Castle Gate Medical Practice

24/07/2025

Polite Notice

25.07.25- the below is still advised, apologies for any inconvenience caused.

We have been advised there is an EE network country wide issue .
This is possibly affecting us calling out/contacting patients if using a mobile number.
If you are expecting a call today and haven’t received one yet.
Please try and contact the surgery if able to do so.
With Thanks
CGMP

17/07/2025

10/07/2025

The School Nursing service are running catch up immunisation clinics over the summer holidays for young people aged 12 – 16 (those who were in year 8 - 11 this academic year) who have missed any of the below immunisations:
• Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
• 3-in-1 teenage booster
• Men ACWY

If your child is outstanding any of these important immunisations, please book an appointment here:
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The clinics are also available to any young people aged 12 - 16 who are educated other than at school. If your child is over 4 (has previously attended reception) and is outstanding their MMR vaccine they can also receive this at these clinics.

Alternatively, parents can drop in to the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Vaccination Centre in Cwmbran.
Monday – Saturday from 9:15am-4:30pm (no appointment needed).
Address: Shopping Centre, 19 - 25 The Parade, Cwmbran, NP44 1PB
Telephone: 0300 303 1373

13/06/2025

Autumn flu clinics. We are planning to hold the first clinics on the 4th, 5th, 11th and 12th of October. We will be offering free flu and covid vaccinations (subject to eligibility). Please save the date and look out for further details at the end of the summer (we are not taking bookings yet).

22/05/2025

22/05/2025

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

To find out how to do this, visit https://nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions/how-to-order-a-repeat-prescription/

20/05/2025

Please take a couple of minutes to provide us with feedback on any recent interaction with the practice.

20/05/2025

Your Meds Matter – Only Order What You Need
Did you know around £9.6 million is wasted every year in Gwent on unused or unnecessary repeat prescriptions? That’s money, medicines, and care going to waste and we need your help to change that.
Staying Well: Medicines can expire and may not work as they should. Stockpiling can lead to drug shortages, putting others at risk.
Staying Safe: Unused meds at home are a danger to children and pets. They’re prescribed just for you, never share them.
Staying Green: Once medicines leave the pharmacy, they can’t be reused. Hand unused meds back to your pharmacy and help protect our environment
Here’s how you can help:
✅ Check what you already have before ordering more.
✅ Open your prescription bag at the pharmacy and return anything you don’t need before leaving.
✅ Talk to your pharmacy team if your meds have changed or you're not taking something anymore.
Together, we can cut waste, protect our environment, and keep Gwent healthy.
👉 Only order what you need.

12/05/2025

Every month the GPs and staff at Castle Gate have appointments with more than 6,000 patients, answer more than 12,500 phone calls, dispense over 11,500 prescription items from our dispensary, process over 5,000 emails, letters and text messages and refer more than 600 patients for further investigations or treatment in secondary care. We all do our very best to ensure that this goes smoothly and without problems however sometimes things do not go as planned. If you have any concerns about the care that you have received, we encourage you to talk to someone at the practice directly.

We all come to work to help patients and to provide the best care possible, even when faced with reduced funding and increased pressures created as a result of situations beyond our control such as lengthy waiting times in secondary care. The people who work at your GP practice are people who live amongst you in your community. We ask everyone to engage with respect both online and in person. Online spaces are shared environments, and kindness goes a long way.

Thank you

12/05/2025

Happy International Nurses Day to our wonderful team of hard working, dedicated and professional nurses.

29/04/2025

Thank you all for your support today! Thank you to the wonderful bakers and for everyone who came along to support us today! We raised a total so far of £420.81!! This is fantastic and will be split equally between Cancer Research UK and the Teenager Cancer Trust. Thank you so much ❤️