Kidderminster Medical Centre

11/07/2025

24/06/2025

‼️ A note about weight loss injections ‼️

We are receiving multiple requests for patients who are hoping to receive weight loss injections. There are very strict criteria to receive these on the NHS.

GPs can currently only prescribe these for weight loss to patients who have a body mass index (BMI, a measure of your weight against your height) of 40 or more, and also have 4 of the following medical conditions:

- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Dyslipidaemia (high cholesterol)
- Cardiovascular disease (stroke, heart attack, angina, peripheral vascular disease)
- Obstructive sleep apnoea
- Type 2 diabetes

If you do not have a BMI of 40+ and 4 of the conditions listed above, you will not be able to receive an NHS prescription for weight loss injections, please do not contact us about it. At some point next year, patients with a BMI of 35-39.9 will also qualify but they will still need to have been diagnosed with 4 of the above conditions.

We will be contacting those patients who are eligible in due course. If you do think that you may qualify, please wait for us to get in touch and please be aware we will only be authorised to prescribe the medication if you have already completed another weight loss programme (such as the NHS Digital Weight Management Service or the Diabetes Prevention Programme).

Thank you

23/06/2025

🩷 Girls and Women’s Health 🩷

🔗 Follow the link below for more information 🔗:

Although life expectancy for a woman is usually longer than for a man, statistics show women live with ill health for more of their lives than men.

20/06/2025

Are you:
🔹 A parent or primary carer of someone over 18?
🔹 Living in England?
🔹 Available for online meetings?

If so, you might be able to help with some research 👩🏻‍⚕️

19/06/2025

The Call I Just Took 📞

Our Reception teams work hard to answer the phone in a timely manner. Sometimes patients need more help or support which sometimes can take a little longer.

💙Please be patient with our staff.💙

Receptionists are not ‘just admin’ — they are patient advocates, navigating complex systems to get people the care they need. They are the gateway to the cli...

16/06/2025

This week is Learning Disability week! 🎉

All of our surgery websites have a dedicated LD page with information in easy read and links to useful resources.

The theme this year is “Do you see me?” Which is all about people with a learning disability being seen, heard and valued.

Say hello to Michael 👋🏼

Michael is challenging the barriers people with a learning disability face every day.

Say hello to Michael. 👋He's a Mencap Myth Buster, business owner, and is competing in the Boccia events at the Special Olympics for Great Britain this week ...

11/06/2025

10/06/2025

☕️Carers Coffee Morning☕️
Location: Kidderminster Medical Centre
Date: 12th June 2025
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm

09/06/2025

‼️If you are eligible for the Spring COVID vaccination but have not yet been vaccinated then you can visit the Worcestershire Wellbeing roving van at The Community Centre, The Walshes, Linden Avenue, Stourport On Severn, DY14 0EG on Thursday 12th June between 10am-3pm.‼️

No appointment needed, just turn up.☺️

09/06/2025

💛 Loneliness Awareness Week 💛

Feeling lonely is completely normal. Many of us can feel lonely. Please remember it’s nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed about.
Sometimes admitting we feel lonely can be hard but it’s important to remember that many others experience similar feelings of loneliness and this feeling can pass.

If you are feeling lonely or know someone who is there are plenty of affordable actions you can take, such as: 🚶🏼‍♂️Going for a walk with someone
☕️Inviting someone out for a coffee and a chat
🎳Finding out about affordable events nearby
🧘🏻‍♀️Going along to a gym class or joining a sports team
🧠Joining a society or local community group to meet like-minded people
🫂Reaching out to those around you so you can both feel the benefits of in-person social connection

To find more advice follow the link below🔗:

https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/lifes-challenges/loneliness/

15/05/2025

💙 Worcester Association Of Carers are having a Legal Session for Parent Carers 💙
This is a really helpful session with updates on Trusts, Deputyship, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Tax planning, Home ownership. Particularly useful for parent carers of teenagers or young adults with learning disabilities.

Date: 17th June 2025
Time: 10:30AM-1:00PM
Location: Join Online via Zoom or The Office Canteen, Unit 9, Great Western Business Park, Worcester, WR4 9GN
Please note- the meeting room is up a flight of stairs.

🔗For more information follow the link below🔗:

What the future holds feels especially challenging at the moment: ‘We don’t know, what we don’t know!’ and protecting the family can be expensive and daunting. Join Solicitor Chris Milne and WAC for all the essentials for Parent Carers including: Trusts, Deputyship, Wills, Lasting Powers of ...