Lancing & Sompting Community Health

10/06/2025

Ball Tree Surgery

Car Park closure on Western Road North site for 6 weeks from 10th June 2025.

Due to building works, the car park at the Western Road site will be closed for 6 weeks to allow for the installation of additional clinical rooms. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause as unfortunately there is no other option.

Please can we ask those who need to attend the surgery to use nearby free on street parking and not to use the car park for our neighbours at Ball Tree Croft. Please also do not park on the access road as this prevents access for ambulances.

There continues to be limited parking at our Kingfisher Branch in Culver Road. Where possible, we will aim to see people at that location during the building works if they have particular access needs.

We look forward to having some additional space to support our patients later in the Summer.

19/02/2025

Additional Clinical Space at Ball Tree Surgery!

Coming later in the Spring there will be additional clinical space at Ball Tree Surgery.
We will have 2 additional consulting rooms and a new patient lavatory with improved accessibility.

Construction works are beginning at the end of January and will continue through to March.

To protect your safety the car park will be closed when significant works are taking place.

We apologise for the inconvenience that this will cause.

There is free on street parking on Western Road North and in nearby streets.

Sadly, due to the works we have lost the larger trees in our car park.

We are working alongside the Sustainable Sussex Charity and their Fen Farm project locally and many new trees have been planted on their site, many along the route of a new nature walk which will be developed over the coming months.

The additional trees and the environmental improvement work that is being supported by the project leaders and local volunteers will we hope off-set the loss of our trees.

This excellent project, which has been directly benefitting our patients and our local community, has recently been subject to some very serious vandalism. If you can help them with donations to help restore the losses and help, put in additional security to prevent future vandalism it would be very welcome.

17/02/2025

Upcoming Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training from West Sussex Mind

Mental Health First Aid is a training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.

Our Mental Health First Aid courses are delivered by a Mental Health First Aid England trainer in association with West Sussex Mind.

Youth Mental Health First Aid courses are for everyone who works with, lives with or supports young people aged 8 to 18. They will teach you the skills and confidence to spot the signs of mental health issues in a young person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. In doing so, you can speed up a young person’s recovery and stop a mental health issue from getting worse.

This YMHFA course consists of two in person sessions with a qualified course instructor as follows:

Session 1: Thursday 10th April - 9:00 - 17:00
Session 2: Thursday 17th April - 9:00 - 17:00

Both sessions will be held at:
West Sussex Mind, The Gateway, 8 - 10 Durrington Lane, Worthing BN13 2QG

You will need to attend both sessions for the full duration to complete the course. There will not be an opportunity to catch up on anything that has been missed.

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. Mental ill health can strike at any time and can affect everyone.

Our MHFA courses won’t teach you to be a therapist, but they will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially stop a crisis from happening. You’ll learn to recognise warning signs of mental ill health and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone while keeping yourself safe.

This AMHFA course consists of four online sessions with a qualified course instructor as follows:

Session 1: Monday 21st April, 9am - 1pm
Session 2: Tuesday 22nd April, 9am - 1pm
Session 3: Monday 28th April, 9am - 1pm
Session 4: Tuesday 29th April, 9am - 1pm

You will need to attend all sessions for the full duration to complete the course. There will not be an opportunity to catch up on anything that has been missed.

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE
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West Sussex Mind is an independent local charity. We support people with their mental health, provide specialist training and campaign to improve services and promote understanding.

31/12/2024

INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS IN THE LANCING AREA

We are aware of a known mobile network problem affecting the Lancing area. This maybe causing issues if patients are trying to contact their GP surgery using their mobile phone.

The GP phone systems are working normally and calls seem to be less affected if you call from a landline.

Please be mindful, this is out of our control.

Thank you, on behalf of all

Lancing Surgeries

12/08/2024

Please be aware all local PCN internet services including phone systems are currently down. Local GP surgeries are offline.

15/01/2024

Clinical Pharmacist Vacancy

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11/10/2023

COVID VACCINATION NEWS

We have moved to Sussex Football Ground , opposite Kingfisher site on Culver road, Lancing.

If you are eligible for the autumn booster you can book on 01903 768313 ( Lines open between 10-2)
Or walk in.
Clinics are running today till 4pm
Thurs 12th Oct 9-1pm
Tues 17th Oct 9-4pm
Weds 18th Oct 9-4pm
Thurs 19th Oct 9-1pm
Friday 20th Oct 9-1pm

Ball Tree Patients can also have their Flu Jab

We are really grateful for all the support from the amazing volunteers and the Sussex Football ground team.

07/10/2023

We are working with Healthwatch and MIND and would like to hear what mental health support and services you feel may benefit you or others you know, now or in the future – please complete this quick survey before 16th October.

Healthwatch West Sussex, Adur and Worthing Local Community Network, Pathfinder and West Sussex MIND are working collaboratively to learn from local people in the Adur and Worthing area what support and services might help you to support you or your families emotional, mental, and physical health.

10/07/2023

https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A2638-23-0019

Clinical Pharmacist - Lancing & Sompting PCN

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16/05/2023

17/04/2023

Notice for Ball Tree Patients.

We are holding SPRING BOOSTER COVID CLINICS (for over 75’s and over 5 years old and immunocompromised) over the next few weeks on a Tuesday and Thursday from Kingfisher Site.

If you are a Ball Tree patient, there will be limited access to a receptionist on these days from the Kingfisher Site. If you have an enquiry on a Tuesday or a Thursday, please visit the Ball Tree Main site or ring the surgery on 01903 752200.

We are delighted we can offer these boosters to our local population and we thank you for your understanding.

27/03/2023

COVID Spring Booster 2023

Please note we are no longer vaccinating from Lancing Parish Hall, we have been really grateful for the use of the space and everyone’s support for so long. We are pleased to say they are now running the community hub from there – all are welcome Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons.