Chesterton Surgery

13/11/2025

🌈 It’s Transgender Awareness Week 🌈
This week is about raising awareness of the experiences and challenges faced by transgender people and showing support for the transgender community.

💡 How to show your support & respect:
🔹 Use correct names and pronouns.
🔹 Listen and support without judgment.
🔹 Challenge discrimination and prejudice.
🔹 Promote inclusivity in your community.

Everybody deserves to be safe, respected, and inclusive.
Let’s celebrate diversity and ensure everyone feels seen, respected, and supported. 💙💖💜

More information can be found here: https://www.tuc.org.uk/trans-awareness-week

12/11/2025

💙 Over 40? It’s time to check your blood pressure! 💙

High blood pressure often has no symptoms, but, it can increase your risk of:
⚡ Stroke.
❤️ Heart disease.
💧 Kidney problems.

A simple 10-minute blood pressure check could make all the difference to your health and future.

📍 Find your nearest pharmacy offering free blood pressure checks:
👉 nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

Don’t wait for symptoms, get checked now!💪

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

💙 It’s Anti-Bullying Week 2025! 💙
This year’s theme is “Power for Good”. Developed in consultation with teachers and pupils, it’s all about empowering everyone to take positive action to counter the harm that bullying causes.
Bullying can happen anywhere, in schools, workplaces, online, or in our communities and each of us has the power to make a difference and create a safer, kinder environment.

💡 Ways to use your ‘Power for Good’:
🔹 Speak up if you see bullying.
🔹 Support someone who is being bullied.
🔹 Promote kindness, respect, and inclusion.
🔹 Share positive messages online.

Together, we can turn the power of action into a force for good and make our communities safer for everyone.

Learn more: https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week-2025/anti-bullying-week-2025

10/11/2025

🥗 It’s UK Malnutrition Awareness Week! 🥗
Malnutrition affects millions of people in the UK, including older adults, people with long-term health conditions, and those recovering from illness. It can have serious impacts on energy, immunity, and overall health, but it’s often preventable.

💡 Signs to watch out for:
🔹 Unintentional weight loss.
🔹 Loss of appetite or interest in food.
🔹 Feeling weak or tired.
🔹 Difficulty swallowing or chewing.

Did you know?... We have a PCN Dietician here, so if you or someone you care for is at risk, speak to us! Small changes in diet and lifestyle can make a big difference.
Let’s raise awareness and help everyone get the nutrition they need.

Find out more here: https://www.malnutritiontaskforce.org.uk/ukmaw2025-save-date

10/11/2025

🧦 It’s Odd Socks Day! 🧦
Today, we celebrate what makes us unique! Odd Socks Day is all about embracing our differences and promoting kindness and inclusion, by wearing odd socks, we show that it's okay to be different, and that we should respect and celebrate those differences in others.

💙 How can you get involved?
• Wear your odd socks with pride!
• Share your photos on social media using the hashtags and .

Let’s make a stand against bullying and show that kindness is always in fashion.

Learn more about this campaign here: https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week-2025/odd-socks-day

09/11/2025

💛 It’s Social Media Kindness Day! 💛
Today, and every day, we’re encouraging everyone to use social media for good, small acts of online kindness can make a big difference to someone’s day and mental wellbeing.

🌟 Ways to be kind online:
🔹 Leave a supportive comment or message.
🔹 Share positive, helpful content.
🔹 Avoid engaging with negativity or trolling.
🔹 Encourage friends and family with uplifting messages.

Let’s make our online spaces safer, kinder, and more positive, it all starts with small acts of digital kindness. 💻💛

For more information, visit: https://www.socialmediakindnessday.com/about-smkd

07/11/2025

💜 November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 💜
Pancreatic cancer can be hard to detect early, but knowing the signs could save lives.

👀 Watch out for:
🔹 Unexplained weight loss.
🔹 Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
🔹 Upper abdominal pain or back pain.
🔹 Loss of appetite or feeling very tired.

If you notice any of these symptoms, don’t wait – speak to your GP as soon as possible. Early detection can make a real difference.
💜 Let’s raise awareness together and support those affected.

Want to know more? Head over to: https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/

06/11/2025

What's on in November?💚

06/11/2025

24/7 Mental Health Support Now Available Across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent 🌟
If you’re struggling with your mental health, you don’t have to face it alone.

Free, confidential text support is now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

📱 Text for support:
💬 South Staffordshire: 07507 330605
💬 North Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent: 07312 263117.

Whether you’re feeling anxious, low, or simply need someone to talk to, trained professionals are here to listen and help, any time of day or night. 💙

05/11/2025

🌟 Join us for the Kidsgrove Carers Group on Tuesday 18th November, 2pm–3:30pm at Kidsgrove Library.🌟

This month, Beat the Cold will be joining us to share:
❄️ Tips to stay warm this winter.
💡 Advice & support on utilities, benefits and grants.

Hosted by North Staffs Carers and our PCN Social Prescribers, come along, meet others, and get helpful advice alongside a friendly chat, a cuppa and some refreshments!

💬 Everyone is welcome, bring a friend, the more the merrier!

05/11/2025

319 Patients Used Online Consults Last Month! ✨
More and more of our patients are now using Online Consultation (Patient Triage) and the feedback is clear, it’s easy, secure, and accessible 🙌
✅ No waiting on the phone.
✅ Simple to use.
✅ Safe and confidential.

It’s open during our core office hours and is perfect for non-urgent medical or admin requests such as:
💻 Extending a fit/sick note.
💻 Asking about a referral.
💻 Repeat prescriptions or medication queries.
💻 Getting test results.
💻 Other non-urgent requests.

🌐 Patients of Heathcote Street Surgery can use the link below to contact us online:
👉 https://florey.accurx.com/p/M83005

We’re encouraging all patients to give it a go, by using Online Consults, you’re helping free up phone lines and make appointments more accessible for everyone. 🩺💙