Lambourn Surgery

23/12/2025

17/12/2025

17/12/2025

Need quick NHS advice for your child. Have a look at the “Healthier Together” website. A resource for patients living or registered with a practice in West Berkshire. Personalise the advice with your postcode and the age of your child or young person. It covers all common illnesses including mental health and gives excellent on advice on when to be worried and when to seek help. Also available as an app on Google play or the App Store

Improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

16/12/2025

There are many cases of Flu circulating at the moment as you will have seen in the news: Please see the link below as to where and when to seek help for your symptoms.
Flu will normally get better on its own but you can seek help from a pharmacist to help with treatment advice and remedies. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections and they will not speed up recovery.
If you are worried, please check the website below or call 111 for advice, before calling us to ensure we can prioritise those with the most urgent health needs.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/flu/

10/12/2025

It’s okay not to be okay.

If you need help with your own or someone else's mental health, call the free 24/7 mental health line on 111 and select option 2 for help and support or visit www.111.nhs.uk.

You can also find a list of mental health resources and support on our website 👇
https://cios.icb.nhs.uk/help-us/your-mental-health/

09/12/2025

FINAL FLU / COVID CLINIC

WEDNESDAY 10TH DECEMBER

We are holding our final flu / covid clinic tomorrow and still have a few appointments left. If you are eligible and would like to book an appointment, please call the surgery on 01488 72299 and our Care Navigators will be able to book you in.

09/12/2025

A very kind patient has gifted us this fantastic cake to enjoy. As you wish to remain anonymous we hope this 'thank you' reaches you and you know how grateful the Surgery Team are.

04/12/2025

Please allow us a few extra days when placing any repeat prescription requests required before the
Christmas and New Year breaks. This is to allow time for any supply issues to be resolved.
OUT OF HOURS - Please call NHS 111 or use 111 online for all medical advice when we are closed or 999 for emergencies

27/11/2025

Your GP or health professional may not give you a prescription for minor common illnesses such as:
Coughs and colds

Indigestion and heartburn

Other minor conditions like fever and aches and sprains, headache, period pain and back pain.

However, you can buy over the counter medicines from your local pharmacy to keep you well and healthy in treating these common illnesses. Remember, antibiotics won’t cure a cough or cold.

The video explains how patients may not be able to get a prescription from a GP to stay well but there are alternative ways to get treatment such as purchasi...

25/11/2025

For some people, symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can feel more noticeable or harder to manage during the winter.

But small things can help:

🔵 try some physical activity – anything that gets you moving
🔵 make the most of natural light – getting outside or sitting near windows
🔵 plan for tougher days – shifting stressful tasks or building in more rest

There’s also treatment available if you’re finding things really tough – such as light therapy, talking therapies or medication.

Find out more ➡️ www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/overview/