Hoad Medical Practice

10/04/2026

🚗 NEW ANPR Parking System – Ulverston Health Centre – Go Live: 20th April 2026 🏥

Hoad patients, here is some information about the new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system being introduced at our Ulverston Health Centre site.

Here are the details:

🅿️ Parking time limit: 2 hours
📆 Operating schedule: Live 7 days a week
💰 parking will still be free of charge

📍 Kiosk locations inside the building:
• 2 free standing kiosks on the ground floor
• 1 free standing kiosk on the first floor

🧾 Patients attending medical appointments can log their vehicle registration number at any kiosk, regardless of which service they are using in the building.

📢 There will be plenty of signage throughout the site to help patients find the kiosks easily and avoid queues.

🚑 Emergency service vehicles will be excluded.

🗣️ Any ticket appeals will be managed directly by the ANPR company. Their contact details will be displayed on signage around the car park.

This car park is not owned by Hoad Medical Practice.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as this new system is introduced.

02/04/2026

Great feedback for our mental health practitioners too! 💙

02/04/2026

March results are in! As always, we are grateful to those who take the time to provide valuable feedback! 💙

23/03/2026

Edit… Everything resolved and up and running again now. Thank you for your patience!

❌Unfortunately, due to a power failure at the weekend, we are unable to access the systems at the moment. Please be patient with us while we try to resolve the issue.
We will post an update as soon as we have one❌

08/03/2026

February results are in! As always, we appreciate those of you who continue to give us feedback! 💙

02/03/2026

Please don't swear at our reception staff because it is unacceptable. Demanding and swearing because you haven't had the foresight to order your medication on time will not be tolerated. Our staff work incredibly hard and should not have to put up with this behaviour. Would you like your daughter to be verbally abused on a daily basis? Please think before you speak and be kind

09/02/2026

06/02/2026

All the staff at Hoad Medical Practice also wore green today

Tonight, Ulverston’s Hoad is lit to mark Kidney Cancer Awareness. In particular, St Mary's is honouring Dr Alistair Harrison, who sadly passed away following a short illness.

St Mary’s had the honour of working alongside Alistair for many years, and we will be forever thankful for his guidance, support and care. He was a kind, committed and inspiring doctor whose compassion meant so much to his colleagues and to the many patients he served in our community. Though the speed of his illness came as a shock, he showed remarkable bravery throughout.

This evening, as the Hoad shines to raise awareness of kidney cancer, we stand side by side with our community in remembering Alistair and honouring his life and legacy.
Our heartfelt condolences are with his wife, Victoria, and their children, Barnaby, Rufus and Sylvie, as well as with everyone at Duke Street Surgery, who have lost not only a colleague, but a dear friend.

-Photo taken this evening by our wonderful nurses.

05/02/2026

January results are in! Once again, thank you so much for taking the time to provide feedback. We appreciate you all.

05/02/2026

Our Mental Health Practitioners have been getting some wonderful feedback lately. He’s just a little snippet of some of the things our patients have been saying! 💚

01/02/2026

BMG patients, lets talk about "When painkillers become part of the problem…"
Medicines like opioids, gabapentin, pregabalin, benzodiazepines and sleeping tablets can really help with pain in the short term 💊✨
But when used long-term, they can often stop working — and sometimes even make pain worse 😔
Over time, these medicines can increase the risk of:
⚠️ Dependence and withdrawal symptoms
⚠️ Increased pain
⚠️ Poor sleep and low mood
⚠️ Dizziness, falls and confusion
⚠️ Breathing problems (especially when medicines are combined)
We know that the thought of reducing pain medicines can feel worrying 💭💙
But with a gradual, supported reduction, many people notice:
🌙 Better sleep
🧠 Clearer thinking
🚶 Improved balance
😊 Better overall wellbeing
🤝 Support is available : If you’re taking long-term pain medicines and would like support with a safe reduction, please contact us via our online appointment request/phone or call into surgery to enquire.
👉 For more information on managing pain, visit:
🌐 www.livewellwithpain.co.uk
You’re not alone — help is here 💙

28/01/2026

Sharing this just giving page on behalf of Duke Street surgery and thinking of them at this sad time as they mourn their colleague and friend Dr Alistair Harrison

Help Duke Street Surgery Kate Farley raise money to support Kidney Cancer UK