The Drayton Surgery

27/08/2025

🎓 Heading to uni soon? Don’t forget your MenACWY vaccine! 💉

University life is full of new experiences - but it also means mixing with lots of new people, which increases your risk of meningitis. The MenACWY vaccine protects against four types of meningococcal bacteria that can cause serious illness.

✅ It’s free ✅ It’s quick ✅ It could save your life

If you’re aged 17 to 25 and starting university this year, contact us to make sure you’ve had it. Protect yourself and your mates - meningitis doesn’t wait.

📅 Book your appointment today and start uni with peace of mind.

’tTheOnlyRisk

22/07/2025

We are having some telephone ☎️ issues this morning but have a workaround in place. Please bear with our team 👫who are working hard to get through as many calls as possible with the constraints we are experiencing.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

23/06/2025

You may have heard on the news that GPs can now prescribe Mounjaro for weight loss, however this is not a service that is currently being offered in Hampshire and Isle of Wight. For more information about this, please see the NHS website below.

In Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and across the NHS there is different help available depending on the level of support you require to help you in your weight loss journey.  

04/06/2025

As a partner of Portsmouth Pride, we're so happy to see this new campaign between Pride and Mental Health in Portsmouth!

If you're a member of the LGBTQ+ community and are struggling with your mental health, - support is available.

Being LGBTQ+ doesn't cause mental health problems, but experiencing depression, self-harm, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicidal thoughts can be more common.

There are a range of organisations offering mental health services tailored to the LGBTQ+ community. For local services and mental health stories from members of the LGBTQ+ community, visit www.mentalhealthinportsmouth.co.uk/lgbtq+

If you're unsure where to get support, please contact the Portsmouth Mental Health Hub.
📞 0300 123 6621 (Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm)
💻 Chat online (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) via above website

14/05/2025

We will be closed this afternoon from 13.00 for TARGET training - protected learning time keep up to date with all that is best in treatments, techniques and medications. We will re-open tomorrow at 08.00 as normal.

If you need urgent medical attention during this time, please use the 111 online service or call them for advice.

09/05/2025

The Drayton Surgery's Patient Participation Group is looking for new volunteer members, we are especially interested in contact from young people, parents and those from BAME or LGBTQ+ communities.

For more info on the PPG role visit https://tinyurl.com/TDSPPG.

If you are interested in joining, please email our Chair, Mary Ramsay on draytonsurgery.ppg@nhs.net

17/04/2025

There is a current email scam that some patients may think has come from the NHS. If you receive a message like the picture below, please do not click any of the links as this will leave you vulnerable to being hacked. The only way to change GP surgeries is to register with your new surgery which then triggers the move through our clinical system.

17/04/2025

Patients of the Drayton Surgery can be transferred directly to trained professionals at the Portsmouth Mental Health Hub when phoning to make an appointment.

The team offer expert, personalised self-care advice and help you find the right support for what you’re going through.

While your GP is always here to support you—it’s important you have the most appropriate help, from the people who are trained to give it.

However, if you are not a patient at the Drayton surgery but would like to speak with the team, you can call 0300 123 6621 or visit www.mentalhealthinportsmouth.co.uk/contact to chat online (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm).

Portsmouth North PCN Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust HIVE Portsmouth Portsmouth City Council

20/03/2025

Our Green Social Prescribing Gardening Club are working hard to prepare the front patch of garden in time to get some lovely plants in for summer 💐🌸🌻

A fantastic job by our gardening club members! 🌱 Today, we cleared weeds and moved plants to prepare the space ready for our new raised beds, kindly being made by the Men’s Shed.

If you would like to learn more about Social Prescribing and how we can support you, email hiowicb-p.portsmouthnorthpcn@nhs.net or ask the Reception Team at your usual surgery to refer you.

*Please note the email address provided is for Kirklands Surgery and The Drayton Surgery patients only.

06/03/2025

We are extremely excited to see the fruits of labour from our Green Social Prescribing Gardening Club. What a lovely day to be out and getting stuck in today!

04/03/2025

Patients at The Drayton Surgery will be able to access more mental health support through a new phone line trial, being launched this week. The Portsmouth North Primary Care Network (PCN) which oversees The Drayton Surgery has joined forces with the Portsmouth Mental Health Hub to offer patients dir...

26/02/2025

We will be closed this afternoon from 13.00 for our monthly TARGET training - protected learning time keep up to date with all that is best in treatments, techniques and medications. We will re-open tomorrow at 08.00 as normal.
If you need urgent medical attention during this time, please use the 111 online service or call them for advice.