Barcroft Medical Practice

03/02/2026

🌟 Save Time With Anima! 🌟

At Barcroft Medical Centre, we’re always looking for ways to make your experience faster, easier and more efficient and Anima is one of the best ways to do just that!

💻 Why use Anima instead of calling?
✨ It’s faster – submit your request via an online questionnaire - no waiting in a call queue
✨ It gathers all the information we need the first time
✨ It helps our team respond more efficiently
✨ It frees up phone lines for those who cannot use the internet

Using Anima means you get the right help, sooner and our phone lines stay open for the patients who truly need them. ❤️

👉 If you need medical help from the Barcroft give it a try :

https://anima.thirdparty.nhs.uk/blue/o/sp47dlbar

Thank you for helping us keep our service as accessible and efficient as possible!

Barcroft Medical Centre 💙

30/01/2026

🎉 Over 1,000 Anima Requests Completed! 🎉

Since launching Anima on 20th January 2026, more than 1,000 patient requests have already been submitted through the system 🙌

Patients have been receiving:
✔️ Same‑day GP advice
✔️ Booking links for routine appointments
✔️ Faster, clearer responses

If you’re able to, please submit your requests online via Anima rather than calling the practice. This helps us manage demand more efficiently and ensures those who truly need to phone, such as patients without internet access, can get through more easily.

Thank you for your continued support as we transition to this new system and way of working. 💙

26/01/2026

Dear Patients,

The system has been stable since our last post so we are fully operational again, with our new Anima system you are still able to submit requests to us in the event of the our clinical system crashing like they did today. The GP's will review these when our network comes back up.

Kind Regards
Barcroft

26/01/2026

PATIENT NOTICE

We have been experiencing significant IT issues this afternoon, this has been affecting multiple surgeries across the county.
It has affected our clinical systems, telephones, appointment systems. However patients have still been able to submit an Anima request.
We are currently back up and running however are keeping an eye on things. Please be patient while we work through any backlog of calls.

Regards
Barcroft

22/01/2026

📢 Important Patient Notice – Respect for Our Reception Team

We understand that the recent changes to our appointment system, including the move to Anima, may take some getting used to. Our team is here to help guide you through the process and ensure you receive the care you need.

However, we must remind all patients that abusive or aggressive behaviour towards our reception staff will not be tolerated. Our reception team works incredibly hard to support our community, and they deserve to be treated with courtesy and respect at all times.

We kindly ask for your patience during this period of adjustment. If you are finding the new system difficult to use, please let us know, our staff are more than happy to assist you.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we continue working to improve patient access and care.

Barcroft Medical Centre

22/01/2026

Dear Patients,

We are now 2 days into using Anima. Below are some figures of the number of requests received and how they have been processed. The 296 is a mixture of administrative and medical queries.

Thank you all for your continued support and patience as we transition to this new way of working.

20/01/2026

Dear Patients,

Unsure of how to submit an anima request. Please watch this short video which explains how to make a request to us. The link to make a request is found on our website homepage.

Learn how to access Anima and get help from your GP practice. Visit the link given to you by your GP practice to get started.

20/01/2026

🌟 We’re Live with Anima! 🌟

Thank you to all our patients for your patience and support as we transition to our new online service, Anima.

This change is designed to make accessing care smoother and more efficient, and we truly appreciate your understanding while we get everything up and running.

Your kindness and cooperation mean a lot to our team as we continue improving the way we care for you.

💙 Thank you for being with us during this transition.

19/01/2026

📣 Barcroft Medical Practice – Anima Goes Live Tomorrow!

🗓 Launch Date: 20.01.2026

We’re excited to announce that Anima will be going live at Barcroft Medical Practice tomorrow! 🎉

From 20th January, please submit any requests for an appointment via Anima.

Anima can be used to request:

✔ GP appointments
✔ Sick Notes
✔ Medication requests

Our Reception team is still available for patients who are unable to use Anima or need additional support.

Thank you for helping us improve access and streamline your care! 💙

19/01/2026

Flu vaccines are available until 31 March 2026. Vaccination is the best protection against flu.

https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/

16/01/2026

📢 Important Update for Our Patients – From 20.01.2026

As we go live with Anima on 20th January 2026, we want to reassure all our patients that you can continue to request your repeat prescriptions in the usual way.

💊 Repeat prescriptions can still be requested via:

NHS App
SystmOnline
Your usual repeat request method

If you prefer, you can also request your repeat medication through Anima once it launches.

We hope Anima will make accessing our services even easier, but all existing prescription routes will remain available.

Thank you for your support!
Barcroft Medical Centre

15/01/2026

Dear Patients,
From 20.01.2026 we are moving to Anima, this will allow you to submit requests to your GP, from appointments and medication review to sicknotes and referral requests. Please see the link below so see how to submit a request.

Learn how to access Anima and get help from your GP practice. Visit the link given to you by your GP practice to get started.