Pickering Medical Practice

17/02/2026

📢 Important Update to How You Book Appointments Online

To help us make sure you see the right clinician, at the right time, for the right reason, we’re making a positive change to how appointments are booked.

From Monday 23rd February, patients will no longer be able to book appointments directly through the NHS App or SystmOnline.

✨ What’s changing? ✨
Instead, you’ll simply send us a request through our surgery website. Our reception team will then review your request and send you a direct booking link for the most appropriate appointment giving you a choice of days and times to book.

✅ This means:
• You’ll be booked with the right clinician for your needs
• Fewer appointments will be booked incorrectly
• More appointments will be available overall
• We can offer a wider range of suitable appointments for you to book directly

Our reception team is always here to help if you need support with the new process 💙

Thank you for your understanding as we continue improving our service for all patients.

16/02/2026

Sight Support Ryedale - New have launched a new digital inclusion project, helping people with sight loss build confidence, skills and independence online. They are meeting again Tuesday 25th February, please see post for more information.

11/02/2026

Community Park junior parkrun Would love more 4 - 14 year olds to join their Junior Park Run 🏃‍♂️ Please share if you know someone who might enjoy this!
📆 Every Sunday at 9am
📍 Woodlands Park, Pickering
📲 Register at parkrun.org.uk

We would love to welcome more 4-14 year olds to our Junior Parkrun in Pickering. Please share our poster far and wide, and tell your friends about us. Thank you.

10/02/2026

Carers Plus Yorkshire are launching their FREE Caring with Confidence sessions THIS THURSDAY in Pickering 💜 Please see post for more information and to book your place.

Looking after someone else can be rewarding, but it can also become exhausting 💜

Our FREE Caring with Confidence sessions are starting in Pickering next month! Designed especially for carers new to Caring with Confidence, these sessions offer a chance to take time for yourself while gaining helpful advice and support - with refreshments included! 💬✨

🗓️ Beginning 12/02/26 (then fortnightly)
🕙 09.45am to 12noon
📍 Quaker Meeting House, Pickering

If you’ve not attended these sessions before and would like to, please book here 👇
🔗 www.carersplus.net/events

09/02/2026

Are you caring for a young person with an eating disorder? Kick Rexi Out are here to support you; their next support session is on 26th February in Malton.

04/02/2026

2nd - 6th February is Kidney Cancer Awareness Week, here's a poster shared by Kidney Cancer UK with more information and some of the common signs.

30/01/2026

💚 UPDATE Our phone line problem has been resolved 💚

🚨We are currently experiencing problems with our phone lines ☎️
Please bear with us while we try to resolve this matter. 💚

21/01/2026

From October to March we can’t make enough vitamin D from sunlight, so to keep bones and muscles healthy, it’s best to take a daily 10 microgram supplement of vitamin D. You can get vitamin D from most pharmacies and retailers.

➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/

19/01/2026

We're working hard keeping you well, our Practice Stats for December

15/01/2026

🌟 Retirement News from PMP 🌟

After many years at the practice, the time has come for me to retire at the end of February. It has been a genuine privilege to work alongside such an exceptional group of clinicians and staff. Their dedication, compassion, and professionalism have made every day meaningful, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have been part of this team.

Most of all, it has been an honour to be involved in the lives of our patients. To be trusted with their care, their stories, and their wellbeing is something I have never taken for granted. I am truly humbled by the kindness, resilience, and humanity I have witnessed over the years.

As I step into this next chapter, I carry with me deep gratitude for the people I have worked with and the community we have served. Thank you for allowing me to be part of something so special.

Kindest Regards
Helen Miller ANP (now Sawyer)

23/12/2025

Our Take-A-Test-UK patient self-swabbing pathway is a great way to encourage patients to request a swab kit at the earliest signs of flu.
Patients that are registered at Pickering Medical Practice are able to request a self-swab kit to be sent to their home address without the need to come into surgery. All you need to do is swab as per the instructions and return with the envelope provided. Please use B82033 as the voucher code and you will also need your NHS number. You will receive the results directly from the study team who test for Influenza, Covid, and RSV among other infections.

16/12/2025

We are hiring for a medical receptionist, for more information and to apply please visit https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a694ce8e86ae9900&from=shareddesktop_copy