Broadway Medical Practice

26/03/2026

Cervical screening does not detect ovarian cancer. If you have worrying symptoms such as bloating, feeling full and needing to wee more, see your GP as soon as possible. It may not be cancer, but earlier diagnosis makes it easier to treat. Read more from 👉 ovacome.org.uk/symptoms

Ovacome is the UK's ovarian cancer charity providing expert support and information. We support anyone affected by ovarian cancer.

26/03/2026

Incorporating self-care into our everyday lives helps us to live as long and healthily as possible. An important part of self-care is ensuring you take up the offer of cancer screening when invited:

➡️ Breast
➡️ Bowel
➡️ Cervical
➡️ Lung

Find out more at bit.ly/3MM5r7g

Cancer screening is one of the most effective ways to find cancer early – often before symptoms appear -when treatment is most successful. In the North East and North Cumbria, we offer national screening programs for breast, cervical, bowel and lung cancer. These simple tests can help prevent canc...

25/03/2026

Small, lasting changes to your health and lifestyle can help lower your risk of cancer. Eating too much red and processed meat is linked to a higher risk of bowel cancer. Get practical tips from to help cut down 👉 bit.ly/3XTSsQR

Find out how eating meat affects your risk of cancer, and explore evidence on how red and processed meat increase the risk of bowel cancer.

25/03/2026

Lymphoedema mostly affects the arms or legs and is a build up of lymph fluid resulting in swelling, caused by cancer treatment or the cancer itself. There is no cure, but it can be well managed and there are several things you can do to lower your risk of it happening. Find out more from here 👉 bit.ly/4k9yFJ7

There are several things you can do to lower your risk of swelling (lymphoedema) after cancer treatment.

25/03/2026

Cancer symptoms in teenagers and young people can resemble common illnesses. Parents can have a gut instinct when something isn't right, so if you're concerned about your child, see your GP promptly. Find out more 👉 teenagecancertrust.org 💛

27/01/2026

Did you know you can use the NHS App to book GP appointments, request repeat prescriptions, and view your medical records?

For more information, visit: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/setting-up/

If you’d like help setting up the NHS App, we’re running a drop-in support session on Thursday 29th January, and Thursday 12th February 12:00–1:30pm, where staff will be available to help you get started.

Information about how to download the NHS App and create an account.

22/01/2026

We are currently having issues with our IT systems at present and don’t have access to patient records.

Our IT team are working to resolve the issue and hopefully we will have this resolved very soon.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

31/12/2025

Feeling better can start today. Take your first step with the free NHS Healthy Choices quiz. Whether you want to eat better, move more, drink less or sleep deeper, there's a plan that can help. Visit 👉

Take our quiz to see how you could improve your health and wellbeing. Take the first step today – let's do this!

30/12/2025

Getting your eyes checked regularly isn’t just good for your vision—it can also spot things like high blood pressure, heart problems, or even cancer. So, don’t skip those eye exams; they help keep you healthy all round.

30/12/2025

Symptoms of kidney cancer are often vague. Sometimes there are no symptoms at all and it is detected during tests for other medical conditions. Find out more from 👉 bit.ly/3xN0TWJ and visit your GP with any concerns.

Kidney cancer can have several symptoms, the most common of which is blood in the urine.

29/12/2025

The easiest to spot symptom of bladder cancer is blood in your wee, even once. Other symptoms include tummy and lower back pain, tiredness and weight loss. Find out more from 👉 bit.ly/3xvZsLT

Signs and symptoms What does the bladder do? The bladder is the organ in your body that stores and then releases your wee. The wee comes down from your kidneys through the ureters into the bladder through the day and night. It is held in the bladder until it sends a signal to your brain telling you....

28/12/2025

It's almost ! You could sleep better, have more energy and reduce your cancer risk! Find out more and sign up with here dryjanuary.org.uk