Woodland Medical Practice

03/05/2026

01/05/2026

☀️ Bank Holiday

The surgery will close at 6.30pm this evening and re-open Tuesday 5th May at 8am.

For any medical advice please make use of NHS services both online or phone.

For any life threatening emergency please call 999

29/04/2026

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

To find out how to do this, including via the NHS App, visit https://nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions/how-to-order-a-repeat-prescription/…

23/04/2026

The surgery will be closed from 1pm today for GP and staff training.

Please make use of NHS 111 services for medical advice.

Please dial 999 for any life threatening emergency ☎️

21/04/2026

Spotting cancer early can save lives!

Contact your GP if...
🔹️something doesn't feel right
🔸️something is new to you
🔹️something feels unusual for you
🔸️something that won't go away

Bowel Cancer Awareness 💪

16/04/2026

Yesterday (Monday 13 April), the threshold for the home-testing kit for bowel cancer screening in Lincolnshire was lowered.

The home-testing kit, known as the faecal immunochemical test (FIT), is offered to all people over 50 years old and checks for blood in a small stool sample.

NHS England announced the change to the national programme in January 2026, and estimates the change could help detect around 600 more bowel cancers early each year in England – around an 11% increase. It also estimates the change will find 2,000 more people with high-risk polyps in their bowel, allowing patients to have preventative treatment before any cancers develop.

Kirstie Cartledge, Lead Specialist Screening Practitioner at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “Our Lincolnshire Bowel Cancer Screening team are excited to be part of the Wave 1 roll out of this change, launching in April 2026.

“This lower threshold for testing will capture more bowel cancers, where you might be showing no symptoms even earlier. We hope this will support improved outcomes for Lincolnshire’s residents.

“If you get a test kit in the post, please complete and return it - it can truly be a lifesaver.”

The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in Lincolnshire offers screening every two years to everyone aged 50 to 74 who is registered with a GP.

Those eligible will be automatically contacted through the post with their invitation to take part in bowel cancer screening.

People aged over 74 can request a screening kit by calling the free phone helpline 0800 707 6060.

16/04/2026

Self Care - Physiotherapy 🦴

Please visit the link at the end of this post for information on self care and management for many conditions which need Physiotherapy advice/input.

🟣it is not always possible to diagnose conditions yourself but you can take the first steps to look after your general fitness and wellbeing

This section has been developed to offer a wide range of self-management advice and support for many of the most common conditions which people may seek physiotherapy input. 

16/04/2026

NHS App - Manage your health care, wherever you are 📱🏠

🔸️Dowload the app
🔸️Turn on notifications

You can access all sorts of information once you're set up!

💠Order repeat medications
💠NHS advice at the touch of a button
💠test results
💠cervical screening invites
💠medical records

For more information please follow link

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/

14/04/2026

⚠️Important Information
For all our patients who currently use the co-op pharmacy branch, located next to Birchwood Medical Practice, this site will be merging with the main Co-op pharmacy, at the Birchwood Shopping Centre.

The merge is scheduled to take place over the first weekend of May 2026. With their final trading day being Friday 1st May 2026.

⭕️ if this is your nominated pharmacy, you do not need to do anything, your pharmacy will automatically be changed to the main site on the shopping centre.
⭕️please let us know if you wish to choose an alternative site to collect your prescriptions from

09/04/2026

Have your say on ADHD support in Lincolnshire.

We want to hear from people with ADHD, those waiting for assessment, families, professionals, and anyone interested in improving local support.

Share your views and help shape future services. lincolnshire.icb.nhs.uk/adhd-survey

03/04/2026

Thank you to everyone working across the NHS this bank holiday weekend 💙

And to the public, if you need medical help, use 111, or for a serious or life-threatening emergency, please call 999.

02/04/2026

Easter Bank Holiday 🐣

Reminder to all our patients the surgery will close at 6.30pm this evening and re-open Tuesday 7th April at 8am.

If you need any health advice while we are closed, please make use of NHS 111, via phone or online.

Any life threatening emergencies please contact 999 or attend A&E

Have a wonderful Easter everyone 🌞