Castle Healthcare Practice

05/11/2025

29/10/2025

We have our final few Covid & Flu vaccination clinics across the next couple of weeks at the Practice. If you haven't had the vaccination and would like to, please contact the Practice on 0115 883 2626.

For more information, including vaccination eligibility criteria, please visit:
Flu - https://www.castlehealthcarepractice.nhs.uk/appointments/flu-clinics/
Covid - https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/

27/10/2025

📅 DNA (did not attend) figures for September 2025:

😓 151 Appointments were missed.
😓 2585 minutes of clinicians’ time was lost.
😓 Approximately £4,530 to the NHS was lost.

We would like to remind our patients to please attend any booked appointments on time. If you are unable to attend, you can cancel/rebook your appointment by:
☎️ Contacting Reception - 0115 883 2626
📱 Using the SMS cancel appointment option if you have appointment reminders via text
💻 Using Online Services

If you need to cancel or rebook an appointment, please give at least 24 hours notice, as this can allow other patients to use that appointment time instead which helps during busy periods.

🏰 Thank You 🏰

15/10/2025

🚨 Service Disruption Update 🚨

July 2025 - GP practices in Rushcliffe use Nottinghamshire University Hospitals (NUH) pathology services to complete our blood tests. Once we have taken bloods in the surgery, they are sent to NUH who analyse the blood for us and send us the results.

NUH introduced a new pathology system at the start of July. This was required, but unfortunately the change has led to severe disruption and hugely increased workload for GP practices.

Managing this work safely is having an impact on the capacity that we can provide for patient care and is affecting GP practices county-wide.

We are all working hard to get NUH to resolve these issues urgently. Please bear with us if results and services are slower than usual.

October 2025 Update - Unfortunately, the Practice has been further disrupted by the above system change in that some results are being sent to the Practice in large batches. This has placed significant pressure on the Practice as we try to manage the workload. Patients should be aware that the impact of this is that our capacity to provide appointments has been severely reduced.

It is regrettable that we have had to take the action of reducing appointment capacity. Being able to provide safe care to patients is the highest priority to the Practice.

08/10/2025

The Rushcliffe Social Prescribing Service have released their November 2025 newsletter!

If you would like information on:
- Upcoming events and activities in West Bridgford
- The Rushcliffe Social Prescribing Community Hub
- Community stories
- Friendship sessions
- Funding opportunities
- Much more!

To read the newsletter, visit: https://mailchi.mp/1800f94d8756/social-prescribing-newsletter-november-2025

30/09/2025

For more information, visit: https://www.rushcliffehealth.org/social-prescribing/population-health-management

23/09/2025

We are excited to announce that we have a vacancy for a new Medical Secretary. If you are interested in joining our hard working team, we would love to hear from you!

For more information, including the full job description and how to apply, visit: https://www.castlehealthcarepractice.nhs.uk/our-practice/vacancies/

17/09/2025

10/09/2025

📅 DNA (did not attend) figures for August 2025

😓 129 Appointments were missed.
😓 2250 minutes of clinicians’ time was lost.
😓 Approximately £3,870 to the NHS was lost.

We would like to remind our patients to please attend any booked appointments on time. If you are unable to attend, you can cancel/rebook your appointment by:
☎️ Contacting Reception - 0115 883 2626
📱 Using the SMS cancel appointment option if you have appointment reminders via text
💻 Using Online Services

If you need to cancel or rebook an appointment, please give at least 24 hours notice, as this can allow other patients to use that appointment time instead which helps during busy periods.

🏰 Thank You 🏰