The Croft Practice at Eastergate Medical Centre

08/03/2026

🌷 Happy International Women's Day

Our Sussex Women's Health website is a one stop shop for trusted information designed to support women across all stages of their life.

https://orlo.uk/ntqlP

06/03/2026

🇬🇧 Are you part of the Armed Forces Community? 🇬🇧

We are proud to support our veterans and their families at Eastergate Medical Centre and would love to invite you to our upcoming Veterans Support Meeting.

📅 Friday 10th April 2026
⏰ 4:00pm – 5:00pm
📍 Eastergate Medical Centre

This friendly session will be joined by Veteran Support, who will be there to share information, offer guidance, and help connect you with the support available locally and nationally.

Whether you are a veteran, currently serving, a reservist, or a family member, you are very welcome to attend.

✔ Learn about available support
✔ Meet others from the Armed Forces community
✔ Ask questions in a relaxed and supportive space

Simply scan the QR code on the poster or visit:
🌐 www.veteranaware.nhs.uk/findsupport

We look forward to welcoming you.

🇬🇧

06/03/2026

☎️📞You may have noticed that we introduced EMMA AI to help manage incoming calls and improve how patients access the practice.

If you have recently had an appointment, you may receive an automatic invitation to provide feedback about your experience using EMMA AI. We would be really grateful if you could take a few moments to complete this.

As this is new software, we are continuing to work closely with the EMMA AI team to ensure it is effective, easy to use, and provides a positive experience for our patients. Your feedback will help us make ongoing improvements and will also help inform our decision about whether to implement EMMA AI on a permanent basis.

If you don’t get an invite but would like to submit feedback, you can email us on Croft.reception@nhs.net

04/03/2026

🌿 Never Walk Alone - Community Walking Group
A friendly local walking group supporting wellbeing, confidence and social connection.

Just a reminder of this amazing walking group run by Simon

Please answer all the questions to be able to join the walking group page.

Once accepted to the group you will be able to ask Simon any questions you may have and keep up to day with all new events

The group is organised via Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1512789922529026/?ref=share&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=59Ip973DVv5GieOV&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fg%2F1DieL5YCUH%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr #

🌿 Never Walk Alone - Community Walking Group
A friendly local walking group supporting wellbeing, confidence and social connection. We are pleased to signpost patients to an established local community walking group run by Simon Whitelock.

💚 Wellbeing benefits
Many people who attend report improvements in:
- Anxiety
- Low mood
- Confidence
- Social isolation
- Walking, conversation, and shared experiences can make a real difference.

📱 How to join
The group is organised via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1512789922529026/?ref=share&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=59Ip973DVv5GieOV&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fg%2F1DieL5YCUH%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr #

Please answer the questions to be able to join the walking group page.
Once accepted to the group you will be able to ask Simon any questions you may have and keep up to day with all new events

☕ Costs
Most walks are free. You may choose to pay for:
Coffee
Parking
Optional paid trips (e.g. weekends away) are clearly advertised in advance

This group forms part of our wider PPG activities and helps connect patients with local community support.

04/03/2026

03/03/2026

The cakes are out, the kettle’s on and we’re ready for a lovely morning together 💙

Our Knit & Natter starts at 10am today at Eastergate Medical Centre 🧶✨

26/02/2026

Free NHS cancer screening programmes can identify changes in the body before symptoms appear, helping prevent cancer, or detect it at an earlier stage when it is more treatable.

If you are eligible, don't put off taking part - it could save your life!

19/02/2026

BARNHAM ROAD/CHURCH LANE EASTERGATE.

Please be aware that due to the excessive rain overnight - Southern Water, members of our Parish Council and our Parish Council Community Resilience Team have worked through the night to try to stop excess sewage flowing onto Barnham Road and Church Lane Eastergate (Barnham Road end). This work is still in progress - please drive with care and be considerate to pedestrians.

17/02/2026

Need Urgent Care? Here Are Your Local Options

📞 NHS 111
call 111 or visit www.nhs.uk
for urgent advice and access to local services

💊 Pharmacy First
Your local pharmacy may assess and treat some conditions.
NHS England » Pharmacy First

🏥 St Marys Hospital 7 days a week 8.00-20.00pm
Milton Road, Portsmouth PO3 6AD
Telephone number 0333 200 1822
For urgent problems that are not emergencies.
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) - Health & Care Portsmouth

🏥 Worthing Urgent Treatment Centre (Utc).
A+E Dept, Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, BN11 2DH.
Contact Number 01903 205111
Worthing Urgent Treatment Centre (Utc) - NHS

🏥 Crawley Urgent Treatment Centre 07.30am- 22.00
West Green Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7DH
Contact Number 01293 301025
Urgent Treatment Centre - Crawley Hospital- Sussex Community NHS Trust - NHS

🏥 Horsham Urgent Treatment Centre/Minor Injuries Monday- Friday 09.00-17.00pm
Hurst Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2DR
Contact Number 01403 227000
Minor Injuries Unit - Horsham Hospital

🏥 Bognor MIU / Urgent Treatment Centre Monday- Friday 09.00-17.00pm
Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital, Bersted Green, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PP
Contact: 01243 865418
For urgent problems that are not emergencies.
Minor Injuries Unit - Bognor War Memorial Hospital

🏥 Queen Alexandra Hospital A&E 24/7
Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY
Contact Number 023 9228 6000
Home :: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

🧠 Urgent mental health support
Sussex Mental Healthline
📞 0800 030 9500
⏰ 24/7 support for all ages
Sussex Mental Health Crisis Line :: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Eye Hospital Monday- Friday 08.30-18.00
Eastern Rd, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 5BF
⏰ Emergency eye care (walk-in & referral routes)
👉 Sudden vision loss, painful/red eye, eye injuries
Sussex Eye Hospital - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Find information and services to help you manage your health.

17/02/2026

🚧 Important Parking Update – Please Read 🚧

Work is due to begin on the field behind the surgery. As part of this, there will be machinery and contractors on site.

For safety reasons, patients must park in the designated patient car park at the front of the surgery only.

🚫 Please do not park in the staff car park at the rear of the building.
There will be moving machinery in this area and it is not safe for patient parking.

Any vehicles parked in the rear staff car park will be asked to move.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation while these works are taking place. Patient safety is always our priority.

16/02/2026

💻✨ Introducing Friends of The Croft – IT Group ✨💻

We’re really excited to launch our new Friends of The Croft IT Group — a patient-led group designed to help make digital access easier, fairer and more supportive for everyone.

As our practice continues to use online forms, Accurx and new technology to improve access, we know that not everyone feels confident using digital systems — and that’s okay.

This group is for patients who:

🔹 Feel confident with technology and would like to support others
🔹 Are interested in digital access and improving systems
🔹 Want to help make online services easier for vulnerable patients
🔹 Have ideas about how we can communicate and explain things better

If you’d like to get involved, please email:

sxicb-wsx.croftfeedback@nhs.net