Milton Keynes Village Practice

11/09/2025

🔥⚠️ Parent & Carer Alert: The “Salt & Ice Challenge”
A dangerous online trend is resurfacing where children put salt on their skin and press ice on top.
👉 This causes serious cold burns (like frostbite).
👉 Injuries can need hospital treatment and even skin grafts.
👉 Young people may not realise the damage until it’s too late.

✅ First Aid: Cool with lukewarm running water for 10+ minutes, cover with clean cling film, and seek medical help.
❌ Do NOT use ice, creams, or fluffy dressings.

Message for children & young people:
✨ Hurting yourself for likes isn’t worth it. The scars can last a lifetime.

10/09/2025

Traffic
We’ve been advised that there is very heavy traffic around the roadworks at Tesco’s roundabout. Please allow extra time for your journey to ensure you arrive promptly for your appointment with us today.

09/09/2025

09/09/2025

GP CONSULTATION RECORDING
In order to ensure speedy and accurate recording of consultations we have started to use some transcription software. The software records what is said, and offers the GP a written preview to check before saving to medical records. This consultation information is deleted from the software once saved to medical records.
A we**am is used to record the conversation, but there are no images, it purely records the conversation.
Your GP should remind you of this each time you attend. If you have any objections please mention them to the GP at the time.

02/09/2025

2025 FLU VACCINES
Department of Health guidelines state that the majority of flu vaccinations cannot begin before 1st October.
We are starting to send invitations to book so, if you fall into one of the categories to receive your vaccination, you will shortly receive a text message with a link to our bookings. We would like you to use this, rather than call, as the telephone lines become overwhelmed. If you must call regarding a flu vaccine, please can you do so after 11am when the telephones are a little quieter.
We will be holding specific flu clinics on Saturday 4th and Saturday 18th October. We aim to vaccinate as many people as possible on those days. If you book an appointment for a Saturday, please be aware that the car park is likely to become extremely busy, so car sharing or walking where possible would be much appreciated.
If you really cannot attend on either of the Saturday dates please let us know as there will be a limited number of alternatives.

18/08/2025

Millions more GP appointments delivered in record year
New figures show general practice has delivered over 7 million more appointments in the past year compared to last year, taking the total to a record 380 million. GP teams carried out 383.3m appointments in the last 12 months, compared to 375.7m in the previous year. Figures for June 2025 also show practices delivered 31.4 million appointments, which is a record for June and nearly a third more than the same period pre-pandemic (a 31.9% increase).

02/07/2025

Due to staff sickness our medical on line request will not be available until 7.30am tomorrow and Friday mornings. we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

27/06/2025

You may have heard that Mounjaro 'the weight loss drug’, is now available from primary care. However, in the first few years, entry criteria have been set by NHS England to allow safe entry of this medicine into the health system, meaning not everyone who wishes to be prescribed Mounjaro will be able to access it immediately. It is not available for general or cosmetic weight loss.

Those who meet the criteria to start Mounjaro on the NHS must also be referred onto a diet and exercise support programme. This structured wraparound support focuses on good nutrition to support health and increasing physical activity. This support is designed specifically for people receiving Mounjaro to help them get the most out of their treatment and enhance their ability to achieve and maintain healthy weight loss.


The eligibility criteria are as follows:

A BMI of 40 kg/m2 or higher (37.5 kg/m2 for people from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds) and at least four of these additional conditions:

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
High Cholesterol (Dyslipidaemia)
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Certain heart diseases (Previous heart attack, ischaemic heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, heart failure, etc)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus

If you do not meet the criteria, we will not be able to refer you onwards. There are other weight loss options available, if you wish to discuss these, please make an appointment to discuss.

02/06/2025

NHS Foundation Trust
Access to
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
for pre-school (0-4yrs) children

Please complete an online referral form via our website at:
https://mkslt-preschoolreferral.co.uk

Please call 01908 725299 for any queries or support.

WHAT TO EXPECT
When a Therapist has reviewed your referral, you will receive a text message to note if your referral has been accepted. When appointments are available, you will be contacted again requesting you to contact to book an initial screening assessment.
During your initial screening assessment, a Speech and Language Therapist will:
 Listen to you and discuss your concerns
 Ask questions to assess the needs of your child
 Observe your child in play
 Talk with you about ideas to help your child
 Discuss next steps

You can access our website for strategies and activity ideas to support your child’s speech language and communication skills: www.mkchildslt.co.uk

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30/05/2025

Milton Keynes Children’s Universal Health Services
0-19 Team (Health Visiting and School Nursing)
01908 725100
Antenatal Workshops
The Health Visitors run both virtual and face to face antenatal workshops. These
cover a range of topics including:
➢ Baby brain development
➢ Building a relationship with your baby
➢ Safer sleep advice
➢ Immunisations
➢ What to do if you are worried about your baby
Infant Feeding Virtual Workshops
We also offer virtual infant feeding workshops that cover topics such as:
➢ Baby’s first feed
➢ Responsive feeding
➢ Breastfeeding – the benefits and how to get started
➢ Bottle feeding – how to safely make up feeds &
what equipment you need
To book on to either of the workshops or for any additional information please
phone 01908 725 100 then select option 1 and then option 1 again.
Breastfeeding Support
Face to Face
Every Tuesday from 10:00—11:30 at:
Hedgerows Children’s Centre
Langland Road
Netherfield
MK6 4NP
01908 239000
This is a drop-in clinic so you do not need
to book, just turn up.
Virtual
Every Thursday from 10:00—11:00
Please phone 01908 725 100 or
email
cnw-tr.0-19adminhub.mk@nhs.net
and the MS Teams link can be sent to
you to join.

26/05/2025

The practice is now holding weekly Menopause clinics for our patients who are suffering from perimenopausal symptoms with Dr Egan and Dr Bloxham
Please use this link if you would like to request an appointment
https://florey.accurx.com/p/K82631