St. Leonard's Practice

10/11/2025

Anti-Bullying Week, 10th to 14th November

This year, the theme of Anti-Bullying Week is ‘Power for Good’.

Every year, bullying impacts on the lives of so many people, and silence means it carries on. Use your ‘Power for Good’ to speak up and raise awareness when you see bullying, face to face or online.

40% of children were bullied over the last year. Bullying can be in person or online, and includes physical, verbal, emotional and discriminatory behaviour (e.g., racist, homophobic, disability-related). Let’s use our ‘Power for Good’ and stop this harmful behaviour this Anti-Bullying Week.

Advice for parents and carers to help keep children safe from bullying, wherever it happens.

09/11/2025

Odd Socks Day, 10th November

To celebrate the start of Anti-Bullying Week, Odd Socks Day is held in many schools, and even in some workplaces! It’s all about celebrating what makes someone unique, showing how we are all different, and that acceptance is key!

Thousands of kids and adults will be wearing odd socks this week and there's a really good reason why!

02/11/2025

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Light up your life with purple on 20th November 2025 to commemorate World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Whether you or someone close to you, or you simply show support for the cause, taking part in Purple Lights for pancreatic cancer helps to raise awareness of this devastating disease. https://purplelightsuk.org/

Pancreatic cancer often causes no symptoms in the early stages. When symptoms do appear, they’re the same in men and women and often vague or intermittent. This can mean it’s sometimes missed. Understanding and knowing the symptoms to look out for can help with early diagnosis, which results in improved outcomes.

Look out for:
Unexplained upper abdominal pain
Sudden weight loss or loss of appetite
Indigestion, bloating or early fullness after small meals
Nausea or vomiting, especially after fatty foods
Fatigue or general weakness

If you’re worried, please make an appointment via our online request form.

https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information/signs-and-symptoms-of-pancreatic-cancer/

Purple Lights for pancreatic cancerPurple Lights for pancreatic cancer is an annual campaign in the UK that takes place duringNovember’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and supports the global awareness initiative,World Pancreatic Cancer Day, taking place on Thursday 20th November 2025. Light up...

01/11/2025

Movember

Movember is here to change the face of men’s health. Too many men are dying before their time, and growing a moustache in November is a conversation starter for those difficult topics that could save lives. https://uk.movember.com/?home

*Trigger warning*

Did you know that in the UK, three out of four su***des are by men? This has to change. This month is a time to focus on men’s mental health, prevention and health promotion.

Have you noticed a friend’s change in mood? Maybe they’re not around as much, or they’re going through life changes? Reaching out can make all the difference. https://uk.movember.com/men-s-health/spot-the-signs

https://andysmanclub.co.uk/groups/
https://mandown.org/group-meetings/

Unite to take on mental health, su***de, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

29/09/2025

PATIENT INFORMATION

The Practice will be closed from 1.00pm on Wednesday 1st October, for staff training.

Our telephones will be covered by the on-call service from 12.00pm onwards.

The Practice will re-open as usual on Thursday morning.

If you are unwell and need advice, please telephone the Practice - your call will be transferred to the on-call service.

Alternatively, please call 111 for advice.

19/09/2025

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Surviving the Winter Blues Patient Workshop - booking essential
Saturday 27th September 10.00am-1.00pm
Full details in the image below

04/09/2025

UPDATE TO OUR REPEAT PRESCRIPTION SERVICE

We are changing how we accept prescriptions requests. From Monday 6th October 2025 we are moving to a paperless system and are phasing out paper requests.

Additionally your prescriptions will be sent to our prescription HUB to be processed. The HUB is part of the practice and not an outsourced service. There won’t be any changes to your medications but the way you order your medications may change for you.

You can order your medication via the NHS app, NHS online, online from patient services or via email to the practice.

Our staff will continue to support any patients who may struggle with this change but we are confident that the majority of patients will not encounter any difficulties.

Please contact the practice if you require any assistance.

For safety reasons we do not accept prescription requests over the telephone.

29/08/2025

Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month, 1st - 30th September

September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month. During the month, charities raise awareness of gynaecological cancers, which include ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, va**nal cancer and vulval cancer.

Ovarian cancer is often overlooked, misunderstood or misdiagnosed, currently with a shockingly low survival rate, and it’s time to turn this around.

Each year in the UK, over 22,000 women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer, and early diagnosis is key to improving outcomes.

If you’ve noticed symptoms that aren’t normal for you, it’s worth getting checked. These symptoms aren’t usually cancer, but it’s important to identify any changes in your own body.
* Unusual va**nal bleeding or discharge, including any bleeding after the menopause
* Persistent bloating, feeling full more quickly or nausea
* A persistent itch, lump or changes to the vulval skin or va**na
* Unexplained lower back, abdominal or pelvic pain

You can book online, call our team or ask at reception.

https://eveappeal.org.uk/information-and-advice/gynaecological-cancers/

22/08/2025

Ticks are widespread across Great Britain and their distribution is expanding.
Ticks are most active in the spring and summer months but can be active all year round. Lyme disease can be contracted anywhere where humans come into contact with ticks - in the countryside, urban parks or private gardens. It is important not to dismiss any areas as ‘zero risk’.

For travellers, Lyme disease is particularly prevalent in parts of central, eastern and northern Europe (including Scandinavia) and in the north eastern states of the US.

It is important for the public to ‘be tick aware’- to know what measures to take to avoid being bitten, how to perform tick checks on themselves, family members and pets and how to remove any attached tick promptly and safely.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lyme-disease/

20/08/2025

St Leonard's Practice will be closed on Monday 25th August 2025 for the bank holiday.

If you need urgent advice over the break and you aren't sure where to go; Call 111 or visit 111.nhs.uk.

Pharmacy opening times over the weekend will vary. Further information is available here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/south/info-professional/pharm-info/pharmacy-opening-hours/

NHS England — South West » Pharmacy opening hours

07/08/2025

You can now be treated for seven common conditions without seeing a GP. Think Pharmacy First.
https://ow.ly/2SaF50VLiLz