Outwood Park Medical Centre

01/12/2025

❤️ World AIDS Day: Let Communities Lead
Today we honour the lives lost, celebrate the progress made, and recommit to ending HIV/AIDS for good.
🌍 Over 39 million people worldwide are living with HIV. While treatment has come a long way, stigma and inequality still stand in the way of progress.
💬 This year’s theme “Let Communities Lead” reminds us that real change happens when we empower those most affected to shape the response.
✅ What you can do:
• Learn the facts about HIV and challenge myths
• Support local organisations and charities
• Get tested and know your status
• Speak up against stigma and discrimination
• Wear a red ribbon to show your support
📣 Together, we can build a future where no one is left behind. Let’s stand in solidarity, raise our voices, and take action.

27/11/2025

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎄🎅

27/11/2025

For seven common conditions, your pharmacist can now provide treatment and some prescription medicine, if needed, without seeing a GP.
Think pharmacy first.
Find out more: see comments below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

20/11/2025

Save the date 2025!

This year’s theme is ‘Know your rights, use your rights’.

Get involved and help to make sure more carers are aware of their rights and feel empowered to use them. Find out more here 👉 https://go.carersuk.org/CRD

In Wakefield, you can receive excellent carers support from https://www.carerswakefield.org.uk/

19/11/2025

19th November- World COPD Day
🫁“Short of Breath, Think COPD”
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, yet it remains underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed far too often.
This year’s theme urges us to recognize the signs:
✅ Shortness of breath
✅ Chronic cough or sputum production
✅ Recurrent lower respiratory infections
✅ Exposure to to***co, cooking fuels, or occupational hazards
COPD is common, preventable, and treatable, but early diagnosis is key. Timely treatment can improve symptoms, lung function, and quality of life.
Let’s raise awareness and encourage earlier diagnosis.
If you or someone you know is “short of breath,” it’s time to think COPD.

19/11/2025

🌍 International Men’s Day | 19 November 🌍
Today we celebrate the positive value men bring to the world, their families, communities, and workplaces.
International Men’s Day is a chance to:
✅ Recognise role models
✅ Promote men’s health and wellbeing
✅ Encourage conversations around mental health
✅ Support gender equality and respectful relationships
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the men in our lives and work together to build a more inclusive, supportive society for everyone.

14/11/2025

With appropriate access to care and support for their well-being, everyone with Diabetes has the chance to live well. 430 million people living with diabetes are of working age. In the workplace, they face challenges such as stigma, discrimination, exclusion, anxiety and lack of access to care and support for their well-being. Employers must take action to create a safe, supportive and healthy work environment for people with diabetes and those at risk. Support our call to ‘know more and do for diabetes at work.’

13/11/2025

You can use PATCHS to contact your GP practice for health advice, condition monitoring, fit notes, appointment bookings, and more... Make requests in your own time, avoid telephone queues and waiting rooms, and getting quick responses. See comments for details ⬇️⬇️

12/11/2025

08/11/2025

Feel unwell today? Call GP Care Wakefield between 9am and 5pm Saturdays and 9am and 1pm Sundays Phone our practice number as usual & your call will be diverted to GP Care Wakefield. Advice, prescription & a face-to-face appointment if you need one.

05/11/2025

🧠 Today is National Stress Awareness Day 💙 Let’s take a moment to check in with ourselves and each other. Stress affects us all — whether it’s work, health, relationships, or the unexpected. But you’re not alone, and there are ways to manage it. ✅ Breathe deeply ✅ Take a short walk ✅ Talk to someone you trust

03/11/2025

Ask your pharmacist week ·

It’s Ask Your Pharmacist Week (3-10 November). You might be surprised at the range of health services offered by your local pharmacy. Please make the most of the NHS and private services available on your doorstep - from flu vaccinations, blood pressure checks, contraception, medicines consultations and convenient treatment for minor ailments. · It’s national week! Community pharmacists are highly qualified health care professionals, who can provide clinical advice and prompt treatment in your neighbourhood. · Pharmacists train for 5 years before they qualify, so make full use of their clinical skills and for advice on common illnesses and staying well · Pharmacies are part of the NHS family and the range of clinical services they provide has expanded significantly in recent years.