Woolpit Health Centre

11/11/2025

Op COURAGE is a mental health and wellbeing service developed by veterans, for veterans. It doesn’t matter how long you served for or when you left.

If you find life difficult after leaving the UK Armed Forces, face struggles with mental health, and live in England, Op COURAGE is here to help.

Find out more information, visit www.nhs.uk/opcourage

29/10/2025

One in four people will have a stroke in their lifetime; do you know the warning signs? Every second counts. A stroke can happen to anyone, at any age – but quick action saves lives.

F – Face drooping
A – Arm weakness
S – Speech difficulty
T – Time to call 999

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stroke/causes/

23/10/2025

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.

20/10/2025

Osteoporosis affects over 500 million people worldwide yet it remains severely underdiagnosed and undertreated – especially among those who have already sustained fragility fractures. Now is the time to ‘Take Action on Bones’. Look out for the signs, and if you’re concerned, do ask your doctor. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/osteoporosis/

20/10/2025

Infection Prevention Week is a week dedicated to raising awareness about how simple actions can prevent the spread of infections and protect the most vulnerable in our communities. Infections can spread quickly, but many are preventable. Whether it’s through proper hand hygiene, vaccinations or knowing when to seek medical advice, we all play a role in keeping our community safe.
https://www.esht.nhs.uk/service/infection-prevention-and-control/

18/10/2025

World Menopause Day is here. We’re raising awareness of the menopause and its associated health issues as well as the support available to improve wellbeing. Focusing this year on ‘Lifestyle Medicine’, we’re considering how nutrition, exercise, sleep and managing stress can help manage perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/menopause/things-you-can-do/

17/10/2025

We are pleased to announce a fix has been implemented and we now have full restoration to our pharmacy electronic prescribing service, we are now working hard to catch up dispensing prescriptions, please bear with us while we continue to work though this backlog.
Thank you

17/10/2025

The pharmacy are currently experiencing NHS connectivity issues, this is a national widespread problem effecting many pharmacies.
We are unable to access the NHS spine which holds prescription data and are currently unable to dispense previously requested medication.
Please be patient while this wider network issue is resolved.
Please consider collecting your prescription at a later date.

17/10/2025

During National Adoption Week, we’re celebrating every kind of adoption journey – because every family is different. We’re also celebrating the people who make those journeys possible, from birth families and social workers to adoptive parents and adopted individuals themselves. https://www.youcanadopt.co.uk/

16/10/2025

Dental appointments are available 7 days a week, including evenings, for both adults and children in Suffolk and north east Essex who need treatment for problems including pain, infections and broken fillings. Contact NHS 111 and choose the dental option.

16/10/2025

OCD Awareness Week aims to break the stigma around Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. This disorder affects 1 in 50 people in the UK and can become all-encompassing, causing huge stress to sufferers and their families and friends. With the right support, OCD can be managed. If you’re worried, reach out to a healthcare professional. https://ocdaction.org.uk/

16/10/2025

Our very own Dr James and Dr West are helping to develop this training tool to help contribute to the understanding of Agricultural mental health.

New ‘Rural Minds’ VR Project launches in Suffolk to raise awareness and understanding of mental health in UK agriculture.

An innovative Virtual Reality (VR) educational experience has been developed by three
Suffolk doctors to address the growing mental health crisis among the UK’s farming
communities.

The Rural Minds Project, created by Dr Jordan Tsigarides, Dr Daniel James and Dr
Richard West in collaboration with Cambridge based creative technology company
Revolve Labs, uses immersive VR storytelling to highlight the lived experiences of
farmers and rural workers.

Read more about the project and watch the video - https://www.revolvelabs.co.uk/rural-minds

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