Leyburn Medical Practice

19/12/2025

📣Shout out.... Today is the last day to order your prescriptions in order to receive them before Christmas 🎄

If you do need an emergency prescription over the festive period when we are closed over the bank holidays, you can use the 111 online service or call 111 directly. 111 may be able to provide an emergency supply of certain medicines.

To avoid any disruption, we strongly recommend ordering your regular prescriptions in advance today.

17/12/2025

🤧The cold and flu season is certainly upon us!
🌡️ Busting a few myths about the common cold!
Let’s clear a few things up:
🦠 Colds are caused by viruses — not bacteria.
🔥 Yes, you can get a high temperature with a cold.
💊 No, you don’t need antibiotics — they won’t help and won’t make you recover faster.
💚 Green snot or mucus? Totally normal.
😮‍💨 That cough can linger for up to 3 weeks, even after you start feeling better.
💊 Not sure what will help? Your local pharmacy can offer advice and recommend treatments to manage your symptoms.

Want to read more? 👇
https://patient.info/chest-lungs/cough-leaflet/common-cold-upper-respiratory-tract-infections

16/12/2025

👀Take as look at our Patient statistics report for November.
✅Don't forget to cancel your appointment if you know you can not make it.

15/12/2025

Coughs, colds & sore throats are very common this time of year.

For many of these, you do not need to see anyone at the surgery in the first instance, as your local pharmacy team can offer clinical advice & over-the-counter medicines to help relieve symptoms.

If your symptoms suggest it is something more serious, pharmacists can tell you if you need to see a GP, nurse or other healthcare professional.

13/12/2025

🎅🏼Christmas will soon be upon us!
💊Please help us make sure you get your prescriptions in time for Christmas
⏰Make sure you allow plenty of time to order your prescriptions.
Dispensary get extremely busy at this time of year.
🙏Thank you in advance

12/12/2025

🌟 Job Opportunity Alert! 🌟
Clinical Pharmacist – Frailty Integrated Neighbourhood Team
👉 https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0003-25-0007
If you're passionate about supporting patients, working within a multidisciplinary team, and making a real impact in community-based care, this could be an amazing next step. 🙌💙

This role is ideal for a pharmacist interested in community and frailty care. The role offers real potential to make a difference for older patients, shape care pathways, and grow professionally within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.

If this sounds like a great fit for you — or someone you know — feel free to share or tag them! 💡

11/12/2025

👥Cancer screening is for people without symptoms. In the UK, national cancer screening programmes are run by the NHS, and Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland.
✅In most cases, eligible people are invited automatically. But you can use our screening checker to see if you’re eligible to take part, and if you want to take part but are worried or have questions, our celebs can help.
✅Cancer screening aims to spot cancer at an early stage, when treatment is more likely to be successful. Some types of screening can also prevent cancer from developing
Check if your eligible:
https://www.standuptocancer.org.uk/screening-checker/eligibility

https://youtu.be/MouHDeXaW7U?si=X0LIp-9u2faeHgwt

Stand Up To Cancer is a fundraising campaign that brings the UK together to speed up progress in life-saving cancer research. Find out more.

10/12/2025

💊Take note of our Dispensary opening times/days and don't forget to order your prescriptions in time for Christmas! 🎄

09/12/2025

🎄As we are now well on our way to Christmas countdown, take a minute to read the final edition of our Practice Newsletter for this year!
🙏We would like to thank you all for taking the time to read about our practice news and health updates.
😊We look forward to keeping all our patients up to date in 2026!

08/12/2025

✅Be prepared over the festive holidays by keeping healthcare essentials at home 🤒
Plasters, indigestion remedy, allergy relief, cough, cold, flu and anti-diarrhoeal medicine is a good place to start!

✅Your local pharmacist can give you more advice.

You can find pharmacy opening hours here 👇
www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

07/12/2025

First Contact Mental Health Practitioner.
Our FCMHP, Gill, is based at Leyburn Surgery every Monday and Wednesday, offering support for adults experiencing mental health difficulties.

📅 Appointments Available Mondays and Wednesdays in December.

She provides:
✅ Wellbeing-focused support
✅ Initial assessments
✅ Tailored interventions
✅ Help coordinating care plans

If you feel Gill could help you too, just give reception a call and ask to book an appointment. Alternatively use our online form and let us know your availability: https://accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/b82078

You don't need to face things alone.

06/12/2025

Chicken Pox (Varicella) Vaccine Update – Starting January 2026
✨ Important Update for Parents & Carers ✨

From January 2026, the Chicken Pox (Varicella) vaccine will be added to the NHS routine childhood immunisation schedule.
Here’s what you need to know:
🧒 Ages 1 year to 3 years 4 months
➡️ Children in this group will automatically receive the Chicken Pox vaccine as part of their routine vaccinations from January 2026.
👧 Ages 3 years 4 months to under 6 years
➡️ Children in this group will be invited for a catch-up programme beginning November 2026, if they:
• Have not previously had 2 doses of the vaccine, or
• Have not had chicken pox infection.
🚫 Ages 6 and above
➡️ Children aged 6 years and over are not eligible for the NHS catch-up programme.

Find out about the chickenpox vaccine, including who can get it on the NHS, how to get it and what the side effects are.