Brereton Surgery

06/10/2025

🫀💥 October is National Cholesterol Month – the perfect time to take charge of your heart health! ❤️✨

High cholesterol often has no symptoms, but it can lead to serious health issues like heart attacks and strokes 😟💔. The good news? You can take action today.

Here’s how to get started:
🥗 Eat heart-healthy foods (cut down on saturated fats!)
🚶‍♂️ Stay active with regular movement
🧪 Know your cholesterol numbers and get checked
🧠 Understand your risks and take control

📚 Learn more with trusted resources:
👉 https://www.heartuk.org.uk
👉 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-cholesterol/
👉 https://patient.info/heart-health/high-cholesterol
🍽️ Tips for eating out with high cholesterol:
👉 https://patient.info/news-and-features/eating-out-with-high-cholesterol

Every small step counts when it comes to protecting your heart 👣💚

03/10/2025

🍹❌ Feeling like it’s time for a reset? Sober October is your chance to take a break from alcohol, boost your health 💪, sleep better 😴, save money 💷, AND raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support 🎗️💚

Whether you're doing it for your body, your mind, or someone you love - it’s the perfect excuse to say no thanks to that drink and yes to a better you 🌟🧠

⚠️ Be careful of slipping into drinking more than usual - especially once October ends.
If you have a long-term condition, alcohol can interfere with your medication 💊 and make symptoms worse.

Try to build healthy habits that last:
✅ Make alcohol-free days a regular thing
✅ Know your limits
✅ Reach out for support if you're struggling

🛑 Sign up and go booze-free this October 👉 https://www.gosober.org.uk 🍺

01/10/2025

Friends and Family Test (FFT) Results - August 25

Thank you to everyone who completed a friends and family questionnaire during August 25.

Your feedback about the care and treatment you receive is extremely important to us as we seek to continuously improve the services that we provide.

Total Responses: 143

Very Good: 132 (92%)
Good: 9 (6%)
Neither Good nor poor: 1 (1%)
Poor: 1 (1%)
Very Poor:
Don’t Know:

To complete our FFT questionnaire, please visit our website or come into the practice.

Thank you for your continued support!

24/09/2025

💚 Organ Donation Week

One conversation could save a life. Talking to your loved ones about your wishes means they can support your decision when it matters most.

Learn why it’s so important:
https://ow.ly/wSpk50WZqnT
https://ow.ly/usR050WZqnW

23/09/2025

Winter Ready Event - Wednesday 24th September 2025

Lea Hall Club, Sandy Lane, Rugeley
11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

- Aelfgar Surgery
- Brereton Surgery
- Hazeldene House Surgery
- Horsefair Practice
- Sandy Lane Surgery

In attendance will be representatives from your GP Practice and a variety of services and organisations to offer guidance and support to help enable you to prioritise your health and wellbeing, including Health Checks for 40-73 year olds who meet the criteria.

Please come along and join us!!

Complimentary refreshments available

22/09/2025

22/09/2025

From this month, the NHS is expanding the shingles vaccination programme.

Adults aged 18+ who have a very weak immune system are now eligible for the shingles vaccine.

You don’t need to wait for an invitation — you can book at your GP practice.

Read more: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/shingles-vaccine/

22/09/2025

If you are pregnant, you can help protect your baby from RSV, whooping cough, and flu, which can cause serious illness. Vaccines give you both the best protection against these diseases.

Speak to your midwife or GP practice.

ℹ️ www.nhs.uk/pregnancyvaccinations

22/09/2025

Thank you to everyone that attended their appointment last month

In August, We saw a 0.5% reduction in our DNA (did not attend) rate which equated to 6.17 hours.

Thank you for your continued support!

22/09/2025

Thank you to all our patients that accessed the practice last month.

During August 2025;

📞 Reception staff answered 2333 calls

🔖 2329 appointments were booked

👥 1920 (82%) were booked as face to face appointments

☎️ 409 (18%) were booked as telephone appointments

🩺 935 appointments were booked with a GP and 1027 appointments were booked with our nursing team inc our Advanced Nurse Practitioners

⏰ 40 patients did not attend their appointment and did not cancel.

This equated to 7.93 hours of wasted appointment time (GP- 1.42hrs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners- 0.6hrs, Nursing Team- 4.5hrs, Mental Health Practitioners- 0.5hrs, Paramedic- 0.33hrs, First Contact Physiotherapist - 0.33hrs & Physicians Associate - 0.25hrs)

If you no longer require your appointment, please ensure that you cancel it by contacting the practice to allow others to book

Thank you for your continued support!