Garforth Medical Practice

04/09/2025

Health and wellbeing Event at Halliday court
📅Wednesday 17th of September 2025
🕗 12:30pm-4pm
📍Halliday Court, Garforth Leeds ls251ET

▪Health and wellbeing coach who will be able to offer mindfulness techniques and tai chi
▪️social prescriber who can sign post to various organisation in your local area to aid your wellbeing

Free Event
Refreshments Available

Please contact donna Waldron on 07398065350

🕗

03/09/2025

Emergency Alert Test 7 September 2025: Advice for survivors of domestic abuse

Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby. In an emergency, such as severe flooding, fires or extreme weather, your mobile phone or tablet will receive an alert with advice about how to stay safe.

On Sunday 7 September at 3pm, UK Government will be testing emergency alert system (EAS) for the second-ever nationwide test.

The test causes a mobile phone or tablet to:

make a loud siren-like sound that lasts about 10 seconds, even if it's set on silent,
It may also cause a device to vibrate or read out the alert.
A message will appear on your screens making it clear the alert is only a test.
Find out more about the Emergency Alerts on GOV.UK. Emergency Alert Test: Frequently Asked Questions - GOV.UK

Advice for survivors

If you are affected by domestic abuse and have a concealed mobile phone from your abuser, you may not wish the sound of the alert to draw attention to your phone.

How you opt out depends on your device.

Full instructions telling you how to opt out are available at https://www.gov.uk/alerts/opting-out

Opting out of emergency alerts

27/08/2025

✨💉 Flu & COVID Vaccination Clinics – starting October 2025! 💉✨

Our clinics will begin this October.
📱 You'll get a text or phone call if you're eligible and with details on how to book.
✅ Please wait for your invitation before contacting the practice.

Who can get the flu vaccine?
• Adults aged 65+
• People aged 6 months–64 years in at-risk groups
• Pregnant women
• Children aged 2 & 3 years
• Residents in long-stay care homes
• Carers
• Household contacts of immunocompromised people
• Frontline social care workers not covered by employer schemes

Who can get the COVID-19 booster?
• Adults aged 75+
• People aged 6 months+ who are immunosuppressed
• Residents in a care home for older adults

22/08/2025

We will be closed for the upcoming bank holiday on Monday 25th August 2025.
Please note that any PATCHS requests submitted on Friday 22nd August will not be reviewed by a doctor until Tuesday 26th August.
Remember, PATCHS is for non-urgent health concerns and is not a substitute for emergency medical care. In an emergency, call 999 or visit your nearest A&E.
If you need to speak to a doctor while the surgery is closed, please call NHS 111.

21/08/2025

Walk & Talk ❗❗28th August
Come and join us every last Thursday of the month to have a gentle walk and talk around springhead park in Rothwell

meet outside Gray's coffee shop at 10am ☕
28th August

19/08/2025

With the bank holiday approaching, make sure you order your repeat prescription in advance.

To find out how to do this, visit https://nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions/how-to-order-a-repeat-prescription/

18/08/2025

❗️REMINDER❗️

Join us for our Menopause Drop In Session Today!.

These sessions have been organised by our Health & Wellbeing Coach Selina, and will take place on the last Monday of every month.

We look forward to seeing you there!

15/08/2025

Psoriasis Action Month is Here
This August, we take action together, in support of our community.

https://www.psoriasis.org/advance/psoriasis-action-month-here/

14/08/2025

Garforth and District Walking Group!

18 Aug 2025 - Meeting @ The Gaping Goose Garforth at 10:00 am for a 4 mile walk to Sainsburys coffee shop (Starbucks) and the bus back or a further 3 miles, via the Springs using footpaths back to the start.
25 Aug 2025 - Bank Holiday no walk planned. ………………
1 Sep 2025 - Meeting @ Garforth Sports Centre at 10:00am for a walk to Vallentine’s at Allerton Bywater and an option to continue to Castleford returning by bus. Vallentine’s makes an excellent refreshment stop.

All walks will be muddy after rain so suitable footwear is recommended.
Please book in advance by texting Melvin on 07787 100472, who will answer any queries you have. Further walks will be organised and details distributed to those supplying Email addresses.
Every walk is taken at your own risk. Any leader cannot be held responsible for the safety of others.

13/08/2025

Medicine waste and throwing medicines away incorrectly not only costs money but also harms the environment. Order only what you need.

Leftover and excess medicines should be returned to the pharmacy.

For more information visit https://orlo.uk/iA4BJ

13/08/2025

Friends & Family Survey

In July 2025 of our patients taking part in our Friends and Family survey 90% of patients found their experience at
Garforth Medical Centre to be Very Good/Good

Comments include…
“I got an appointment really quickly and the doctor was very thorough with his assessment and diagnosis”

“Good experience booking appointment Very pleased with the appointment with Doctor she was pleasant and professional, dealing with my health issues”

“All the staff were very pleasant and helpful”

“Nothing is too much trouble for them and I am always seen or dealt with in a very caring manner and very quickly and I am very satisfied with the employees at the surgery”

“Very clean, good system to let you know where to go and when, felt like dr and receptionists were kind and listened”

Thank you for your comments and support
Garforth Medical Practice Team