Health Care First Partnership

17/03/2026

16/03/2026

🥗 Nutrition and Hydration Week – March 2026 🥤

This week is all about the basics that keep us healthy every day, eating well and staying hydrated.

Good nutrition and hydration support:
• Energy levels
• Concentration
• Physical health
• Recovery and wellbeing
Small daily habits can make a big difference, such as:
• Drinking water regularly
• Choosing balanced meals
• Adding fruit and vegetables where you can
• Checking in on friends or family, who may need help with eating or drinking

Nutrition and Hydration Week is a reminder to look after ourselves and support those around us.

Let’s make this week a prompt to build simple, healthy habits. 🥗💧

13/03/2026

💚 World Kidney Day 2026

“Kidney Health for All: Caring for People, Protecting the Planet”
Environmental factors like air pollution, heat stress, dehydration and extreme weather can raise the risk of kidney disease and make it progress faster.
At the same time, treatments like dialysis use large amounts of water, energy and single use plastics, which adds pressure on the environment.

This year’s message is simple:
💚 Protect people.
💚 Protect the planet.
💚 Support healthier kidneys and a healthier world.

? Take the 'Are Your Kidneys Healthy?’ quiz to find out!

👉 https://www.worldkidneyday.org/2026-campaign/

12/03/2026

We are recruiting for Care Navigators (Receptionists/Call Handlers)!

We are a 5 partner, multi-site GP practice dedicated to creating a friendly and caring environment. Our sites are in Methley, Normanton, Castleford, Airedale and Knottingley, so if you live local, why not apply?

Our Core Value:
🔵 To treat our patients as we would want our family to be treated.
Our Mission:
🔵 To be the GP provider of choice for our neighbourhood.

If you're a caring individual who treats others how you would want your family to be treated and you are motivated by helping people, then we want you on our team!

Please send your CV for the attention of Operations Manager, Elaine Jones, to wyicb-wak.hcfcareers@nhs.net.

For more information about us, please visit our website: healthcarefirst.co.uk

12/03/2026

Friends and Family Feedback

This month, 84.6% of patients rated their experience positively, and your comments celebrated kindness, professionalism and the feeling of being genuinely cared for.

Your feedback is powerful. Every comment helps us shape improvements across all our surgeries — and we’re grateful for every single one.

Click here to see what you said and we did!

Check out this A4 designed by Lee Duker.

11/03/2026

🚬Happy No Smoking Day! Get your free NHS Personal Quit Plan today. Remember: a smoke free life starts with a smoke free day.

🔗https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/ready-to-quit-smoking/personal-quit-plan/

09/03/2026

💛 Covid 19 Day of Reflection – 5th March 2026 💛

Today we pause to remember everyone affected by the Covid 19 pandemic.
We reflect on the loved ones we lost, the people who are still living with the impact, and the strength our communities showed during incredibly difficult times.

It’s also a day to appreciate:
• the key workers who kept us going
• the neighbours and volunteers who helped others
• the families who supported one another
• the resilience we found when life changed so quickly

Whether you light a candle, share a memory, reach out to someone who might be struggling, or simply take a quiet moment to think, your reflection matters.

💛 Let’s continue to show kindness, support one another, and carry these lessons forward.

08/03/2026

💜 International Women’s Day 2026 – 8th March 💜

Today we celebrate girls and women all around the world, the amazing things they do, the challenges they overcome, and the difference they make every day.
This year’s theme is Give To Gain.

It means that when we help others, we all grow stronger together.
When families, schools and communities support girls and women, everyone gets more chances to learn, achieve and shine.

✨ Give To Gain reminds us:
• helping someone isn’t losing something, it’s sharing
• kindness makes the world better for everyone
• when girls and women succeed, we all rise
You can join in by:
• cheering on the girls and women in your life
• standing up for fairness
• being kind and supportive to others
• celebrating everyone’s talents

Want to learn more?
🔗 https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

💜 Together we can make the world fairer, kinder and full of opportunities for everyone.

06/03/2026

For seven common conditions, your pharmacist can now provide treatment and some prescription medicine, if needed, without seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first.

Find out more: nhs.uk/thinkpharmacyfirst

05/03/2026

EMMA AI – Here’s What to Expect When You Call Us

EMMA AI, our digital telephone assistant is live. When you call the practice, EMMA will ask a few simple questions so we can understand your needs and direct your request to the right team quickly and safely.

What EMMA Does:

- Collects basic details about why you're calling
- Sends the information directly to our clinical and reception teams
- Helps us prioritise urgent issues
- Reduces waiting times by managing more than one call at once
- Supports our staff so they can help patients with more complex needs

What EMMA Does Not Do:

- Does not access your medical records
- Does not make clinical decisions
- Does not diagnose
- Does not replace our staff

EMMA simply gathers the information you provide, just like completing a short online form.

Your Information Is Safe:

- EMMA only records the details you tell her during the call
- She does not connect to or access SystmOne
- Your information is sent securely into our existing NHS systems
- Only the practice team sees your request

Support for Vulnerable Patients:

Patients on our Vulnerable Patient List will automatically bypass EMMA and speak directly to a member of staff. If you feel you should be on this list, please contact us.