Munro Medical Centre

01/09/2025

📢 Flu & Covid Clinics – Appointments Now OPEN! 💉
We’re now taking bookings for our autumn flu and Covid vaccination clinics.
✅ COVID vaccine eligibility (Autumn 2025):
Aged 75 or over
Living in a care home
Immunosuppressed
✅ Flu vaccine eligibility (unchanged):
Pregnant
Aged 65+
Aged 18–64 with a long-term health condition
Carers
Living with someone who is immunocompromised
Working in a nursing/residential home or hospice
📞 If you are a registered patient and meet the above criteria, please call us on 01775 715999 to book your appointment.
📲 You may also receive a text message with a booking link or a phone call from us—but you don’t need to wait to be contacted before booking.
Let’s keep our community safe this winter! 🍂💙

If you're pregnant, having the flu vaccine will help protect you and your baby. To get a flu vaccine you can: Find a pharmacy that offers it https://ow.ly/sPuE50UyRSu - Contact your GP surgery to book an appointment - Speak to your maternity service.

22/08/2025

📢 Flu & Covid Clinics – Appointments Now OPEN! 💉

We’re now taking bookings for our autumn flu and Covid vaccination clinics.

✅ COVID vaccine eligibility (Autumn 2025):

Aged 75 or over

Living in a care home

Immunosuppressed

✅ Flu vaccine eligibility (unchanged):

Pregnant

Aged 65+

Aged 18–64 with a long-term health condition

Carers

Living with someone who is immunocompromised

Working in a nursing/residential home or hospice

📞 If you are a registered patient and meet the above criteria, please call us on 01775 715999 to book your appointment.

📲 You may also receive a text message with a booking link or a phone call from us—but you don’t need to wait to be contacted before booking.

Let’s keep our community safe this winter! 🍂💙

22/08/2025

🚨 Need to see a dentist urgently? 🦷

Extra urgent dental appointments are now available in Lincolnshire for the following conditions:

• Severe toothache: persistent and intense pain that cannot be managed with over-the-counter painkillers.
• Dental abscess: infection causing swelling, pain, and possibly fever.
• Broken or knocked-out tooth: trauma resulting in a fractured or completely dislodged tooth.
• Uncontrolled bleeding: bleeding in mouth that doesn't stop maybe following a dental procedure or an injury.
• Swelling: significant swelling in the mouth or face that could indicate an infection.
• Fractured, loose or displaced fillings causing pain.
• Bleeding gums requiring urgent treatment for acute conditions.
• Other treatments may be available at the discretion of the dentist. These treatments may require extra visits and costs.

Visit NHS111 or phone 111 to book. You do not need to be registered with an NHS dentist.

13/08/2025

☀️ With the soaring temperatures on the way, many families will be heading outdoors to soak up the sun. ☀️

Help your patients stay safe by sharing our sunburn prevention infographic! :https://www.lincslmc.co.uk/infographics/

12/08/2025

📣 Vaccination Clinics from 1 October 2025!

We’ll be offering free flu and COVID‑19 vaccines from 1 October appointments will be available in the evenings, weekends, and normal practice hours. 😊

📅 Booking opens late August
Please ring our Care Navigators to book your appointment. We shall also be sending patients a text message invite to book online.

👶 Who’s eligible?

Children and pregnant women (flu vaccine available from 1 September)

Adults aged 65+ or those in clinical risk groups or carers

Adults aged 75+, care-home residents, or individuals aged 6 months+ with immune suppression will also be eligible for their COVID‑19 booster

Why get vaccinated?
These vaccines help protect against serious illness—especially during winter—and reduce risk of hospitalisation.

Stay protected this winter—book your appointment . If eligible and you don’t receive a text, please contact our surgery.

05/08/2025

🛡️ Protect Your Family – Stop the Spread of Measles 🛡️

Measles cases are on the rise across the UK. The best protection is vaccination.

📅 This year’s Measles Vaccination Campaign 2025 is underway – check your child’s MMR vaccination status today.

💉 MMR is safe, effective, and free – two doses are needed for full protection.

📍Contact us or check your NHS app to book or confirm your vaccinations. Our Care Navigators can help you, please call them on 01775 715999 or contact us online via AccuRx. This link is on the practice website, www.munromedicalcentre.co.uk

Let’s keep our community safe – vaccinate to eliminate.

30/07/2025

💉 Protect Yourself with the HPV Vaccine

The HPV vaccine is a one-time vaccination that helps protect against cervical cancer and other serious illnesses caused by the Human Papillomavirus.

If you’ve missed your dose, it’s not too late!

📲 Book your appointment online or
📞 Call us on 01775 715999

📚 Learn more: Grab a Jab – Vaccinations – Lincolnshire ICB

Take this simple step to protect your future health.

29/07/2025

🚨 Need to see a dentist urgently? 🦷
Extra urgent dental appointments are now available in Lincolnshire.

Visit NHS111 or phone 111 to book. You do not need to be registered with an NHS dentist.

See comments for more information and a list of urgent conditions 👇
https://lincolnshire.icb.nhs.uk/your-health-and-services/choosewell/dental-care/

24/07/2025

📣 Important Patient Notice 📣

In light of the upcoming resident doctors strikes, we’d like to remind all patients to attend their appointments both at the practice and at the hospital as planned — unless you are contacted directly to advise that your appointment has been cancelled or rescheduled.

If you do not hear from us or the hospital, please assume your appointment is going ahead as normal.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

16/07/2025

If you are not sure if you have had your MMR, to protect from this disease, please speak our care navigators who can check and arrange an appointment for you.

With measles cases increasing across England and Europe, the NHS in Lincolnshire urges residents to review their MMR vaccination status.

14/07/2025

🌟 GP Patient Survey 2025 Results Are In! 🌟

We’re delighted to share that 81% of our patients rated their overall experience with Munro Medical Centre as GOOD — that’s 4 points up from last year and well above the national average of 75%!

A huge thank you to all our patients for your kind words and continued support. Your feedback truly means the world to us and motivates us to keep improving every day 💙

14/07/2025

📱 NHS App Digital Drop-In 📅
Every Wednesday | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Did you know you can use the NHS App to:
✅ Order repeat medications
✅ Book appointments
✅ View your medical records
…and much more – all from your phone!

If you haven’t signed up yet or are having trouble using the app, pop in and see Ben during our weekly Digital Drop-In session. He’ll be happy to help! 💬