.
We would like to remind our patients to please attend any booked appointments on time. If you are unable to attend, you can cancel/rebook your appointment by:
☎ Contacting Reception
📱 Using the SMS Cancel option if you have appointment reminders via text
💻 Using the Online services
If you need to cancel or rebook an appointment, please try to give as much notice as possible, this can allow other patients to use that appointment time instead which helps during busy periods.
✨Thank You! ✨

27/01/2026

Bowel cancer screening in England is improving. Find out how ⬇
FIT kits, sent to everyone aged between 50 and 74, will now checked at a lower threshold.

This means smaller amounts of blood in poo samples can be spotted — helping to find signs of cancer earlier, treatment can be more successful.

It’s the same simple test, just better at picking things up even earlier. Most people who use their kit won’t need further tests.
When your kit arrives, put it by the loo. Don’t put it off.

Read more about bowel cancer screening: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and.../bowel-cancer-screening/

27/01/2026

Jess’s Rule is a primary care initiative to encourage GPs teams to rethink a diagnosis if a patient presents three times with the same symptoms or concerns, particularly if symptoms unexpectedly persist, escalate, or remain unexplained. It is led by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England and is supported by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

Jess’s story
Jessica Brady passed away due to cancer in December 2020 at the age of 27. In the 5 months leading up to her death, Jess had 20 consultations with her GP practice, and her cancer had not been diagnosed. Jess was then admitted to hospital with stage 4 adenocarcinoma and passed shortly afterwards. Since then, Jess’s family have campaigned for primary care staff to elevate a patient’s case for review after their third appointment with their practice about a condition or symptom.

What is Jess’s Rule?
Jess’s Rule asks GP teams to ‘reflect, review and rethink’ if a patient presents three times with the same or escalating symptoms.

To read more - please see the link below:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/jesss-rule-three-strikes-and-we-rethink/

07/01/2026

🌸 Menopause Support Session – Kegworth 🌸

We’d like to let our patients know about an upcoming Menopause Support Session being delivered by our Social Prescribing Team.

Rushcliffe Menopause Café – Kegworth
📍 Kegworth Village Hall, Nottingham Road, Kegworth DE74 2FH

📅 Date: Saturday 28th February
👥 Spaces available: 60 (currently only 10 booked)

This session is designed to offer information, support and a safe space to talk about menopause. It’s being held on a Saturday to make it more accessible for women who work during the week.

We encourage anyone who would like further support or information around menopause to book a place.

🔗 Booking link:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rushcliffe-menopause-cafe-kegworth-tickets-1977381172316?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please feel free to share this post so it reaches anyone who may benefit 💙

Part of the Social Prescribing Hub, free satellite sessions run across Rushcliffe to support health, wellbeing and social connections.

07/01/2026

📊 DNA (did not attend) figures for December 2025📅
👇Below is the Number of Missed Appointments in December 2025 for Orchard Surgery Kegworth & Gotham sites.
This includes, but is not limited to;
Blood Tests, GP Appointments, Nurse Annual Reviews, Physiotherapy Appointments, ECG's, Practice Pharmacy Appointments, Dressings, Child Immunisations and more
✅ 4495 appointments were made
✅ 198 Appointments were missed.
✅ 3318 minutes of clinicians’ time was lost.
✅ Approximately £5,940 to the NHS was lost.
We would like to remind our patients to please attend any booked appointments on time. If you are unable to attend, you can cancel/rebook your appointment by:
☎ Contacting Reception
📱 Using the SMS Cancel option if you have appointment reminders via text
💻 Using the Online services
If you need to cancel or rebook an appointment, please try to give as much notice as possible, this can allow other patients to use that appointment time instead which helps during busy periods.
✨Thank You! ✨

07/01/2026

📣 Social Prescribing Drop-In Sessions 📣

We’re pleased to let our patients know that our Social Prescribing Team will be running regular drop-in sessions at the practice.

🗓 First session: Tuesday 13th January at Kegworth
⏰ Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm
📍 Location: At the practice
✅ No appointment needed

After this, sessions will take place every second Tuesday of each month.

If you’d like support with wellbeing, community services, lifestyle changes or local support options, feel free to pop in and have a chat with the team.

Please share to help spread the word 💙