Whyburn Medical Practice

18/02/2026

Overweight children have an increased chance of becoming overweight adults. Increased weight in adulthood can lead to long-term conditions such as Type 2 diabetes. Simple tips can help your child regain a healthy weight. Checking what their BMI is can help too.

It can be difficult to tell if a child is overweight as they are still growing. Find tips on how to help your child reach a healthier weight.

17/02/2026

Children can experience stress in similar ways to adults, but they may express their stress in different ways as their ability to describe their feelings may not match the depth of their emotions.

A common feeling that affects children as much as adults, just differently

16/02/2026

Depression is often misunderstood, but it’s more than a passing low mood. Mild depression can mean you’re unable to enjoy your normal activities, while severe depression can make you feel suicidal or as if life isn’t worth living. If you’re struggling with feelings of depression, please ask for an appointment.

Read about depression in adults, including how to tell if you're depressed, the treatments for different severities of depression, and how making lifestyle changes can help.

11/02/2026

Rapid Health launches today at Whyburn!

This new system triages all requests for appointments with:

🔴GP
🟠ANP (prescribing nurse)
🟡Mental Health
🟢First Contact Physiotherapist

Please fill in the form to request an appointment.

Please follow the link on our website (https://whyburn-consult.uk.rapidhealth.co.uk/)

or scan the QR code to complete the form.

10/02/2026

‘This is my place’ is the theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week. This week focuses on the importance of children having somewhere they feel they belong.

Place2Be's official Children's Mental Health Week exists to empower, equip and give a voice to all children and young people in the UK.

09/02/2026

9th February marks the start of National HIV Testing Week. Testing is free and confidential and you can find out more here:

National HIV Testing WeekNational HIV Testing Week (NHTW) is our flagship annual event which seeks to promote regular testing in England, particularly among groups most affected by HIV. Regular testing helps to reduce the numbers of undiagnosed people and those diagnosed late, as well as raise aware...

09/02/2026

Anyone can have a one-off seizure. If you have a seizure, you may be diagnosed with epilepsy if your doctor believes there’s a high risk you’ll have further seizures. Around one in 100 people in the UK are living with epilepsy.

International Epilepsy Day is a special event which promotes awareness of epilepsy in more than 130 countries each year. Every year on the second Monday of February (International Epilepsy Day) people join together to celebrate and highlight the problems faced by people with epilepsy, their families...

06/02/2026

February is International Prenatal Infection Month. There are several infections that can affect your unborn baby if you’re pregnant. It’s also important to be aware that if you catch an infection, that infection may pose a risk to others.

Find out about infections that can affect a baby during pregnancy, such as rubella, cytomegalovirus (CMV), hepatitis, HIV and chickenpox.

05/02/2026

Conversations are important for our mental health. Whether that’s a quick chat or something more meaningful, let’s make Time to Talk!

The next Time To Talk Day is on 5 February 2026. Download our resources, and find out how to start a life changing conversation about mental health.

03/02/2026

It’s National HIV Testing Week! Take a few minutes to order your free test kit – it’s quick, simple, and can be done at home. Testing is the only way to know your HIV status, and now’s the perfect time to test.

Get your FREE test now: https://notts-hivtestweek.sh.uk/

Or call 0300 131 7010 to book an appointment at Sexual Health Services Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

02/02/2026

Our new triage system will be launching on the 11th February here are some FAQs which will hopefully help to answer some questions you may have around the changes which will be coming to the practice.

30/01/2026

Rapid Health will be coming soon to Whyburn!

This new system will triage all requests for appointments with:

🔴GP
🟠ANP (prescribing nurse)
🟡Mental Health
🟢First Contact Physiotherapist

We launch on the 11th February and from this date all requests for an appointment with the above will need to fill in a form which will be available online