HFP - Harbourside Family Practice

28/11/2025

Free Asthma Support This Winter

One Care and MyMHealth are working together to provide free asthma support throughout the winter period. The MyMHealth platform offers expert guidance, educational materials, and practical tools to help individuals manage their asthma effectively.

This service is available to patients aged 13 and over who have a diagnosis of asthma. Support includes access to health coaches who can assist with improving understanding of the condition, practising inhaler technique, monitoring symptoms, and using a helpful ‘mind toolkit’.

26/11/2025

🌟 New Digital Mental Health Support for Young People & Parents 🌟

The NHS in BNSSG has teamed up with Northpoint to offer SilverCloud — a free, confidential online resource designed to help young people (13+) manage anxiety, low mood, stress, and build resilience.

SilverCloud offers clinically developed programmes that can be accessed anytime from your phone, tablet, or computer. 📱💻

There are also dedicated modules for parents and carers to support their children’s emotional wellbeing.

✨ No referral needed
👉 Get started here: www.feelingmixedup.uk

Please share to help spread the word! 💙

25/11/2025

📲 NHS App Messaging Update 📲

Our practice went live with this new messaging approach on the 12th November, and some of you may already have noticed the change. Individual messages to eligible patients are now delivered to the NHS App first. If a message is not opened within 60 minutes, it is automatically re-sent as a text message, ensuring important information is not missed.

Using the NHS App provides a secure and convenient way to receive messages, all in one place and linked directly to your health record.

📌 Turn On Notifications 📌
If you already use the NHS App, please ensure notifications are enabled by following these steps:

Open the NHS App on your smartphone

Select More in the top right corner

Select Account and settings

Select Manage notifications

Switch on Send me notifications about new messages

If you have not yet installed the NHS App, it is available via the App Store and Google Play Store.

24/11/2025

Go4Free is a physical activity project which aims to increase participation across all age ranges, by providing free access to a physical activity class/session.

🚶‍♀️ Feeling inactive? Want to get moving again? 🏃‍♂️

Join Go4Free and kickstart your fitness journey with 5 FREE sessions and 5 half-price sessions—right in your local community!

With a wide range of fun and friendly activities across North Somerset, there’s something for everyone.

👉 Check out the full list of sessions
📝 Ready to join? Just fill out this quick form and we will be in touch with more info
⭐All info available here: https://www.betterhealthns.co.uk/information/go4free/

Let’s get moving—together! 💪

For more info: GetActive@n-somerset.gov.uk

20/11/2025

Carers Rights Day

Being a carer is hard. There are no set hours and you’re often caring for someone close to you.

Every day, 12,000 people become unpaid carers for a partner, family member or friend. They may not even view themselves as carers. But who looks after you when you’re looking after someone else? All carers deserve to understand their rights and be supported to use them if they wish.

Discover more here: https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/our-campaigns/carers-rights-day/

17/11/2025

National Self-Care Week, 17th to 23rd November

It’s Self-Care Week and your annual reminder to set aside some time for you.

We’re living longer lives, but not necessarily healthier, with chronic conditions on the rise. Managing stress, wellbeing and physical health all contribute to a healthy mind and body.

Try these self-care ideas:
• Take a mindful walk
• Try meditation
• Set boundaries – it’s okay to say no
• Speak to someone if you’re struggling
• Do one thing that brings you joy

There are some more ideas here:
https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/training-s...-handbook/self-care-ideas-to-get-you-started/

Self-care looks different for everyone – find what works for you.

14/11/2025

Today is World Diabetes Day. If you or your child are weeing more
often, constantly thirsty, more tired than usual, or losing weight
for no reason, it could be a symptom of type 1 diabetes. If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms please contact us so that we can help you.

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

Remembrance Day - 11/11/2025

Our staff will be participating in a 2 minute silence today at 11am and we invite our patients to join us.

Lest we forget.

09/11/2025

On Remembrance Day, we remember and honour we honour the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives in service for our freedom.

We are proud to be a Veteran Friendly Accredited GP practice as part of our commitment to supporting our veteran patients. Our team is trained to understand veterans’ health needs and to provide access to specialist services.

If you’re a veteran patient, please do let us know that you have served so that we can make sure you receive care and support, if and whenever you need it.

We’d encourage all GP practices to join us in becoming Veteran Friendly Accredited in order to support those veterans who may be silently struggling with their mental or physical health. Sign up for free here or let your GP practice know about the scheme by sharing this link: rcgp.org.uk/veterans

06/11/2025

🧸 LOST TOY ALERT! 🧸

Eeyore was left behind and is missing his best friend! 💔

He’s been patiently waiting at reception, hoping his owner will come back to find him. If you recognise this cuddly friend, or know a little one who might be missing a special toy, please get in touch with us or pop in to collect him.

05/11/2025

Staying Warm in Winter

Keeping warm is essential for your wellbeing and health. Here are a few tips on warming up when it’s cold outside:

- Reduce draughts where you can
- Layer up – wear lots of layers of thinner clothing
- Cover extremities – hats, gloves, thick socks and scarves
- Eat healthily with plenty of hot drinks
- Avoid alcohol
- Keep Moving

North Somerset's community living rooms initiative aims to provide safe, warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental spaces for people to come together:https://n-somerset.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Community%20living%20rooms%20list%20October%202025.pdf