Amherst PPG

25/11/2025

Please sign up for the MTW patient portal if you are able.

🖨️ 600,000 digital appointment letters

📄 1.8 million sheets of paper saved

🔃 17,000 appointments rescheduled!

This month we're celebrating two years of our patient portal - used by nearly 210,000 patients!

From appointment reminders to test results and letters, the portal is helping patients stay informed and connected.

Find out more: www.mtw.nhs.uk/portal/

24/11/2025

Think you need urgent dental care? Urgent dental appointments are now available.

Find out how to get the help you need. Go to nhs.uk/urgentdentalcare

23/11/2025

As part of our Silver Sunday celebrations, residents aged 55 plus can claim a one-day pass for , and White Oak Leisure Centres on Sunday 5 December 2025.
Please email communities@sevenoaks.gov.uk for more details. www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/silversunday

21/11/2025

A reminder that the next Menopause Support Group is on Tuesday 25th November 1-3pm at Edenbridge Medical Practice for anyone who lives locally.

21/11/2025

19/11/2025

Before any planned surgery, pre-operative assessments make sure patients are ready for their procedure.

Make sure we have your email address so we can send you a health questionnaire by email. Your answers will help us decide if you need any further tests.

For some patients, this will save a trip to hospital, or mean a shorter appointment.

This means we can see more people and make sure you are ready for your procedure, which can help improve your recovery.

If you need help accessing the questionnaire, call the number on your appointment letter.

19/11/2025

You can self refer for some local PCN services here, see what is available:
https://sevenoakspcn.gpweb.org.uk/

18/11/2025

More good news from MTW. You can access their excellent audiology service at Sevenoaks Hospital too

🔊 Audiology is a vital service providing hearing diagnostics as well as support and therapy.

Our Audiology team have already worked hard to make improvements for patients, with “super Saturday” clinics earlier this year seeing 79 people fitted for hearing aids in one day!

Following this success, they are one of just four in the country selected for a new National Improvement Collaborative.

This will help make further improvements leading to a sustainable impact on access to services and will allow them to share their success with audiology teams across England.

The department was selected following a national application process, and the panel were impressed with the many improvements the team have already made, in a short time.

We're looking forward to following the project over the next 12 months. Congratulations to the team on their brilliant work! 👏

17/11/2025

This Movember, start the conversation that could save a life

We often hear reports that men are at greater risk of dying by su***de. But behind what is reported are real people, with family, friends and loved ones who care deeply about them.

This Movember, we’re encouraging everyone to take small steps that can make a big difference:
💭 Check in on a friend
👂 Make time to listen
💙 Be open and honest about how you’re really feeling

You don’t need the perfect words, simply starting the conversation matters.

If you’re struggling or worried about someone else, help is always available:

Urgent mental health support: Call NHS 111 and select the option for mental health.
- Available 24/7 across Kent and Medway
- Speak to trained mental health professionals
- For you or someone you’re concerned about

Let’s support the men in our lives, because every conversation counts, and every life matters.

17/11/2025

Park and ride is a free, more sustainable way to visit Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals, and the West Kent Community Diagnostic Centre.

✅ Park your car at the free car park (London Road for Maidstone Hospital and the West Kent CDC, and Knights Park for Tunbridge Wells Hospital)

✅ Jump on the free shuttle bus

✅ Get the bus back to your car.

More information, including bus timetables and maps of the free car parks: http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/park-and-ride

15/11/2025

If you live in England and you have cancer, you don’t have to pay for NHS prescriptions – but you’ll need a medical exemption certificate 👇

This certificate gives you access to all NHS prescriptions for free.

You’re eligible if you’re receiving treatment for:
- Cancer
- The effects of cancer
- The effects of cancer treatment

To apply for your NHS medical exemption certificate, ask your cancer team or GP to start the process, or check the NHS website for more details.

Make sure to share this with anyone who might be eligible 🌟

15/11/2025

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