Poole North PCN

08/12/2025

Please watch the video and follow the links on the NHS Blood Pressure checks service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irhN-9225JY

https://www.nhs.uk/.../find-a-pharmacy.../results/BH18%208EE

This video explains how local community pharmacy teams are working with GP practices to provide a blood pressure check service.

05/12/2025

This week is National Grief Awareness Week

The theme for 2025 is 'Growing with Grief'. The aim is to highlight how grief is an ending in many ways, but can also be the beginning of something new.

Please follow the link for more information.

2 to 8 December marks National Grief Awareness Week. Learn more about what grief is and where you can get support.

04/12/2025

Thank you to our team of Care Coordinators, Carers Leads and Social Prescribers who hosted a coffee and cake afternoon for our carers and cared for persons at The Hub, Christ Church, Creekmoor on Friday 21st November – Carers Rights Day.

Thanks also to Help&Care who were on hand to offer support and advice to carers. (Di

If you are a carer and would like more information on where to access help and support, please contact your Carers Lead via your practice.


LiveWell Dorset

03/12/2025

Don't forget to come along tomorrow to get your Free Blood Pressure Check at The Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole.

Please see the poster for more information.

03/12/2025

Last Thursday our four practices closed for staff training. Our team of Doctors, ANPs and Pharmacists gathered for an informative education afternoon on cholesterol & lipid management, cardiovascular disease and polypharmacy.

Thank you to our speakers from UHD and our sponsorship from the pharmaceutical industry.

NHS Dorset

Dorset General Practice Alliance

Ruth Willis

02/12/2025

NHS Dorset

02/12/2025

A reminder that today, Wednesday and Thursday this week, we are offering FREE blood pressure checks on the Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole.

Please see the poster for more information.

27/11/2025

26/11/2025

November is

Find out more about signs and symptoms, and where you can find information and support. You can also find out how you can make a difference this Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/lung-cancer-awareness-month

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23/11/2025

If you are experiencing any of the dental problems outlined below please call 111 for an urgent dental appointment; and more advice is available here:

Extra urgent dental appointments now available – Stay Well Dorset
https://staywelldorset.nhs.uk/update/dental/

These appointments are for urgent conditions including:

🔵Swelling or infections in the face or mouth that are getting worse (but not affecting breathing)
🔵Severe dental or facial pain that can’t be eased with normal painkillers
🔵Broken or badly moved teeth after an accident
🔵Knocked-out baby teeth
🔵Facial injuries that may need a hospital check
🔵Bleeding in the mouth that you cannot stop
🔵Gum or mouth infections, like painful or rapidly worsening gum disease or cold sore outbreaks

You do not have to be registered with a dentist to access urgent care.

If your issue is not urgent, you may be advised how to care for it at home or guided to contact a dentist for routine care.

To get an urgent appointment go to NHS 111 or phone 11

20/11/2025

Flu cases are higher than usual for this time of year. 🤧 Here are some things you can do to stop the spread.

Having a vaccine is still the best protection against flu. 🛡️

Read our blog post to find out if you are eligible for a free vaccination: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/01/your-guide-to-whos-eligible-for-the-autumn-2025-flu-vaccine/