Bentham Medical Practice

21/11/2025

Struggling with the NHS app? We have Abi, the wonderful Digital Lead for our Primary Care network. Feel free to come see her between the hours of 10am to 12pm on Monday the 24th with your smart phone and ID!

🤩And finally, we'd like to introduce ... drum roll ... Abi Staveley🤩

Abi is our newly appointed PCN Manager & Digital Lead. Many of you will know Abi locally, and from the 8 years she spent managing the Lunesdale GP Surgery.

In this role, Abi focuses on the smooth running of the PCN — covering staffing, HR, contracts, financials, targets, and the Covid vaccination programme. She supports and develops collaborative working across the three GP practices and helps to keep the Western Dales PCN and its patients firmly on the map as we navigate changes that may come with the NHS 10-year plan!

"We have huge potential as a shared resource, and I’m keen to make that support as valuable, joined up, and seamless as possible".

Alongside that, Abi helps us make better use of digital tools and smarter ways of working — ideally the kind that save time, improve patient care, and reduce the collective urge to throw computers out of windows!

When Abi is not talking about transformation, she can be found brushing up on her negotiation and patience skills - courtesy of two very opinionated terriers - and getting lost in the dales - usually both at the same time!

Abi is really looking forward to catching up with everyone, hearing your ideas, and getting stuck in. As well as getting to meet more of you face to face as we navigate the NHS App together - Abi will be running some drop-in sessions so do keep an eye out for dates and times.

❤️Please share our Western Dales PCN page so that more patients and community groups keep in touch with what we're doing and what's happening locally ❤️

Ever thought you'd see your doctor dressed in a Christmas Jumper or impersonating the Grinch?! ... watch this space 😉

21/11/2025

🎄The Grinch may be plotting, but not on our watch!

We have one festive mission: raise some money for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day appeal.

In 3 weeks time, on Thursday 11th December, staff from across all 3 GP Practices in the PCN will be ditching their uniform - making a donation for the privilege - and putting on their best Christmas Jumpers!

There will be pictures 📸 😜

Let us out-festive the Grinch across Sedbergh, Kirkby Lonsdale and Bentham, bring some joy to our communities, and support children who need it most this Christmas.

🎄🎅🏻🤶

21/11/2025

🥳Lovely to put another face to a name: Kim - our General Practice Assistant (GPA) in Bentham🥳

We have a General Practice Assistant in each of the 3 Practices, and although funding is provided by the PCN, they are employed directly by the Practice itself.

So what does a GPA do?
Their role includes performing administrative tasks like sorting clinical mail and preparing paperwork, and in some cases, basic clinical duties such as taking blood pressure, urine dips, and ECGs. The role aims to support GPs by handling routine tasks, allowing them to focus on patient care and reducing their administrative burden. Other duties include arranging patient appointments and referrals, extracting information for patient records, and providing basic health promotion advice.

21/11/2025

Don't forget! next week we have Abi, our PCN Digital Lead who will be in the surgery to help with getting set up on the NHS app! Abi will be here from 10am to 12 noon on hand to help with 1-1 support available. Bring your Smart phone/Tablet and some ID on Monday 24th November

We have a wonderful new Digital Lead from our PCN coming to help anyone who may need help setting up their NHS App. Feel Free to come and see Abi on the 24th Nov or 8th Dec if you need a kick start with the app :)

11/11/2025

05/11/2025

We are hoping to find local fitness classes and personal trainers in the area. Please let us know if you know anyone or are one yourself! We would love to have a directory we can refer to here at the surgery

03/11/2025

Oi, you, yes you 🫵. Looking to start out with fitness? Recovering from injury? Reduced mobility? Chronic conditions? Then this might be for you 👇

03/11/2025

The lines are now working. Thankyou for your patience.

03/11/2025

We apologise, but we are currently experiencing some unexpected faults with our telephone systems. we are currently working to get this rectified. In case you need more urgent attention, please try calling 111. The NHS app is also available to make contact with the surgery, under the Services tab. We will keep you updated on our phone lines.

30/10/2025

North Yorkshire Living Well Smoke Free is running two drop-in smokefree support sessions at Bentham and Ingleton Libraries on Friday 21 November where people can chat informally to local Stop Smoking Advisors to find out more about the services they provide.



Ingleton Community Library: 10 am – 12 noon


Bentham Community Library: 2 – 4 pm


There are also other dates in Craven:

Monday 17 November: Skipton Library: 10am to 2pm; South Craven Community Library: 3pm to 5pm,

Wednesday 19th November: Supermobile Library, Kettlewell Stop – 1 to 2pm

30/10/2025

When you attend your routine screening mammogram appointment, you will see and have your mammogram taken by an all female team. The female Radiographer or Assistant Practitioner will talk you through the process while giving you the opportunity to ask questions or discuss any concerns you may have