Hastings House Medical Centre

03/04/2026

Please find attached the latest newsletter

01/04/2026

A reduction in our nursing hours at the surgery has meant that we have had to prioritise our appointments, therefor the number of blood test appointments that we can offer will be reduced. We would like to keep our in house blood tests for those patients who do not have the ability to go elsewhere and for emergencies. To book an appointment at Warwick or Stratford hospital please visit https://www.swiftqueue.co.uk or you can drop into the new Ellen Badger Hospital any morning between 8am and 2pm Monday to Friday. You will need to collect your blood test form from Hastings House reception and take it with you.

31/03/2026

COVID spring vaccines will be available from the 20th of April. As of today, we will be sending out texts and telephoning people to book into clinics.

The eligibility criteria stays the same; adults aged 75 and over; residents in care homes for older people; individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed.

If you are over 75 and have not had the RSV vaccine then you can have this at the same time (this is a one off vaccine)

30/03/2026

Around 1.6 million medicine items are wasted each year in Coventry and
Warwickshire By only ordering the medicines you need, we can reduce waste and protect NHS resources for everyone. https://happyhealthylives.uk/yourmeds

30/03/2026

27/03/2026

Dr Alison Williams will be running the Coventry Half Marathon on Sunday 19th April for The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of her dad. If you would like to support Dr Williams in her endeavour she has a just giving page

Help Alison Williams raise money to support The Brain Tumour Charity

27/03/2026

We have a vacancy for a practice nurse, please follow the link to apply.

Hastings House Medical Centre

27/03/2026

Hastings House have our hats on today to raise awareness. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease since records began in 2002

23/03/2026

Apologies but there is a national computer outage and we do not have any access to our systems. Please bear with us. Thank you for your understanding.

23/03/2026

Around 10% of medicines prescribed nationally are not needed. You can help reduce waste by checking your medicines before ordering and only requesting what you need. https://happyhealthylives.uk/yourmeds

20/03/2026

This week has seen a campaign throughout Warwickshire to raise awareness of child exploitation. Follow the link below to find out what you should be looking out for and how you can help.

Something's Not Right

20/03/2026

Following the ongoing meningitis outbreak and reports of the very sad deaths in Kent we wanted to make sure that you had the most up to date information.

The Kent outbreak is linked to MenB meningococcal disease. The Men B vaccine is given at 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 1 year of age therefore if your child has had their vaccinations they will be covered.

Please follow the NHS link for more information

Read about the different vaccines that can help prevent meningitis and when they're usually given.