Red Lion Surgery

18/02/2026

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.

17/02/2026

Just tap the app to easily request your repeat prescription.

You can do more with the NHS App than you realise. Discover what else you can do today.

Tap the NHS App

16/02/2026

The MMRV vaccine is now part of the routine childhood immunisation schedule in the UK, providing protection against chickenpox, as well as measles, mumps and rubella.

Check what this means for your child:

https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/17/what-is-the-mmrv-vaccine-and-is-my-child-eligible/

16/02/2026

If you are a man aged 65, you will be invited to take part in the AAA screening programme.

By attending your screening appointment, it is possible to detect, monitor and treat most abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).

For more info and advice about the AAA screening process, visit www.nidirect.gov.uk/AAA remember to share this with a loved one who may be eligible!

If you have been invited to attend for screening and missed your appointment, please contact the AAA Screening Programme Office on 028 9615 1212 to arrange an appointment and receive information about AAA screening. Offices are open Monday – Friday 10am-4pm.

15/02/2026

Getting vaccinated when you’re pregnant helps protect you and your baby from illnesses including whooping cough & RSV.

Visit the NHS website to learn more.

https://nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/vaccinations/

15/02/2026

14/02/2026

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Why should your heart age,
Matter to you? ❤️

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 here.

https://nhs.uk/health-assessment-tools/calculate-your-heart-age

13/02/2026

A huge amount of medicines are wasted unnecessarily in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent each year.

We need your help to reduce this.

06/02/2026

It's not nice hearing your little one coughing, but did you know that their cough will usually feel better WITHOUT antibiotics?

Find out how to help your children’s recover at home, and know when to seek medical help

https://staffsstokeics.org.uk/super-bodies-what-to-do-when-your-child-has-a-common-illness/

03/02/2026

Please bear with us this morning.

We are having power cuts at the hospital.

This is impacting our phone system and delaying patient appointments.

28/01/2026

Bowel cancer screening in England is improving:

FIT kits, sent to everyone aged between 50 and 74, will now be checked at a lower threshold. This means smaller amounts of blood in poo samples can be detected.

It’s the same simple test, just better at picking things up even earlier.

Most people who use their kit won’t need further tests.

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

Read more about bowel cancer screening:

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions/how-to-order-a-repeat-prescription/

27/01/2026

NHS Help with Health Costs when pregnant.

You are entitled to free NHS prescriptions with a valid maternity exemption certificate.

You can also use it to prove your entitlement to free dental treatment while pregnant.

Ask your midwife about a digital certificate today:

https://nhs as.nhs.uk/exemption-certificates/maternity-exemption-certificates