Penn Hill Surgery

06/05/2026

In April 2026 this is the stats!


🚨145 patients did not attend their scheduled appointments 🚨

If you are unable to attend a booked appointment, please contact the surgery in advance so our reception team can reschedule it for you. We understand that life can be busy; however, providing notice allows us to offer cancelled appointments to other patients in need.

23/04/2026

This week is MS Awareness Week.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a lifelong condition that affects the brain and spinal cord.

There are lots of possible symptoms of MS. Everyone with this condition is affected differently.

ℹ️ http://nhs.uk/conditions/multiple-sclerosis/

23/04/2026

22/04/2026

⚠️ Important notice ⚠️

Please bring all samples into reception before 12pm, ready for collection.

If samples come in after that time we will not be able to take them from you, and you would need to take them to the lab yourself or do a fresh sample. 💩

Many thanks for your understanding 😊

17/04/2026

16/04/2026

If you are aged 40 to 74 and living on Somerset. Please follow the link to find information and book an NHS health check.
https://healthysomerset.co.uk/health-checks/

16/04/2026

A global IT outage is causing significant disruption to NHS services. Many GP practices are affected by this as well as us.
Normal service will hopefully resume soon.

14/04/2026

💜It is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month💜

Here is something most people dont talk about enough: testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 15-35. And the scary part? Many ignore the signs because they feel "fine"👨

Testicular cancer doesn't always come with pain. Sometimes it is just a small change-easy to ignore, easy to put off.

But early detection makes a huge difference.🕛

So take a moment today:🎗
Check yourself. Learn your body. Trust your instincts.

And if something doesn't feel right, speak up and get it checked. That's not overreacting-it is taking care of yourself.

Lets normalise these conversations and look out for each other.👫

14/04/2026

NHS bowel cancer screening kits are offered to everyone aged between 50 and 74.

They can help find cancer early, before you even have any symptoms. And the earlier cancer is found, the easier it can be to treat.

When your kit arrives, put it by the loo. Don’t put it off.

Let someone else know they should send their kit back – especially as April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month.

More info: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/bowel-cancer-screening/

09/04/2026

Where possible please submit your request via askmygp as we are short staffed in reception so calling may take longer to be answered.
Many thanks