Loughbrickland Surgery

16/12/2025

🎄 CHRISTMAS CLOSURE 🎄

We would like to advise that our surgery will be closed on:

Thursday 25th December 2025

Friday 26th December 2025

Thursday 1st January 2026

In a medical emergency, please phone the Out of Hours Service on 02838399201.

Please ensure you have sufficient quantities of medication for the Christmas holiday period, allowing for surgery and pharmacy holiday closures. Please allow 48 working hours for repeat prescriptions to be processed.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our patients for their support this year.

Merry Christmas from all the staff at Loughbrickland Surgery 🎄

15/12/2025

The latest respiratory report shows influenza activity has again increased across all surveillance indicators.

Flu is spreading, you can help stop the spread by:
• Washing your hands regularly
• Catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue
• Minimising contact with others
• Getting vaccinated if you are eligible

For further information on the flu vaccine see www.nidirect.gov.uk/wintervaccines

The PHA surveillance reports are available at www.pha.site/Respiratory-surveillance-report / www.pha.site/Vaccine-uptake

14/11/2025

If you have not been vaccinated and are eligible for a flu or covid vaccination. Please call and book an appointment at the Surgery

The latest respiratory report shows influenza activity has increased again across all surveillance indicators, but particularly among children. This increase is earlier than in previous influenza seasons recently.

Vaccines provide the best defence against winter viruses.

People who are eligible for vaccination against flu or COVID-19 this year should make themselves aware of their own GP surgery’s or community pharmacist’s vaccination arrangements and work with them to get vaccinated.

For further information see www.nidirect.gov.uk/wintervaccines

14/11/2025

🔴 Friday 14th November 2025 🔴

Due to GP sickness the surgery will work on a STRICTLY EMERGENCY BASIS today.

💊 Please allow 48 working hours for repeat prescriptions to be processed.

Your local pharmacist may be able to help with minor ailments.

👩‍⚕️ Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who can help with things like coughs, colds, tummy troubles and teething or advice on accessing medications.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding at this time

31/10/2025

🔴 Tuesday 4th November 🔴

The surgery will be closed for staff training from 1pm on Tuesday 4th November.

☎️ For urgent medical treatment please contact the out of hours service on 028 38399201.

31/10/2025

🔴 Treatment Room Appointments 🔴

This week, we had 23 patients who did not attend for their treatment room appointments. This continues to prevent others from using the service.

Those 23 appointments equates to one full morning of treatment room appointments!

It is very important that if you are unable to attend kindly CANCEL your appointment so that we can accommodate other patients.

You can cancel your appointment by calling the surgery on 028 406 62692 or visiting our website - Loughbricklanddoctorsbma.co.uk

Thank you

15/10/2025

🔴 Wednesday 15th October 2025 🔴

Due to GP sickness the surgery will work on a STRICTLY EMERGENCY BASIS today.

💊 Please allow 48 working hours for repeat prescriptions to be processed.

Your local pharmacist may be able to help with minor ailments.

👩‍⚕️ Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who can help with things like coughs, colds, tummy troubles and teething or advice on accessing medications.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding at this time

03/10/2025

🔴 Friday 3rd October 2025 🔴

Due to GP sickness the surgery will work on a STRICTLY EMERGENCY BASIS today.

💊 Please allow 48 working hours for repeat prescriptions to be processed.

Your local pharmacist may be able to help with minor ailments.

👩‍⚕️ Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who can help with things like coughs, colds, tummy troubles and teething or advice on accessing medications.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding at this time

01/10/2025

The winter flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes will begin on 6 October 2025.

Vaccines provide the best defence against winter viruses.

People who are eligible for vaccination against flu or COVID-19 this year will be contacted in due course.

For further information see www.nidirect.gov.uk/wintervaccines

01/10/2025

Today marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🎗️
We are encouraging everyone to be breast aware and know the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.
Save this post so you can refer back to it when being breast aware. 📌

17/09/2025

17/09/2025

The Trust is currently experiencing significant issues with our IT systems which are having an impact on our services.
Ambulance diverts have been put in place whilst work continues to further investigate and resolve the issues.
We are prioritising emergency and critically ill patients at this time.
Any other patients should not come to their appointments at any hospital or community services today until further notice.
We ask that people avoid coming to our hospitals and other sites but visiting a patient is still possible.
Further updates will be provided in due course.