Upton Group Practice

15/12/2025

LAST DAY FOR PRESCRIPTION REQUESTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS 🎄

Monday 22nd December

Before 12 noon

05/12/2025

Online Hydration Training

Keeping yourself hydrated as well as the person you care for is so important, especially as the weather is getting warmer🌞

Our FREE Hydration Training helps to enhance your ability to promote better health and wellbeing for yourself and the individual you care for, ensuring optimal hydration levels and preventing related health issues 💧

Click the link to access our FREE Hydration Training 👉 https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/Carershydrationtrainingsignin

05/12/2025

Resilient NW CIC

As we go into the weekend we just wanted to share our exciting news.

Thanks to Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Vola we are going to be funded for our new Em-Power project specifically supporting 18 to 21 year olds to find their passions and explore new skills and opportunities to help them on their way to work or education and training.

We will be providing mentoring and one to one support as well as lots of group activities and career taster sessions.

What's even better is we are going to be doing this in partnership with our great friends at the Open Door Charity

We are busy behind the scenes putting things in place to start this very soon so keep following us to find out more.

Have a great weekend everyone!👍😊
Career Connect Wirral Family Toolbox Be Well Birkenhead Salvation Army Spark Youth Amber Button CIC Future Yard Wirral Met College Wirral's Local Offer of SEND Services Wirral CVS

05/12/2025

If you or someone else is experiencing a mental health crisis, call 111 and select the mental health option for 24-hour urgent advice and support.

Find out more: nhs.uk/urgentmentalhealth

05/12/2025

Make more time for the important things this winter. Ordering repeat prescriptions is quicker with the NHS App, and you can choose to collect them from a pharmacy nearby, wherever in the UK you are keeping cosy.

Search 'NHS App' to get it set up on your device.

05/12/2025

❗ NHS services across Cheshire and Merseyside are under pressure, with demand for primary care, hospital services, mental health, and emergency services continuing to rise.

🦠 Flu season has come early, with cases rising quickly

🏥 Hospitals are currently seeing high numbers of sick patients

🛌 An average of 295 people per day were in hospital last week with flu - more than double the number from the same week last year

What can you do?

🚨 Keep A&E only for life threatening illnesses.

Use NHS 111 for conditions which are less urgent and to ease pressures on emergency departments.

👏 Regularly wash hands to help reduce the spread of illness.

🛡️ Get your winter vaccinations without delay, as cases across the region continue to rise.

Read more below.

05/12/2025

SAMARITANS

Sometimes all the extra pressure at this time of year makes things feel even heavier, especially if you’re already having a tough time. They’re here if you need them. 116 123 📱

05/12/2025

Please help us keep A&E free for life-threatening emergencies by choosing the most appropriate service.

For more info visit our web site and go to the Options tab.
www.wuth.nhs.uk/your-options/

07/11/2025

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Calling all GP Practices

This Remembrance Day, we encourage all GP practices to become Veteran Friendly Accredited to support veterans who may be silently struggling with their mental or physical health at this potentially challenging time.

Research by the Royal College of GPs involving 5,000 veterans found that, although more than half (55%) have experienced health issues potentially related to their service, one in seven (14%) have not sought help from a healthcare professional.

However, nearly two-thirds of veterans said they would be more likely to seek help if they knew their practice was Veteran Friendly Accredited. Having taken the quick and easy step to become accredited ourselves, we have seen first-hand the difference it can make.

The free training and resources provided through the scheme have made it easier for us to identify, understand and support veterans and, where appropriate, refer them to specialist services designed specifically for them. Not only has the programme helped us to improve outcomes for our veteran patients, but it has also helped to save time and reduce repeat appointments.

It takes just 20 minutes to sign up, and more than 4,400 practices have already joined the scheme. A University of Chester evaluation found that 99% of practices recommended it.

Be a champion for veterans and their families this Remembrance Day – get your practice Veteran Friendly Accredited. Sign up for free here: rcgp.org.uk/veterans

By becoming a Veteran Friendly practice, staff will have a better understanding of veteran needs, veterans will feel more confident that your GP team will understand their needs, and more veterans may join your practice as a result.

07/11/2025

We’re proud to be a Veteran Friendly Accredited GP practice and to support our veteran community this Remembrance Day.

We know that this Remembrance Day is likely to be particularly challenging for the many veterans in our community and we want you to know that we are trained and committed to effectively identifying and supporting your health needs.

As a Veteran Friendly Accredited practice, our team:

Recognises the importance of identifying veteran patients within our community.

Understands the unique health needs that veterans may have
strives to provide veterans with the very best care and support.

Knows about the specialist veteran healthcare services that exist.

Undertakes regular training and development to ensure we’re able to deliver the very best care to veterans in our community and meet the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant.

If you’re a veteran patient, please do let us know that you have served so that we can make sure you receive the most appropriate and best care, if and when you ever need it.

07/11/2025

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If you are given an appointment today, please ensure you allow an added 15 mins to your journey, as there are road works around and outside of our Practice.