Stainland Road Medical Centre

24/11/2025

🌿 The Comfort Room – Support for Anyone Experiencing Grief 🌿

Calder & Ryburn Primary Care Network are offering a safe, welcoming space for adults to talk, listen, and connect with others who understand.

📍 Foundry Street Community Centre, HX6 3AS
🗓️ Every 2nd Friday of the month
⏰ 1:00pm–2:30pm

Upcoming dates:
12 Dec 2025 • 9 Jan 2026 • 13 Feb 2026 • 13 Mar 2026 • 10 Apr 2026

💚 Open to anyone 18+
💚 No pressure to share
💚 Refreshments provided

For more info: wyicb-cal.calder-ryburn-events@nhs.net

🌿 A place to share, heal and remember 🌿

We know that the death of someone you love can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’re launching The Comfort Room — a safe, understanding space where adults experiencing grief can talk, listen, or simply be among others who understand.

📍 Foundry Street Community Centre, HX6 3AS
🗓 Every 2nd Friday of the Month
⏰ 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Upcoming dates:
• 12th December 2025
• 9th January 2026
• 13th February 2026
• 13th March 2026
• 10th April 2026

💚 Refreshments provided
💚 Open to anyone aged 18+ who is experiencing grief — recent or past
💚 No pressure to share — you’re welcome whether you’d like to talk, listen, or just sit in supportive company

You don’t have to go through it alone.
We remember, we heal, we grow — together.

~ in collaboration with Staying Well Calderdale ~

For more information, please email: wyicb-cal.calder-ryburn-events@nhs.net

19/11/2025

🗓️ Saturday 22nd November
⏰ 9:30 to 12:30pm
📍 Stainland Road Medical Centre

❌ NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED

Not had time to get your COVID-19 booster or Flu jab yet? Don't worry!

If you are a patient at one of our 4 GP practices, come along to our walk-in clinic, this weekend at Stainland Road Medical Centre - No appointment needed!

Drop in, get vaccinated, stay protected 💙

Bankfield Surgery
Brig Royd Surgery
Stainland Road Medical Centre
Station Road Surgery Sowerby Bridge

10/11/2025

💪Are you ready to improve your overall health and wellbeing, but not sure where to start?
The free NHS Healthy Choices Quiz is here to help – and it only takes 5 minutes. Answer questions about your lifestyle to receive an overall score as well as personalised guidance to help you live a healthier life.
📱Take the quiz now: https://qrco.de/bgR91F

04/11/2025

🌟Join us for our Dementia Awareness Day!

🩵Learn about dementia, local services and how we can all make a difference.

🗓Saturday 8th November
⌚️09:00am to 15:00pm
📍Stainland Road Medical Centre

We will be joined by a range of health care professionals:
💙 Social Prescribing Link Workers
💙 Dedicated carers and services
💙Local Hospice Staff
💙Local support and community groups

Home Instead Calderdale
Overgate Hospice
Age UK
Calderdale Dementia Hub

04/11/2025

Dementia Awareness Day
Saturday the 8th of November
9:00-15:00

Join us for a friendly and informative day to raise awareness and support those living with Dementia

Pop in and say hello!

Come and meet:
Our social Prescribers
Dedicated Carers and Services
Local Hospice Staff
Support and Community Groups

Learn about dementia, local services and how we can all make a difference.

Everyone Welcome!

Let's make our community more dementia aware.

28/10/2025

Calder & Ryburn Primary Care Network are looking for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to join the team!

Full details are in the original post.

🌟 We’re Hiring – Social Prescribing Link Worker! 🌟

Do you love connecting with people and helping them find the right support to improve their wellbeing? 💬💚

We’re looking for a compassionate, motivated Social Prescribing Link Worker to join our team! You’ll work with individuals to understand what matters to them, and link them with local groups, activities, and services that can make a real difference to their lives.

If you’re passionate about people, community, and making change happen — we’d love to hear from you! 🙌

📅 Apply now and help us build a healthier, happier community.
👉 www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0468-25-0022

Closing date: 16th November 2025

25/10/2025

Interested in joining the fantastic team at Calder & Ryburn Primary Care Network?

❗️They are recruiting ❗️

WE ARE RECRUITING! Come and join our fantastic team ⭐️
Are you passionate about discovering new ways to improve peoples lives? If you've got what it takes to support us - we have the opportunity for you!
Through Pennine GP Alliance we are recruiting for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to support our four GP practices!

📲Apply via NHS jobs: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0468-25-0022
📌 Closing date: 16th November

Bankfield Surgery
Brig Royd Surgery
Stainland Road Medical Centre
Station Road Surgery Sowerby Bridge

24/10/2025

💜 Powerful local film– made by and for our community

We’re proud to share a short film created together by local health professionals and people living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
People with SMI often face more challenges when it comes to looking after their physical health - including getting to cancer screening. These films were made to change that, to break stigma, start conversations, and help save lives.

🎥 Bits, B***s and Poo – a bold, honest and sometimes funny film made with people who live with SMI, helping to normalise cancer screening and reduce fear.

👉 Watch here: https://bit.ly/BitsB***sandPooFilm
Please take a few minutes to watch and share these films with your friends, family, and colleagues. The more people see them, the more we can help everyone feel confident and supported to go for screening.

What’s it really like to face cancer screening when you’re living with a serious/severe mental illness (SMI)?In this honest conversation, 4 people with lived...

10/10/2025

💜Today is World Mental Health Day
Heres a reminder that we do have a Mental Health Nurse working at our practice who can provide you support.

📞Contact reception to be booked in directly.

💚It is just as important to look after your mind as well as your body

💜Taking care of your mind is just as important as caring for your body💚

Today is World Mental Health Day, we want to remind you that we have a mental health nurse who works across our Primary Care Network, available to speak to at your practice.

You can contact your practice to directly book an appointment with our mental health nurse. We are here to help you.

Bankfield Surgery
Brig Royd Surgery
Stainland Road Medical Centre
Station Road Surgery Sowerby Bridge

01/10/2025

🌟 WALK-IN VACCINATION CLINICS at Stainland Road Medical Centre🌟
💉 Flu & COVID Jabs Available

📍 Stainland Road Medical Centre
🗓 Thursday 2nd October & Thursday 16th October
🕒 7:30am–12:30pm & 1:30pm–6:30pm
👉 No appointment needed – just walk in!

Who’s eligible?
You must be registered at Stainland Road Medical Centre to receive your vaccination.

🟢 Flu vaccine:

Age 65+

Adults 18–64 with certain health conditions

Pregnant women

Carers & frontline health/social care staff

🟢 COVID vaccine:

Age 75+

✨ Why get vaccinated?
✔ Protect yourself from serious illness
✔ Protect your family & community
✔ Help keep the NHS running this winter

📢 Protect yourself. Protect others. Get vaccinated.

25/09/2025

Wow 🤩 Check out this day of celebration & connection that Calder & Ryburn Primary Care Network are hosting!

📍15th October at Elland Community Hub

So many free taster sessions available to try out!

We are hosting a day of celebration & connection in collaboration with Elland Community Hub 💚

Join us on Wednesday 15th October for a number of taster sessions and community stalls.

9:30am 🩵Gentle exercise with Active Rainbow & Wellness Centre
10:30am 💜Contemporary Dance with Curious Motion
11:30am 💛Gentle wellbeing walk with Active Champion Carolyn
11.30am 💚 Singing with C**t Community Voices Project C**t
13:30pm 🩷Line Dancing with Cindy’s Stompers Line Dance Community. Weaving together 🤠
14:30pm ❤️ Rock N Roll dancing with Bankfield Social Club
15:00pm 💙 Language taster session with Language for Fun
15:30pm 🩶Chair Yoga/Pilates with Claire Hughes Clinical hypnotherapist

We will be having some food and refreshments throughout the day as well as being joined by many more local organisations who host a lot of local activities.

05/08/2025

🎉 Thank You! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our Friends & Family feedback throughout July. 💬
We're proud to share that 94% of patients rated their experience as Very Good or Excellent! 🙌
Your feedback helps us grow and improve — we truly appreciate your continued support. 💙