Archwood Medical Practice

30/04/2026

🌟 Togetherness: free online learning for families🌟

Togetherness offers a wide range of free online learning pathways for parents and families. These bitesize, self‑guided modules cover childhood development, behaviour and emotional health — and you can complete them at a time that suits you. Pathways are also available in multiple languages.

Pathways include:
👶 Antenatal and postnatal emotional health
🧒 Early childhood development and behaviour
🌈 Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adolescence and young people’s mental health
🌿 Adult emotional health, including trauma

Access for free!
Enter the code REDROCK at: https://orlo.uk/joTtq

30/04/2026

30/04/2026

Do you know the symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes?
If you have experienced these symptoms or notice them in a child or loved one speak to a health care professional. If left untreated type 1 diabetes can be fatal.

UK

27/04/2026

The pneumococcal vaccine helps protect against serious illnesses like pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis. It's recommended for people at higher risk of these illnesses, such as babies and adults aged 65 and over.

27/04/2026

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the common viruses that cause coughs and colds in winter. RSV causes mild symptoms in most people, but can be serious for some infants, older adults and people with chronic medical conditions as it can lead to pneumonia (a lung infection) and bronchiolitis (a chest infection that affects babies).

26/04/2026

Shingles is a common condition that causes a painful rash. It can sometimes lead to serious problems such as long-lasting pain, hearing loss or blindness.

You're more likely to get shingles, and it's more likely to cause serious problems, as you get older or if you have a severely weakened immune system.

The shingles vaccine helps:

reduce your chances of getting shingles
reduce your chances of getting serious problems if you do get shingles

24/04/2026

It's World Immunization Week, this week we will be sharing some information on the vaccines that the practice may call to offer to you.

13/04/2026

Its autism awareness month, find out more about the support available to you in Stockport:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PhZ6vVtXB_NbjibwRmX4l2cyvboWhyPU?usp=sharing

10/04/2026

Even as we go into spring, COVID-19 can be very dangerous for older adults. Book to top up your protection. Link in comments below👇

10/04/2026

In March we had 106 patients who did not attend their GP appointment at the practice.

Every time a GP appointment is DNA’d (Did Not Attend), it means:
⏰ Wasted clinical time
🧑‍⚕️ Fewer appointments for patients who need urgent care
📋 Longer waiting times for everyone
💷 Increased pressure on NHS resources

If you can’t attend your appointment, please cancel as early as possible. That slot can then be offered to another patient who may really need it.

✔️ Cancel by phone, text, app, or online
✔️ Rebook when it suits you
✔️ Help your GP practice help more people

A quick cancellation makes a big difference.
Let’s work together to keep appointments available for everyone. 💙

09/04/2026

Bowel cancer screening uses a test called a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to look for blood in a sample of your poo. This could be a sign of bowel cancer.

You collect the sample at home and send it by post to be tested.

It can help find cancer early, and before you have any symptoms, which may mean it's easier to treat. Bowel cancer screening is currently offered to people aged 50 to 74 every 2 years.

This is because your risk of getting bowel cancer gets higher as you get older.