Mill Stream Surgery

18/03/2026

Nutrition and hydration week 🍌🍊🍓🥒🥑🥜

This week is nutrition and hydration week. Nutritious foods are whole, minimally processed foods rich in vitamins, minerals, fibre, and healthy fats that support overall health and well-being.

Please visit the website link below to find out more information.

11/03/2026

Martha’s Rule – applies to acute inpatient settings.

More than 10,000 calls have made to the Martha’s rule helplines in the first sixteen months of the scheme, helping thousands of patients benefit from changes in their care and potentially saving lives.

Martha’s Rule helps detect deterioration in hospital patients early. It gives both patients and their families the right to call for a rapid review if they are concerned about a loved one’s condition – or their own – is getting worse.

Staff can also ask for a review from a different team if they are concerned appropriate action is not being taken.

NHS England » Martha’s Rule

10/03/2026

March is Ovarian cancer awareness month

Ovarian cancer can be difficult to detect in the early stages, due to many symptoms also being associated with other, much less serious illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome.

If left undiagnosed and untreated, ovarian cancer can become more serious over time.

What are the main symptoms of ovarian cancer?

Ovarian cancer has four main symptoms:
Persistent stomach pain.
Peristent bloating.
Difficulty eating/feeling full more quickly.
Needing to wee more frequently.

Ovarian cancer symptoms might include:
Indigestion.
Back pain.
Changes in bowel habits (going more often or a lot less)
Unexplained weight loss.
Post menopausal vaginal bleeding.
Extreme tiredness.

Keep a record of symptoms and make an appointment to see the GP if you think you may have signs of ovarian cancer.

Read more about ovarian cancer, including symptoms, treatments and causes.

09/03/2026

International Women’s Day – 8th March 💪🙌

We celebrate the incredible women who work in our practice and across the NHS. We celebrate those who care, support, lead, and inspire every single day.

Their compassion, dedication, and strength make a difference to patients, colleagues, and our local community.

Thank you to everyone for everything you do – yesterday, today and every day. 💜

05/03/2026

Healthwatch Oxfordshire’s – Access to Health card

Have you seen Healthwatch Oxfordshire’s Access to Health card?

It sets out patient rights to access treatments and register with a GP.

It can be downloaded from their website, or please do get in touch with Healthwatch Oxfordshire, if you would like copies of the card sending out.

We have already requested some which will be – available from our care navigation/reception team, Mill Stream Centre and the Carers group.

Anyone can register with a GP surgery. You do not need proof of address or immigration status.We have produced this card to help if you are having problems registering. Please contact us if you would like us to send you a copy of this card, or if you are having problems registering.For more informat...

03/03/2026

Staff training‼️

Tomorrow, Wednesday 4th March the surgery have a staff training and development day.

In the morning we will have a GP available for anything which is medically urgent. If you need to speak with a GP for something which is medically urgent tomorrow morning please call the surgery number for advice on what to do.

From 1 pm to 6.30 pm, we have Protected Learning Time - PLT - which provides time for staff to be released for education sessions.

During this time patients who need to speak with a GP for a something which is medically urgent, should call the surgery main number and will receive a recorded message giving the number of the Out of Hours service.

We apologise for any inconvenience that this causes for patients but we hope that you understand that this is necessary for our staff to keep updated and receive necessary training.

Thank you. 🙂

02/03/2026

Rare Diseases Day – “Bringing us Together”🫶🏻

On Saturday 28th February 2026, it was Rare Diseases Day, a chance to raise awareness or rare conditions and the challenges that people living with them may face.

There are thousands of rare diseases, many of which are life long and can affect people in different ways. Even though each condition is rare on it own, they affect many families in the community.

This year’s theme “Bringing us Together”, highlights the importance of awareness, understanding and support for people with rare diseases.

If you, a family member, or someone you know is affected by a rare condition, we are here to help you with referrals, care planning and co-ordinating support.

For more information about rare conditions please see:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/

Raising awareness for patients, families and carers around the world that are affected by rare diseases.

24/02/2026

We would love to reunite this sad, lonely croc (currently sat in reception) with its other half and little owner! 🙏💙

24/02/2026

Healthwatch Oxfordshire – are looking for Enter and View Volunteers.

Healthwatch Oxfordshire have statutory powers to make Enter and View visits to publicly funded local health and social care services, such as care homes, dental practices, pharmacies, hospitals and GP surgeries. These visits help Healthwatch Oxfordshire understand what is working well and where improvements are needed to help make people’s experiences better.

They need volunteers to work alongside the Healthwatch Oxfordshire team to listen to people’s experiences of the health and care services they are visiting.

If you or someone you know are interested in finding out more and how to apply, visit 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Find out about the benefits of volunteering with us and get details of current opportunities

24/02/2026

National Heart month – Walk for Hearts ❤️

February is the National Heart month, led by the British Heart Foundation.

This year’s focus is Walk for Hearts and encourages us all to get moving and support our heart health through regular activity.

The British Heart Foundation highlights to everyone that staying active is one of the most effective ways to reduce your risk of heart disease. Walking is simple, free and suitable for most people, even a brisk 10-minute walk can benefit your heart.

Regular physical activity can: 🚴🏻‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏊🏻‍♀️

• Reduce your blood pressure.

• Improve cholesterol levels.

• Support a healthy weight.

• Reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Find out more about exercise to help us all live well.

General health and fitness guidelines for adults aged 19 to 64, including tips on how to achieve 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week.

13/02/2026

Healthwatch Oxfordshire are holding an Online Open Forum

📅 On Wednesday 18th February from 7 pm – 8 pm

💬 Have you got a health and care issue you would like to share with Healthwatch Oxfordshire?

🙋🏻‍♀️ Or would you like to find out more about the work of Healthwatch Oxfordshire?

Everyone is welcome to attend. You can join using this Zoom link.👇🏼

If you are unable to attend but have a question to ask the trustees or have some feedback you would like to share, please contact Healthwatch Oxfordshire.

We are an independent charity who work to make sure NHS health and social care leaders and other decision-makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve the services that you use. We also provide help and advice if you have a question about local health services – please get in touch!