Lowther Medical Centre

22/05/2026

TRAVEL VACCINATIONS

If you are travelling abroad you may need to be vaccinated. Please contact reception at least eight weeks before you travel for a vaccination form and fill out the vaccinations you will need, which will depend on where you are travelling.

It is important to make this initial appointment at least eight weeks before you travel so that the vaccines can be ordered. You will need a second appointment to receive the vaccinations. The second appointment should be at least two weeks before you travel to allow time for the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription which costs more than the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

22/05/2026

05/05/2026

Do more with the NHS App

We strongly encourage all patients using the NHS App to check that notifications are turned on.

To enable notifications:

1. Open the NHS App
2. Tap the Account icon
3. Select Notifications
4. Follow the link to your device settings and allow notifications

📱 Stay on track with the NHS App

You can now see most of your hospital outpatient appointments directly in the NHS App — and for many services, you can request changes or cancellations in just a few taps.

Almost a quarter of missed NHS appointments happen because people forget. Turn on push notifications to get reminders and avoid missing yours.

Check your settings in the NHS App and keep your appointments on track.

Find out more: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/patients-visitors/nhs-app

22/04/2026

MEDICINES RECALL - RAMIPRIL

Some cartons of Ramipril 10mg Capsules, manufactured by Crescent Pharma Limited, may contain blister strips of Ramipril 5 mg Capsule.
All packs from the impacted batch of Ramipril 10 mg Capsule, (Batch Number GR174091) are being recalled as a precautionary measure.
If you were prescribed Ramipril 10 mg Capsules and have received the impacted product batch (Batch Number GR174091) please check that the carton contains the correct medication. The batch number and expiry date information can be found on outer carton.

If the carton contains blister strips that are labelled and contain Ramipril 5 mg capsule, contact your dispensing pharmacy in the first instance. If the carton contains blister strips that are labelled and contain Ramipril 10 mg Capsules, you do not need to take further action.

If you are unsure or have any questions, please seek advice from your pharmacy or other healthcare professionals responsible for your care.

Please take the leaflet that came with your medicine and any remaining capsules with you to your pharmacy.
Both strengths are used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure and kidney disease. Any possible impact of a lower dose of ramipril is expected to be gradual rather than immediate or life threatening.

Ramipril 10 mg Capsules: Capsules are light grey and dark green capsules, marked with “R” on the cap and “10” on the body.

Ramipril 5mg Capsule: Capsules are light grey and green gelatine capsules, marked with “R” on the cap and “5” on the body.

16/04/2026

Did you know you can view messages about your care in the NHS App?

The NHS App is a simple and secure way to receive messages from your trusted health care providers.

Turn on notifications for the NHS App to stay up to date.

Find out more: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/

11/04/2026

We’ve got something brilliant planned for next Thursday (16th April) – we're teaming up with the 180 run club for an awareness 5k!

If you haven't heard of 180 before, they are a really relaxed social run club where the cake at the finish line is genuinely more important than your pace. So please don't let the word "run" put you off if you're not the fastest.

A couple of the AMC Whitehaven facilitators will be heading down early before the run starts, if you fancy lacing up your trainers, or even if you just want to pop down beforehand to find out a bit more about what we do or how the run club works, come and say hello. We're always happy to have a chat.

The plan:
We’ll be setting off at around 6pm from the Harbour Master.

Whether you're planning to run, jog, or walk we’d absolutely love to see you down there.

27/03/2026

26/03/2026