New Longton Surgery

30/11/2025

Have your say on local clinical policies!

We’re inviting views on proposed updates to clinical policies across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Your feedback helps shape fair and consistent care for everyone.

👉 Read more and share your thoughts: https://orlo.uk/rotM8

30/11/2025

Make plans for your future self and the people who are important to you. 🫶🏼

Documenting what is important to you about your future care is called Advance Care Planning. Sometimes it can seem hard to know where to start.

So, in Lancashire and South Cumbria we recommend that you start your care planning journey by using MyWishes. ✨

Find out more: https://orlo.uk/ZPULd

30/11/2025

🎄 Brighten the day of your local care home residents this Christmas. 🎅🏼

Cards for Kindness encourages people to send cards to residents in local care homes. People are asked to include a message alongside their greetings. The idea is that reading the card helps to start conversations and bring back happy memories. Research shows this has many health benefits, especially for people living with dementia.

You can find your local care home by visiting our website and searching 'Cards for Kindness'.

30/11/2025

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

👉www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/pharmacies/how-pharmacies-can-help/

30/11/2025

30/11/2025

It can feel awkward to bring up questions about bowel movements in doctor’s appointments. Yet learning to identify changes in stool is key, especially when it comes to recognizing a common symptom of .

In the latest installment of our Taboo Topics series, PanCAN Patient Services Case Manager Trishana H. shares information about stool and tips to have a conversation with your doctor on the topic. 💬🚽

Read more at 🔗 http://pcan.at/k36adv.

30/11/2025

30/11/2025

If you need urgent support in the North West you can call NHS 111 and select the mental health option 2.

➡️nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/where-to-get-urgent-help-for-mental-health/

30/11/2025

If your child has asked for a new set of wheels this Christmas, don’t forget to make sure they have a helmet that fits too.

Falls from bikes, scooters, skateboards and rollerskates are incredibly common. But some of these accidents can lead to life-changing head injuries.

Please encourage your child to wear a helmet every time they go out on wheels to protect their head. And, don’t forget to lead by example and wear yours too!

Remember no helmet = no wheels