Birchington Medical Centre

05/12/2025

You don't always need to see a GP or visit an emergency department to get the medical help you need.

☎️ Call 111 or visit your local pharmacist for a range of guidance and help.

Don't want to pick up the phone? 📲 Visit nhs.111.uk for online help

04/12/2025

Did you know you can order your repeat prescriptions in the NHS App? 📲

You can send orders when it’s convenient for you and easily change your nominated pharmacy.

Find out more ➡ www.nhs.uk/nhs-app

02/12/2025

01/12/2025

Stay well this winter ❄

There are some things you can do to help yourself stay well in winter.
💉 Get your flu and Covid jab - speak to your GP or pharmacy

🗣 Get advice if you feel unwell. Your first stop should be to visit your local pharmacy 💊, they can let you know if you need to see a doctor; or you can call 📞 NHS 111 or visit 111.nhs.uk

🧤🧣 Keep warm and get help with heating. Keeping warm can help prevent colds, flu and more serious health conditions. Rooms should be kept about 18 degrees or warmer.

☕ Check in on vulnerable neighbours and relatives. Remember that older people may need some extra help over the winter.

Find out more ➡ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/keep-warm-keep-well/

29/11/2025

Pancreatic cancer is a cancer that's found anywhere in the pancreas.
The pancreas is an organ in the top part of your tummy.
It helps you digest your food and makes hormones, such as insulin.

How serious pancreatic cancer is depends on where it is in the pancreas, how big it is, if it has spread and your general health.

Find out more about pancreatic cancer - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pancreatic-cancer/

27/11/2025

🚨Notice of Protected Learning Time 🚨

To support mandatory staff training and development, the practice will be closed for Protected Learning Time on:
📆Thursday, 27 November 2025
🕧From 1pm onwards

During this time, no clinicians will be available at the practice. If you require medical assistance, please contact NHS 111.

25/11/2025

Did you know you can see your GP health record in the NHS App? 📲

You can view your allergies, vaccinations, test results and more!

Find out more ➡ www.nhs.uk/nhs-app

24/11/2025

Do you have community equipment in your home that was supplied by NRS Healthcare before 1 August 2025?

Please contact Medequip, who is now the provider of the Kent Community Equipment Service, to arrange for a visit to have your equipment serviced or repaired to make sure it stays safe and in good working order.

• email kent@medequip-uk.com
• phone 01322 917 909

Not sure if you have NRS Healthcare equipment? Look for the NRS logo on a sticker.

Medequip can also collect any equipment you no longer need.

22/11/2025

If you catch flu and you have a certain long term health condition, you are at a much higher risk of being seriously ill or hospitalised. 🤧

Help your body fight flu and give yourself the best protection with the flu vaccine.

Book now ➡ nhs.uk/book-flu or give us a ring 📞

21/11/2025

November is Mouth Cancer Awareness Month. Mouth cancer, also called oral cancer, can affect any part of the mouth, including the gums, tongue, inside the cheeks, or lips. 👄👅

Anyone can get mouth cancer, but the risk increases with age. Most people are diagnosed between the ages of 66 and 70.

Find out more and what to do if you have any of the symptoms ➡
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mouth-cancer/what-is-mouth-cancer/

19/11/2025

Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer. More than 43,000 people are diagnosed with the condition every year in the UK. 🫁

There are usually no signs or symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer, but many people with the condition eventually develop symptoms including: a persistent cough, coughing up blood, persistent breathlessness, unexplained tiredness and weight loss, aches or pains when breathing or coughing.

WATCH 📽 https://youtu.be/gIbmqYEf2ag?si=fRk8LoFEUDXVwjzx

You should see your GP if you have these symptoms.

Find out more ➡ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lung-cancer/

In this video, we explain what the symptoms of lung cancer are. If you've had a cough for three weeks or more, or have any of the other symptoms in this vide...