Old Catton Medical Practice

28/07/2025

Today is World Hepatitis Day – a global call to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat. 🦠 Hepatitis can affect anyone, but it’s preventable, treatable, and in many cases, curable.
💛 Know the facts, get tested, and take action:
👉 https://www.worldhepatitisday.org

Patient Info Learning - https://patient.info/digestive-health/hepatitis?utm_source=MSMS
What do you need to know about Hepatitis? - https://patient.info/news-and-features/what-you-need-to-know-about-hepatitis?utm_source=MSMS

25/07/2025

Today is National Schizophrenia Day – a chance to challenge stigma and raise understanding. Schizophrenia is a serious but treatable mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.

💬 Let’s talk openly, support each other, and learn the facts:
👉 https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/schizophrenia/overview/

24/07/2025

If you've lost access to your NHS App because you've changed your email address, forgotten your login details, or can't verify your identity anymore — don’t panic. You can still get back into the app and continue managing your healthcare, prescriptions, appointments, and records.

The NHS has created a clear, step-by-step guide to help you replace your existing account and set up a new one securely. This includes:
✅ Verifying your identity again
✅ Creating a new NHS login if needed
✅ Connecting your new account to your NHS health records
✅ What to do if you run into issues along the way

🛠 Whether you’ve deleted the app, changed phones, or updated your contact details, this guide is designed to make the process simple and stress-free.

📲 Don’t let account issues stop you from accessing vital NHS services. Follow the official guidance here:
👉 https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-app/resources/trouble-shooting-guide/account-replacement-guidance-for-users

24/07/2025

📆Today is the day
📍 Old Catton Medical Practice/Lodge Lane Scout Hut
🕐1.30pm to 4.30pm

We are looking forward to seeing everyone later when the rain has tailed off just in time for a:

👩 chat with one of our providers
🍦 an ice cream with the kids
🏅collecting your prize from the scavenger hunt

See you there!

23/07/2025

More than 20 health and social care providers and organisations are taking part in the Old Catton Community Engagement Event this week - and we're one of them!

Why not pop along and say hello? Our teams will be on hand with a listening ear and lots of advice and information about your healthcare options.

🗓️Thursday 24 July, 1.30pm-4.30pm
📌Lodge Lane, Old Catton, Norwich

23/07/2025

** Important**

We are experiencing problems with our phones at the moment - we are currently speaking to an engineer to get this fixed. We hope to be back with you soon.

Best wishes
Christina

23/07/2025

⚠ Don't forget the surgery will be closed tomorrow for protected learning time, when we will be using the building to host our community engagement event from 1.30pm onwards!

Anyone is welcome to come along and have a chat with the providers listed below, as well as more!

There will be free refreshments (donations can be given and these will go to the Catton Park Trust).

The providers you will find here include:

🏃‍♂️ Active Now - https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/leisure/broadly-active/active-now

🚚 Community Engagement Van - https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/community-safety/support-wellbeing/community-engagement-van

👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Norfolk family hubs - https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/familyhubs

🌹 Royal British Legion in Old Catton - https://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/old-Old Catton Parish Council

🧠 Norfolk and Waveney Mind - https://www.norfolkandwaveneymind.org.uk/

🏋️‍♂️ Broadly Active - https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/leisure/broadly-Broadly Active

👩‍⚕️ NCHC (Nurse Representatives) - https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/

🙎‍♀️ SYEP - https://syep.co.uk/

🚬 Stop Smoking (Ready to change) - https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/readytochange

📈 Healthwatch Norfolk - https://healthwatchnorfolk.co.uk/

📠 Norfolk County Council - https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/

📢 Norfolk and Waveney ICB - https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/about-us/our-nhs-integrated-care-board-icb/

💉Healthier You - https://preventing-diabetes.co.uk/

👂The Magdalene Group - https://magdalenegroup.org/

🥦 Gro Health - https://web.grohealth.com/Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

📉 Reed Wellbeing - https://www.reedwellbeing.com/

🏅 Slimming World - https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/counties/norfolk/old-Old Catton Parish Council

😱 WOW Team (no bus sadly) - https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/hop-on-the-wow-bus/

📱 NHS App Team - https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/

🧠 Alzheimer's Society - https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

🏫 Learning Disability Health - LD Team from Norfolk and Waveney ICB

🍦 Steve Clark – Ice Cream Van!

physical activity referral service for norfolk and waveney

23/07/2025

🇬🇧 If you’ve served in the UK Armed Forces, your health matters — and your NHS GP needs to know about your service!

We are here to help veterans get the tailored care and support they deserve. Whether it’s mental health support through Op COURAGE or physical health help via Op RESTORE, registering your service with your GP means better, personalised care.

No matter how long you served or when you left, updating your GP is simple and essential. Help spread the word and look after your health!

Find out more here: www.nhs.uk/veterans

18/07/2025

Today we are putting The Magdalene Group in the spotlight, again you will find them at our community event on 24th July 2025.

This group provides support and guidance in the field of sexual violence, coercion and exploitation. They can help with issues of isolation, poor physical and mental health, homelessness and so much more!

Our ROSE project stands for Reaching Out on Sexual Exploitation, supporting young people throughout Norfolk, who have been affected by child sexual exploitation.

18/07/2025

🦟 Ouch! Bitten or stung? Most insect bites and stings are harmless – but knowing how to treat them can help ease pain, swelling and itching.

🌿 From bee stings to mosquito bites, here’s what to do (and when to seek help):
👉 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/insect-bites-and-stings/

17/07/2025

With our event just one week away, we wanted to take some time to highlight the providers who are coming along to provide advice and information for people attending.

You can find more information about their services on their websites.

Today we would like to put SYEP in the spotlight for all of the youth engagement work they do! In a time when the most common hobby is playing video games or endlessly scrolling through video upon video, these guys have some great projects up and running to get young people outside and interacting with others.

Please have a look at their website, or even better...come along to our community event to speak to them!

SYEP runs projects for young people aged 11 to 17 and support for young adults aged 18 to 24. We provide a safe space for teens to socialise, meet new friends

17/07/2025

We have recently been introduced to this wonderful initiative by the Community Sports Foundation, supporting people with dementia.

Unfortunately they are unable to attend our Community Engagement Event on 24th July, but we will be making all of our dementia patients aware of this club and really hope to have CSF here in the future.

Duncan's Club, our new support programme for people with dementia, is a 90-minute session every week at The Nest, in Horsford.