Miller Street Surgery

11/11/2025

06/11/2025

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Light up your life with purple on 20th November 2025 to commemorate World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Whether you or someone close to you, or you simply show support for the cause, taking part in Purple Lights for pancreatic cancer helps to raise awareness of this devastating disease. https://purplelightsuk.org/

Pancreatic cancer often causes no symptoms in the early stages. When symptoms do appear, they’re the same in men and women and often vague or intermittent. This can mean it’s sometimes missed. Understanding and knowing the symptoms to look out for can help with early diagnosis, which results in improved outcomes.

Look out for:
Unexplained upper abdominal pain
Sudden weight loss or loss of appetite
Indigestion, bloating or early fullness after small meals
Nausea or vomiting, especially after fatty foods
Fatigue or general weakness
If you’re worried, please make an appointment via our online request form.
https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information/signs-and-symptoms-of-pancreatic-cancer/

Tip: Find some great symptom-related resources here: https://shop.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/collections/symptoms-awareness

Are you raising awareness of the symptoms of pancreatic cancer? Knowing the symptoms can lead to earlier diagnosis and could save lives. If you want to raise awareness, the materials on this page can help. You can order free leaflets and posters to give out or to make an awareness display. Why not a...

04/11/2025

If you’re pregnant or planning to become pregnant, the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all to keep risks to your baby to a minimum.

03/11/2025

💻 Contact us online

For any non-urgent or routine requests, you can now reach us directly through our Online Consult service: https://accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/M83025

Use it for:
- Routine appointment requests
- Medication queries
- Administrative requests

🕗 The service is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 6:30pm.

You can still come into the surgery or call us if you prefer — but online consults are a great way to clearly write down what you need, at a time that suits you.

Miller Street Surgery

03/11/2025

Health leaders are urging pregnant women, parents and carers across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to make sure their families are up to date with vital vaccinations this winter, as measles cases continue to rise across the West Midlands.

For more information about vaccinations and when to have them, visit: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/

27/10/2025

🩵 MEN’S HEALTH EVENT 🩵

📅 Wednesday 12th November 2025
🕔 5PM – 7PM
📍 Newcastle Working Men’s Club
2 Derwent Place, Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 9HG

November is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month 💙

Join us for an evening of expert talks, local support, and advice focused on men’s wellbeing.

🎤 Guest Speakers:
🕠 5:30 PM – Andy’s Man Club
💬 6:00 PM – Craig Stone, Su***de Prevention Team
🧠 6:30 PM – Dr Waheed Abbasi, Mental Health Talk

🤝 Meet local organisations including:
Andy’s Man Club • NHS Talking Therapies • NS Mind • DOVE Service • White Ribbon • Staffordshire Together for Carers • North Staffs Prostate Cancer Support Group • Potteries Moneywise • INTO Walking & Cycling • and more!

👨‍👩‍👦 Open to all men & families
Let’s come together to talk, share, and support one another — because talking saves lives. 💬

20/10/2025

Protect Your Vision
If you have diabetes, you are at a higher risk of losing your sight.
Diabetic Eye Screening is a simple and effective way to help prevent this.
No Appointment Needed.

17/10/2025

24/7 Mental Health Support by Text

We’d like to let our patients know that free, round-the-clock mental health support is now available across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

📱 You can text for help at any time:
• South Staffordshire: 07507 330605 (MPFT)
• North Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent: 07312 263117 (NSCHT)

This service provides confidential and compassionate support day or night — no need to call or wait for an appointment.

If you ever feel unsafe or in crisis, please call NHS 111 (mental health option) or 999 in an emergency.

03/10/2025

Despite the poor weather, 189 patients braved the rain this morning to come and have their flu vaccine! The season is definitely in full swing now. If you would like the vaccine and are eligible, please contact the surgery to book an appointment with our nursing team.

03/10/2025

📲 Discover the NHS App – Your Health, Your Way!

Did you know you can use the NHS App to:
✅ Order repeat prescriptions
✅ Check your test results
✅ View your medical records
✅ Manage and book appointments
✅ Access NHS 111 online for health advice
✅ Receive important messages from your GP surgery

It’s quick, safe, and easy to use – giving you more control over your healthcare, anytime and anywhere.

💡 Need help getting started? We have a dedicated NHS App Ambassador in the practice who will be happy to guide you through setting it up step by step.

👉 Download the app today and make managing your health simpler.

02/10/2025

Our second flu walk-in clinic will be tomorrow (3rd October) between 9am and 1pm

No appointment is necessary, when attending please wait at the back door. If you are frail and cannot stand for long please attend during those clinics and present at the front desk. Please plan for the weather as you may have to queue outside the surgery.

You are eligible if you are over 65 or have long term underlying health conditions. You can check the full eligibility for the flu vaccine by visiting: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/

Protect yourself and those around you this flu season.

Find out about the flu vaccine for adults, including who should have it, how to get it and side effects.

02/10/2025

Our first flu clinic of 2025 was a roaring success - our nurses, with support of our administrative team and PPG vaccinated over 300 patients in 3 hours! Our second Flu clinic will be tomorrow Friday 3rd October between 9am and 1pm