Pall Mall Surgery

10/09/2025

Know Your Numbers week: 8-14 September 2025

Know Your Numbers is a national campaign by the Blood Pressure UK charity to raise awareness about the importance of checking your blood pressure.

About one third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure which rarely has noticeable symptoms but if untreated, increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.

You can attend a local pharmacy to get this checked. See the below to find the nearest pharmacy to you!

Find out about the blood pressure check service, including who can use it.

10/09/2025

💚 World Su***de Prevention Day💚

Su***de is preventable, and reaching out for help can save lives.
If you or someone you know is struggling, please don’t suffer in silence — support is available.

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08/09/2025

☕💬 Coffee and Conversation 💬☕

Looking for a friendly place to meet new people? Come along to a FREE group befriending sessions every Wednesday, 12:30pm – 2:00pm at Shoeburyness Youth & Community Centre.

✨ Enjoy a warm drink
✨ Meet new friends
✨ Share stories and good company

Everyone is welcome – just drop in!

📍 Shoeburyness Youth & Community Centre, Delaware Road, SS3 9NS
📞 For more info call 01702 345373 or email sarah.holmes@ageconcernsouthend.co.uk

05/09/2025

NHS cervical screening programme –

Digital results launching September 2025: reminder.

From this month, the NHS Cervical Screening Programme will start sending normal results digitally, via the NHS App.

Patients with normal results will receive an app message and notification; if unread within 72 hours or where the patient doesn’t have the NHS App, a letter will be sent.

Abnormal results will continue to be delivered by post.

Please use the link to download the NHS App and enable notifications: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/.

Download the NHS App, or open the NHS website in a web browser, to set up and log in to your NHS account. Owned and run by the NHS, your NHS account is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services online.

03/09/2025

🌿 Dementia-Friendly Woodland Walk & Cream Tea
Organised by Essex Wildlife Trust – Belfairs Woodland Centre

📅 Date: Tuesday 9 September 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
📍 Location: Belfairs Woodland Centre, Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 4LR
💷 Price: Free (thanks to the GMB Union for their sponsorship)

Join for a gentle, guided woodland walk at Belfairs, designed for people living with dementia and a companion. After the walk, enjoy a cream tea and chat at the Woodland Centre.

👉 Meet at the Woodland Centre at 11am.
👉 Please wear suitable clothing and footwear – walks include 20–30 minutes on uneven ground.
👉 Booking is essential. To reserve your place, call 01702 477467 or ask at Belfairs Woodland Centre.

🌳 A lovely chance to connect with nature, enjoy good company, and share a treat together.

27/08/2025

25/08/2025

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🍎 Healthy Habits: Lunch & Learn 🥪
Parents & carers in Southend – join free online sessions every Monday in September at 12pm!

✨ Quick tips on:
✔️ Healthy eating on a budget
✔️ Hassle-free lunchboxes
✔️ Fussy eating
✔️ Sugary snacks & oral health

📲 Scan the QR code on the poster to book your spot!

📞 More info: 01702 534843

22/08/2025

REMINDER Our surgery will be closed on Monday 25th August for the Bank Holiday.

If you need medical help on the day, please see the information below for advice on where to go and who to contact.

We will reopen as normal on Tuesday 26th August.

19/08/2025

📱✨ NHS App Support – Drop In Session ✨📱

We’ll be in Pall Mall’s waiting room this Friday 22nd August with an NHS pop-up stand to:

✅ Help patients set up the NHS App

✅ Answer questions and resolve any issues you may be having

📍 Location: Pall Mall Waiting Room

🗓 Date: Friday 22nd August

🕙 Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

No appointment needed – just drop in!

18/08/2025

View your GP health record in the NHS App.

You can easily find information about your allergies, medicines, test results and more.

Find out more: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app

12/08/2025

Social prescribing is ‘a means of enabling GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services’ to achieve better outcomes for their physical and mental health and general wellbeing.
In its simplest form, social prescribing is a way of getting people in touch with non-medical community support that can help improve physical and mental health, reducing pressure on health systems.
The concept takes a view that health and wellbeing support goes beyond the traditional doctor/patient relationship and recognises that a person’s health is determined, and can be supported, by wider aspects of individuals’ lives and their communities.
Link workers connect people who could benefit from non-clinical interventions to organisations and activities which can help. For example, instead of treating someone’s low mood only through anti-depressants or talking therapies, if appropriate, a link worker could support an individual to access social or physical activity, or financial advice and support.

ASK AT THE SURGERY FOR MORE INFORMATION.

12/08/2025

Dancing for Bex – a night of remembrance and support 💙

On Saturday, 1st November, Apton Hall will host a glamorous black-tie Charity Ball in aid of Havens Hospices and organised by Little Havens Children’s Nurse, Lucy. The night is in memory of her friend Bex, who died just 32 at Fair Havens, and in honour of the children and families she supports every day in her nursing role.

The night promises to be full of fun and entertainment, featuring a three-course meal and a raffle with the chance to win. All proceeds will go to Havens Hospices specialist care and support.

Lucy said, “Whether you knew Bex or not, I hope you’ll join us for a very special evening – all in support of Havens Hospices. This gala is in memory of my best friend, but also for every family who walks through the doors at Havens Hospices for a place where love, dignity, and peace are at the heart of everything”

Tickets are £65 per person, with tables still available and open to all. To book tickets, please email Lucy at Lucy.havenscharitygala@gmail.com.