Grove Road Surgery

22/07/2025

☀️Get ready to Activate this summer! ☀️
Joe Wicks is launching a brand-new workout series, ‘Activate’, full of high-energy, fun, 5-minute workout ‘Challenges’ to keep kids active.
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Head to The Body Coach channel on YouTube for the first episode.
https://youtube.com/?si=NhHSbfJIUeYiBeWr
To join the Activators This Summer 😁☀️
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Children across the country are being inspired to move more this summer, with the launch of a new animated series, Activate.
Physical activity is essential for growing bodies and minds. But over half (53%) of UK children are not meeting daily activity guidelines[1]. Backed by the Department of Health & Social Care, Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Activate aims to help address inactivity among children by getting children moving and making fitness fun. The government will be backing the programme to fund a further ten episodes.
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The series promotes short bursts of movement through fun, accessible content that can be easily integrated into your day, whether at home, school, summer clubs or on the go - getting children moving over the summer and beyond.
The Body Coach

15/07/2025

Measles spreads easily.
Anyone who is not vaccinated can catch it.
Measles can cause serious complications and can be fatal, so make sure you’re up to date with vaccinations and ask your GP practice about catch up jabs if needed.
For more information speak to your GP surgery or visit the NHS website. https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/mmr-vaccine/

15/07/2025

14/07/2025

The results are in:
GP National Survey results are available on the link below.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the survey 🫶

See how your GP practice is doing: explore the results of The GP Patient Survey, an independent patient experience survey run by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England.

30/06/2025

Dr McKay’s Reikii meditation this week and August

19/06/2025

Hot weather can lead to heat exhaustion or heatstroke. Watch out for:

🤒 Dizziness or confusion
😰 Heavy sweating
💚 Fast pulse
😴 Feeling very tired or sick

If someone becomes unwell in the heat, act fast.

Find NHS advice here: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/heatwave-how-to-cope-in-hot-weather/

19/06/2025

18/06/2025

17/06/2025

💉💉WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATION (Mounjaro) is currently NOT AVAILABLE on NHS prescription from GPs in Cheshire and Merseyside 💉💉

We are receiving many requests to prescribe weight loss injections (Mounjaro) or similar.

Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (the organisation responsible for overseeing NHS funding for practices in Wirral) has issued instructions that this medication cannot be prescribed for weight loss by GPs yet.

The decision NOT TO PRESCRIBE is NOT taken by the GPs / practitioners at the surgery - they have to follow the guidelines in place.
We do recognise that this is a frustrating situation for many patients, BUT booking an appointment to speak about this will not change the outcome

We do now have more details from NHS England and NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) about who can eventually get this medicine, but not when it will be available.
NHS England has shared who can get Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) to start with.
It will be given in different stages, starting with people who are most in need.

In Phase 1, only people with serious health conditions will be able to get it on the NHS. This is the same everywhere in England.

To get Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®), you must:

Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or more, and
Have at least four of the following health problems:
High blood pressure
High cholesterol or fat levels in your blood
Sleep apnoea (trouble breathing while sleeping)
Heart disease
Type 2 diabetes

There are a number of our patients receiving Mounjaro (or similar) for their diabetes management - this is allowed on the NHS and will continue.

Semaglutide (Wegovy) is a weight loss drug that was approved by NICE in the UK on 4 September 2023. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) has since been approved by NICE on 23 December 2024.

05/06/2025

Some of our team are taking part in a Race for Life campaign. It would be lovely if you could donate even a little to encourage them. This is such a worthy cause. We are very proud of them.

Cancer is happening right now, which is why I'm taking part in a Race for Life to raise money and save lives. 1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Every single pound you donate makes a difference to Cancer Research UK’s groundbreaking work.

05/06/2025

We have received notification from a local GP practice that one of their patients has received a phone call from someone masquerading as a medical professional associated with their
practice. They alleged they were a “senior health advisor” who worked alongside the practice in question.
The caller engaged the patient initially by asking about their medical problems, both old and ongoing. Once a rapport had been established, the caller then offered them some medication which they could try at a cost, then proceeded to ask for bank details to proceed with payment.
The number of the caller was 01900 516 559, a number that has been previously associated
with fraudsters for vehicle accident insurance call scams.

If ever you are suspicious about a call from us please state to the caller that you will ring us back, then telephone the surgery on the number that you know.
Thanks

22/05/2025

Another bank holiday is approaching. We close at 6.30pm on Friday 23rd May and re-open at 8am on Tuesday 27th May. Please ensure you have your prescription requests in.
If you require medical attention please contact NHS111