Station Drive Surgery

08/04/2026

The next Drop-in Clinics for you & your baby/child will be held on:

🔅Monday 20th April
🔅Monday 18th May
🔅Monday 15th June
🔅Monday 20th July

Come along between 9.30am and 12pm for health advice, information and support. Clinics are held at Helena Lane Centre, Hamlet Road, Ludlow SY8 2NP.

02/04/2026

The nearest emergency pharmacies to Ludlow over Easter will be as follows:

Good Friday - Friday 3rd April 2026:
Boots Ludlow, 11am to 1pm

Easter Sunday - Sunday 5th April 2026:
Lunts Pharmacy Ludlow 11am to 1pm

Easter Monday - Monday 6th April 2026:
Lunts Pharmacy Craven Arms, 11am to 1pm

For medical attention outside normal surgery hours, please use NHS111. Call 999 for life threatening emergencies such as a suspected stroke, chest pains and/or shortness of breath.

To find alternative pharmacies, visit https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk

01/04/2026

If you have the NHS app, please be aware that messages and letters from secondary care may now sent via the app. Make sure you check it regularly.

The NHS Cervical Screening Programme have now started sending results requiring referral to colposcopy via the NHS App. This change follows the introduction of digital invitations, reminders and some results in 2025.

These communications appear as an NHS App notification. For Cervical Screening results requiring referral to colposcopy, if the NHS App message isn’t read within 24 hours, a letter will be sent as a failsafe. For all other communications, if the NHS App message isn’t read within 72 hours, a letter will be sent as a failsafe.

Since June 2025, over 3 million invitations have been sent via NHS Notify, where 9 out of every 10 invitations have been delivered digitally, with the remainder being sent by post.

If you don't yet have the NHS app, please consider downloading it. For more information, please visit https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/

23/03/2026

This weekend, Dr Morton ran the Rome Marathon! 🏃‍♀️‍➡️

It's one of the world's most breathtaking marathon routes; racing past The Colosseum, Circo Massimo, Castel Sant'Angelo, Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica... 26.2 miles of iconic streets with cobblestones and sharp turns along the way!

So to anyone that is wondering if they can do that walk, that swim, that run... YES you can! Start small and who knows where it will take you?

Congratulations to Dr Morton, we are all very proud of you, and we will look forward to seeing your medal when you get back! 🥇

20/03/2026

- Do you look after someone?
- Do you provide unpaid help and support to a family member, friend or neighbour, who cannot manage to live independently without your help?

If this is you, please contact Shropshire Carers on 01743 341995 to find our what help is available to you.

19/03/2026

**Patient Update: Meningitis **

There is no current increase in meningitis cases in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and the overall risk to people locally remains very low. However, it is still important to stay protected and be aware of symptoms.

CHECK YOUR CHILD/YOUNG PERSON'S VACCINATIONS:
🔷MenACWY vaccine is routinely given in Years 9 and 10. If missed, young people can have it for free through their GP up to age 25.
🔷MenB vaccine is given routinely to babies. There is no national catch‑up programme, but the vaccine is available privately. Availability may be limited nationally as areas with active cases (e.g. Kent) are being prioritised. Local pharmacies should be able to advise.
🔷Contact your GP practice if you are unsure about vaccination status.

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SYMPTOMS:
Although meningitis is uncommon and does not spread easily, symptoms can develop quickly. Not everyone will have all symptoms, and they can appear in any order. Symptoms can worsen quickly – keep checking on anyone who is unwell. Do not wait for a rash.
🔶Early Symptoms (can look like flu): Fever, vomiting, headache, muscle or joint pain, cold hands and feet, feeling unusually tired or unwell
🔶 Later symptoms of meningitis: Severe sleepiness/difficulty waking, stiff neck, severe headache, vomiting, sensitivity to light, confusion/delirium, seizures (fits).
🔶Symptoms of Septicaemia (sepis): Fever with shivering, severe pain in muscles/joints/limbs, very cold hands/feet, pale/blotchy/mottled skin, rapid breathing, stomach cramps/diarrhoea, red or purple rash that doesn’t fade with pressure (glass test), difficulty walking/standing, severe sleepiness or loss of consciousness.

If you are worried about symptoms or someone becoming increasingly unwell: call NHS 111.
If symptoms are severe or worsening quickly: call 999.

The risk in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is low.
Meningitis is not like COVID-19; it does not spread easily or widely in the community. Close contacts of any local case would be contacted directly by public health teams and provided with antibiotics or a vaccine if required.

In Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, NHS services, schools, and public health teams are working together to monitor any concerns and ensure rapid action if needed. At this time, no extra measures are required locally beyond staying informed, ensuring vaccinations are up to date, and recognising symptoms early.

Find out more:
➡ NHS: www.nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis.
➡ Meningitis Research Foundation: www.meningitis.org | 0808 800 3344 (24 hours).
➡ Meningitis Now: www.meningitisnow.org | 0808 80 10 388 (9am-8pm).
Knowing the signs and acting quickly can save lives.

19/03/2026

Togetherness online learning pathways are a personal, reflective space to learn about emotional health and better understand your family relationships and wellbeing.

Did you know that over 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents? But the important relationships in your child’s life remain foundational in shaping their emotional health and wellbeing. Along this short pathway, you will learn about childhood development and emotional processing while being supported to reflect on your own child’s health and wellbeing, their behaviour and your relationship.

You can easily follow short bitesize content with resources that you can tailor to your child’s developmental age.

Use code DARWIN 18 to access the course for free!

View the course via: https://orlo.uk/c5tkE

18/03/2026

**Important Patient Update: Meningitis **

We are aware of the ongoing meningitis outbreak in the Canterbury area, affecting young people.

Those children born after 1st September 2015, will have been offered the meningitis B vaccine as part of the UK immunisation schedule.

The meningitis ACWY vaccine is offered in year 9.

THE UKSHA is working to contain the outbreak and offering prophylaxis antibiotics to close contacts of those affected. No new advice has been issued about accessing the meningitis B vaccine known as Men b for the wider public. Currently there are no plans to offer the men B on the NHS outside of the routine infant schedule.

Symptoms of meningitis can include the following:

* Fever
* Severe headache
* Neck stiffness
* Sensitivity to light
* Vomiting
* A rash that does not fade when pressed

For further information about Men B visit https://vaccineknowledge.ox.ac.uk/meningococcal-disease

Seek urgent medical attention via 111/ A&E or 999) if you develop symptoms as listed above.

We will update you when further information / advice is available.

17/03/2026

12/03/2026

Webinar: Support and Guidance after Gestational Diabetes

Living Well Taking Control is hosting a free webinar on the link between Gestational Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. This event is for anyone who has had Gestational Diabetes and wants to learn how small lifestyle changes can impact their health positively - now and in the future.

Why This Webinar Matters
In England, approximately 30,000 women are diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes each year, and up to 50% of these women will go on to develop Type 2 Diabetes within 5 years*. During this webinar you will learn:
• Learn more about the link between Gestational Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes - and what can be done to reduce this risk.
• Discover the long-term benefits of addressing the risk of diabetes early to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes and other associated health concerns.
• Discover the short-term benefits you can experience from making small and sustainable lifestyle changes including having more energy and coping better with stress.

Who is eligible?
This event is for anyone who has had Gestational Diabetes (you would have been told you had developed diabetes during one of your pregnancies), and wants to learn how small lifestyle changes can impact their health positively - now and in the future.

The details of the webinar are as follows:
• Webinar Name: Support and Guidance after Gestational Diabetes
• Date: Thursday 19th March 2026
• Time: 12:30pm-1:10pm
• Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/support-and-guidance-after-gestational-diabetes-tickets-1982346979178?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/03/2026

A smoke-free life starts with a smoke-free day!

👉It’s never too late to quit smoking.
👉Start enjoying the benefits of being a non-smoker!
👉Today is No Smoking Day, so make today your quit day.

For help with quitting, contact our Health Lives Advisor or book in with Shropshire’s Healthy Lives Stop Smoking Service via www.shropshire.gov.uk/stopsmoking