Salisbury House Surgery

23/12/2025

First Contact Physiotherapy

A First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP) is a specialist physiotherapist who can see patients
with musculoskeletal (MSK) problems.

FCP’s are trained to assess and diagnose patients with routine and complex MSK problems which can include:

Soft tissue injuries
Arthritis
Problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons, or bones
Spinal problems -lower back/neck pain
Spinal related pain in arms or legs, including nervous symptoms
Frozen Shoulder
Tennis elbow
Sciatica
Carpel tunnel
Sprains, sports injuries
They can give advice, guidance, and self-management. As well as tailored rehabilitation
plans

If the FCP feels you need a follow up treatment, this can be arranged by your FCP or your Practice.

First Contact Physio’s requests can be made through your Practice eConsult service or directly with Health Connections, telephone number 01525 300780.

First Contact Physio appointments are carried at the Leighton Buzzard Health Centre in Bassett Road which is managed by Leighton-Linslade Health Connections.
Leighton-Linslade Health Connections support the three town practices, Bassett Road Surgery, Leighton Road Surgery and Salisbury House Surgery by offering various primary care support roles including First Contact Physio assessments to help patients take ownership of their healthcare and connect them to their community.

27/11/2025

08/10/2025

Tomorrow is the start of The Baby loss awareness week
9-15 October 2025
Give anyone touched by pregnancy and baby loss a safe and supportive space to share their experiences and feel that they are not alone.

Baby Loss Awareness Week is an opportunity to bring us together as a community and give anyone touched by pregnancy and baby loss a safe and supportive space to share their experiences and feel that they are not alone.

07/10/2025

Back Care Awareness Week
7 -11 October 2025
Raise awareness of the problems back pain can cause, as well as prevention and treatments.

This updated guidance is aimed at staff at all levels of NHS organisations, to help promote, protect and support musculoskeletal health.

01/10/2025

National Cholesterol Month
Devoted to raising funds for HEART UK and raising awareness of the dangers of high cholesterol

Information and support on ways to manage cholesterol, including healthy living and treatments such as statins by HEART UK- The Cholesterol Charity

01/10/2025

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Throughout October - Dont have to donate, wear something pink in support of this amazing chairty.

To raise awareness for the disease and to raise funds for research. Information and free resources to help you with local campaigns.

October is the most important time of our year. A time for us all to come together and raise awareness of this devastating disease and its effects. 

30/09/2025

Speak Up Month
October
A national campaign to illustrate the part which we all play in fostering a culture where people can speak up and be confident they will be listened to.

Freedom to Speak Up Guardians support workers to speak up when they feel that they are unable to in other ways.

30/09/2025

Tomorrow is the start of Stoptober - why not give it a try?
Encouraging the nation’s smokers to make a quit attempt for the month of October and beyond

Thinking about quitting smoking, ready to stop, or struggling to stay smoke-free? Find the tools, tips, and support you need for a healthier life.

30/09/2025

Tomorrow is Sober October
Get involved in Sober October by going alcohol-free in October to raise money for people with cancer.

Go Sober this October and raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

25/09/2025

World's Biggest Coffee Morning
26 September 2025
Support Macmillian by hosting your own coffee morning to raise awareness.

Host a Macmillan Coffee Morning and help us do whatever it takes for people living with cancer.

25/09/2025

World Pharmacists Day (25 September) marks the anniversary of the inception of FIP in 1912 and was adopted by the FIP Council in 2009. As such, the World Pharmacists Day campaign is led by FIP every year, with the theme chosen by the FIP Bureau. In 2020, FIP also created World Pharmacy Week, extending the celebrations of the entire profession and overtly encompassing all sectors of the pharmacy profession. Any reference to “World Pharmacists Day” or “World Pharmacy Week” should, therefore, include FIP.

Join the FIP campaign

“Think Health, Think Pharmacist” is the theme of World Pharmacists Day on 25 September 2025. . FIP, the global leader in advancing pharmacy, has been championing the pharmacy profession for over a century. As the world continues to face complex, interconnected health challenges—ranging from ac...