The Oak Tree and Birches Medical Practice

09/07/2025

Here's a date for your diary!

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16/06/2025

We had a fabulous night at the Safecare Primary Care awards on Friday. We were lucky enough to win the Clinical Improvement Award - Public Health and Prevention 🏆⭐

Such an amazing team effort and well deserved.

12/06/2025

Tomorrow is the annual Safecare North Lincolnshire Primary Care Awards ⭐

We are very proud and lucky to have been shortlisted again this year in 4 categories which are;

Practice Manager of the year
Advanced Nurse Practitioner of the year
Primary Care Impact Award and
Clinical Improvement Public Health and Prevention

Whatever the outcome may be we appreciate all the hard work all staff do day in, day out and they are all winners in our eyes.
⭐⭐⭐

11/06/2025

Loneliness. It’s a part of life. Let’s talk about it.

We're all affected by loneliness at times in our lives. We can feel lonely in a busy city, on social media or spending time on our own or with others.

Sometimes admitting we feel lonely can be hard. It’s important to remember that lots of people experience similar feelings of loneliness, and that they can pass.

Understanding our own reasons for feeling lonely can help identify and manage these feelings.

We have social prescribers in the surgery who you can be referred to for a friendly ear and guidance or there are Community Connectors in the Ironstone Centre who sit near the stairs in the main entrance area.

https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/lifes-challenges/loneliness/?wt.mc_id=loneliness_facebook_scrolling_awareness&wt.tsrc=social

Loneliness can affect us all, at any time of our lives. Find out about possible signs of loneliness, reasons we feel lonely and ways to manage it.

11/06/2025

Shout out!

2 of our fabulous nurses were present at 2 separate incidences last week. One was first on scene for a road traffic collision and provided support to the injured party until emergency services arrived.

The second nurse gave immediate CPR to a local village resident for which her speedy response has hugely contributed to him making a full recovery.

Super proud of their actions.

10/06/2025

From July, the NHS is changing the guidelines around cervical screening, see the attached post for further details.

If you missed your last cervical screening, please call to book an appointment at the surgery.

09/06/2025

Loneliness Awareness Week 2025 takes place from 9th-15th June, presenting a valuable opportunity to address the growing concern of loneliness. This year's theme, "Meeting Loneliness Together," emphasises reducing the stigma around this natural human emotion and encourages collective efforts to foster connections.

Search loneliness - every mind matters alternatively ask our reception team for a referral to the Social Prescribing team or speak to the Community Connectors in the Ironstone Centre.

Loneliness. It’s a part of life. Let’s talk about it.

27/05/2025

We wanted to do a huge birthday shout out to the fabulous Mandy! Mandy is our Senior Administrator at the Ashby branch, here she is with the lovely reception and admin team who have been helping her celebrate.

Happy 60th Birthday Mandy!! 🎂🎉

12/05/2025

Taking this chance to do a shout out to our amazing nursing team across both sites. They work tirelessly to improve and deliver healthcare daily to all of our patients and the local community in surgery and behind the scenes.

Thank you ladies!
🤍

10/05/2025

Join the Community Wellbeing Team for a walk and talk in support of Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May).
🕰 Monday 13 May 11am.
📍The Pods, Scunthorpe, DN16 1AA

Join the Community Wellbeing Team for a walk and talk in support of Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May).
🕰 Tuesday 13 May 11am.
📍The Pods, Scunthorpe, DN16 1AA

For more information on Mental Health Week, how to get involved and tips on how to improve your mental health, visit https://bit.ly/4dbA8eM

28/04/2025

Have you been told that you need to have a blood test by your GP?

If so, did you know that you can now book the appointment yourself - choosing from a range of dates and times to find the one that works best for you?

Now the new Community Diagnostic Centre in the heart of Scunthorpe town centre is up and running, this also includes early morning, evening, and weekend appointments, to help you work around your existing commitments.
Book an appointment at Grimsby CDC: https://buff.ly/LvRkHZy
Book an appointment at Scunthorpe CDC: https://buff.ly/V20AoB2
For those of you in Goole, there may not be a CDC in the town but you can still book blood test appointments at the hospital online here: https://buff.ly/wNUD5JM

https://www.facebook.com/share/1LwQeET1uK/

Have you been told that you need to have a blood test by your GP?
If so, did you know that you can now book the appointment yourself - choosing from a range of dates and times to find the one that works best for you?
Now our new Community Diagnostic Centres in the heart of Grimsby and Scunthorpe town centres are up and running, this also includes early morning, evening, and weekend appointments, to help you work around your existing commitments.
Book an appointment at Grimsby CDC: https://buff.ly/LvRkHZy
Book an appointment at Scunthorpe CDC: https://buff.ly/V20AoB2
For those of you in Goole, there may not be a CDC in the town but you can still book blood test appointments at the hospital online here: https://buff.ly/wNUD5JM

17/04/2025

If you need urgent dental treatment over the Easter bank holiday, contact your usual dentist.

If you cannot reach your dentist, use NHS 111 online or call 111 for information about your local out of hours service.

http://111.nhs.uk