Colsterworth Medical Practice

07/10/2025

EDIT: there is no illness in the surgery. As the post below states, staff are off work poorly with illness, leaving us short staffed. The post is to help prevent this happening again 🩵

🦠 🦠 It is officially germ season! 🦠 🦠

As you may already know, we are struggling with staff shortages due to illness at the moment.
There seems to be a nasty respiratory virus doing the rounds that presents just like RSV / COVID.

Please can we ask that if you have any symptoms you do not attend the practice. If you do have to attend and have symptoms, please can we ask that you wear a mask.
Staff will be doing the same to protect each other as well as patients.

Thank you as always for your continued support 🩵

02/10/2025

‼️‼️ URGENT NOTICE ‼️‼️

Unfortunately we are having to close the dispensary early today due to staff sickness.

It will close at 4.30pm, and reopen tomorrow morning as normal at 8.30am.

We have tried very hard not to do this but have no other option.

Apologies in advance for any inconvenience 🩵

01/10/2025

24/09/2025

The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency confirm that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.

Read more in their latest update.

➡️ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-confirms-taking-paracetamol-during-pregnancy-remains-safe-and-there-is-no-evidence-it-causes-autism-in-children

10/09/2025

🟩 Today is world Su***de Prevention Day. Lets Talk! 🟩http://mhfaengland.org/mhfa-centre/campaigns/world-suicide-prevention-day-2025/

04/09/2025

Today is World Sexual Health Day!

Let’s break the stigma and talk openly about our sexual health, because everyone deserves access to information and care that supports their wellbeing.

You're invited to a free community health session:

Saturday, 13th September
10:30am – 12:30pm
📍Lincoln Central Mosque, Dixon Street, Lincoln, LN6 7DA

Open to everyone – all are welcome to attend.
Come along, ask questions, and empower yourself with knowledge.

24/06/2025

It's important that you attend your cervical screening appointment when invited, even if you've had the HPV vaccination.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/cervical-screening/

23/06/2025

Most of you may have seen / heard the news this morning regarding weight loss injections 💉

Currently Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board are looking at this treatment to support patients loosing weight, however there are VERY strict referral criteria, with the treatment being for upto one year only.

The criteria are as follows:

BMI threshold:

over 40
Over 37.5 for individuals from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African Caribbean

Of the listed comorbitides you MUST have 4 OR MORE:

TYPE II DIABETES
HYPERTENSION
DYSLIPIDAEMIA
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA

If you think you meet ALL of the above criteria (raised BMI and 4 or more of the above comorbitides) we can of course look into your case, once further guidance comes from Lincolnshire ICB.

Other weight loss advice is available via One You Lincolnshire and health and well-being coaches.

https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/lose-weight/

Thank you as always for your support 🩵

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