The Beeches Medical Practice

26/11/2025

Menopause usually affects women between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can happen earlier.

Symptoms can be severe and have a significant impact on everyday life – but there are ways to alleviate and manage them.

Find out more: www.nhs.uk/conditions/menopause/?

24/11/2025

If your heart age is older than your actual age, you could be at increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

Check your heart age. ➡️www.nhs.uk/health-assessment-tools/calculate-your-heart-age?

21/11/2025

19/11/2025

Meningitis can be life-threatening and result in permanent damage to the brain or nerves.

Several vaccinations offer protection against it – find out more ➡️www.nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis/vaccination/

14/11/2025

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

➡ www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/pharmacies/how-pharmacies-can-help/

12/11/2025

If you need the emergency contraceptive pill, you can now get it free from pharmacies across England — without needing an appointment with your GP or at a sexual health clinic.

Pharmacists can provide advice and support. Find your nearest participating pharmacy: www.nhs.uk/service-search/sexual-health-services/find-emergency-contraception/

10/11/2025

Feeling under the weather?

Help stop infections from spreading with this checklist for you and your family.

07/11/2025

📣Practice Notice📣

We have building work starting this afternoon (Friday 7th November) for roughly two weeks, to increase our clinical room capacity.

We apologise for any noise and inconvenience you may experience during this time, please bare with us whilst this work is taking place.

We appreciate your support and co-operation, as we make these important changes to the building.

06/11/2025

Practice Notice!
Due to staff sickness, we are operating an urgent only service today. If your problem is routine, please contact the practice on another day.
Thank you for your cooperation.
The Beeches Medical Practice

05/11/2025

An exciting vacancy has arisen at The Beeches Medical Practice.

We are looking for a Medical Secretary/Administrator to join our friendly team working 37 hours per week.

Please click the link below for further information regarding the post and how to apply: 😃

➡ www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A2362-25-0007?location=SY3%200NA&distance=5&searchByLocationOnly=true&language=en

05/11/2025

Struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress or obsessions and compulsions?

NHS Talking Therapies can help. Your GP can refer you or refer yourself at www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/nhs-talking-therapies/