Cherrymead Surgery

30/04/2026

If you’re struggling with a mental health condition like social anxiety, OCD or PTSD, treatment is available.

NHS Talking Therapies are effective, confidential, and free treatments delivered by trained professionals, and can take place in-person, on the phone, or as an online course.

You can refer yourself online at nhs.uk/talk

30/04/2026

Chickenpox protection was added to the routine vaccination schedule earlier this year. However, the vaccines your child is offered depend on when they were born, they may receive either the MMR or MMRV vaccine. Our graph breaks this down. 🔽
🔗🔍 You can also find out more information via NHS.uk/MMR or NHS.uk/MMRV

14/04/2026

Happy New Year!

20/03/2026

17/03/2026

If you were at Club Chemistry in Canterbury, Kent on 5, 6 or 7 March, we are asking you to collect precautionary antibiotics due to an outbreak of invasive meningitis. You should only collect antibiotics if you attended the club on these dates. Opening hours of the sites for antibiotic collection are as follows:

1️⃣ Gate Clinic at Kent and Canterbury Hospital
⌚ Opening hours: Open from 8.30am until 7:30pm on 17 March.
📍 Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, CT1 3NG

2️⃣ Westgate Hall
⌚ Opening hours: Open from 8:30am until 7:30pm on 17 March
📍 Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, CT1 2BT

3️⃣ Carey Building, Thanet Hub, Northwood Road, Broadstairs
⌚ Opening hours: Open from 8:30am until 7:30pm on 17 March
📍 Northwood Rd, Westwood, Broadstairs CT10 2WA

4️⃣ Senate Building University of Kent
⌚ Opening hours: Open until 8pm tonight and from 9am until 8pm on 17 March
📍 Canterbury Campus. Other rooms. University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ

16/03/2026

Bacterial meningitis

Two people have died in a bacterial meningitis outbreak in the south of England. Here’s what you need to know.

07/03/2026

Why you can remember every word of a song from 25 years ago but not why you walked into the room

Forgetting why you walked into a room isn’t a sign of cognitive decline. It’s your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do.

23/02/2026

Prostate Cancer Screening Consultation

Click the link to contribute your thoughts to this government consultation.

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23/02/2026

Living with a lung condition? Make yourself a Priority.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_FK8FL6Kre-qPfV0Winpgbkb0ciagO8t/view?usp=drive_link

16/02/2026

Here is the Talking Café schedule for this coming week.

Find out what activities are available in the area, connect with like minded people and have light-hearted conversations about what matters to you.

We look forward to seeing you there 🙂

The Dove Café The Ark Café Lane End Community Club Ltd Millbarn Medical Centre The Simpson Centre & Penn Surgery Highfield Surgery Cherrymead Surgery Marlow Medical Group Bourne End & Wooburn Green Medical Centre Hazlemere Community Association

13/02/2026

Looking NE along Swain's lane in Flackwell Heath c1930's. SWOP https://swop.org.uk/dindex.php?pid=35046