Coastal Medical Partnership

16/12/2025

Thank you to New Milton Pharmacy for this amazing Christmas Cake you have sent us. We can confirm it is super tasty and very much appreciated by all our staff at Coastal Medical Partnership. In fact at New Milton Health Centre, we are nearly half way through it already 😋

16/12/2025

**** Walk In Flu and Covid Vaccines at New Milton Health Centre this morning between 09:00 and 12:30 ****
If you are eligible for a flu and/or covid vaccine, please note this is our last clinic before Christmas!

15/12/2025

Learning Disabilty Signposting

15/12/2025

Available in all our surgeries, please ask reception..

15/12/2025

10/12/2025

Are you a carer? Did you know you are eligible for a free flu vaccine?

If you are a main carer of an elderly or disabled person you are eligible for a free flu vaccine this autumn, you don't need to be in recepit if a carer's allowance to be eligible. Call us on 01425 201111 to book, you can dial 0 and this will connect directly to our automated booking line.

10/12/2025

Still looking to book your Covid &/or Flu vaccine this autumn?

Our last clinics of the year will be on the Friday 12 and Monday 15 December, so if you are still looking to be vaccinated before Christmas then please give us a call on 01425 201111. If you dial 0 this take you through to our telephone booking line that you can access 24/7.
Don't delay and book today to protect yourself, your loved one and our NHS over the holidays

09/12/2025

05/12/2025

Flu Cases are Rising

To protect yourself, your loved ones and our NHS we are encouraging our eligible patients to come forward for a flu vaccine. We have appointments up to 16 December that you can book into and have availability today Friday 5 December for walk ins between 08:30 and 12:30.
Don’t delay and protect yourself for the Christmas Holidays

Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show.

04/12/2025

ALONE AT CHRISTMAS

What is loneliness?
We all feel lonely at times – it’s a natural human emotion. We're biologically wired for social contact, and loneliness is our signal that we need more.

The definition: Loneliness is a perceived mismatch between the quality or quantity of social connections that a person has and what they would like to have.

Everyone's experiences of loneliness are different. It's subjective and personal to each of us.

There are different types, including:
• Emotional loneliness → When someone you were very close with is no longer there. This could be a partner, family member, close friend or pet.
• Social loneliness → When you feel like you’re lacking a wider social network of friends, neighbours or colleagues.
• Transient loneliness → A feeling that comes and goes.
• Situational loneliness → Loneliness which you only feel at certain times like Sundays, bank holidays or Christmas.
• Chronic loneliness → When you feel lonely all or most of the time.

Is loneliness a mental health problem?
Loneliness isn't a mental health problem. If left unchecked, loneliness can start to affect our mental and physical health, but it’s important to know that, first and foremost, it’s a normal and natural feeling. Having a mental health problem can increase feelings of loneliness. For example, if you’re struggling with your mental health, you may avoid social events and activities or find it hard to try new things and worry about engaging with others.

Are you feeling lonely?
Loneliness can often feel overwhelming and something out of our control, so it can be useful to have a starting point. To help you and others to feel less lonely we have framed it into three parts:
1. Acknowledge loneliness in yourself or others
2. Identify what you or they need
3. Take the appropriate action

Whether for you or a family or friend, you can find lots of useful help and guidance here https://www.marmaladetrust.org/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=13424982456&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi4z5h7SkkQMV6ppQBh1hACACEAAYASAAEgIhafD_BwE

You can also self-refer to our Social Prescribers by phone or online.

04/12/2025

Are you helping your child with disabilities through their toilet training journey?

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Nearly all children can learn to be clean and dry – it may take longer, and they may need more support, but toilet training is a life skill. Learning to wee and poo in the toilet will change your child’s future, which is why we've created a new advice sheet to support you through this toilet training journey.

The advice sheet covers:
🔵What does children with additional needs mean?
🔵Where to start
🔵What if my child is older?
🔵Always suspect constipation
🔵What about the bladder?
🔵Extra support
🔵Getting going with toilet training

You'll find this advice sheet on our website - https://eric.org.uk/advice-about-bladders-bowels-and-toileting-for-children-with-additional-needs-2/

🗣Tag and share with any parents or carers you know who could use this advice.