Tadley Medical Partnership

23/12/2025

19/12/2025

Sometimes all the extra pressure at this time of year makes things feel even heavier, especially if you’re already having a tough time. We’re here if you need us. 116 123 📱

17/12/2025

GP practices and dental surgeries will remain open during the resident doctor strikes, and all appointments will go ahead as normal unless you are specifically told otherwise.

The industrial action is planned to take place from Wednesday 17 December to Monday 22, and means hospitals and urgent care services will be extremely busy. During the strikes, there may be fewer doctors working than usual, and they will need to prioritise life saving care. Less urgent cases may experience longer waits during strikes.

Because of this, the NHS is asking patients to choose services appropriately during the industrial action and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to the patients who need it most. This includes using 111 online as the first port of call for health needs, and only using 999 if it is a serious or life-threatening emergency.

Pharmacies can also offer advice and treatment for a wide range of common health problems, without the need for an appointment.

16/12/2025

There’s been a lot of chat about lumps recently, but do you know the other signs of breast cancer?

Checking your breasts is as easy as TLC:

Touch your breasts: can you feel anything new or unusual?
Look for changes: does anything look different to you?
Check any new or unusual changes with a GP

Get used to checking regularly and be aware of anything that’s new or different for you.

https://breastcancernow.org/about-breast-cancer/awareness/signs-and-symptoms-of-breast-cancer?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=tlc&utm_content=121225standup

11/12/2025

An average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week – the highest ever for this time of year.

For older adults, getting flu can increase the risk of stroke, heart attack and pneumonia.

If you're eligible, it's vital that you get protected with the free NHS flu vaccine.

Book via your GP, pharmacy or the NHS App.

➡️ nhs.uk/bookflu

11/12/2025

Christmas can be tough, especially if you’re struggling with your mental health or feeling lonely.

Social pressures, financial pressures, family conflict. These things can start to affect your wellbeing and snowball into something bigger.

But you’re not alone.

We’re here to support you in the lead up to Christmas and afterwards. Our Support Line is open until 2pm on Wednesday 24 December and reopens again on Monday 29 December.

You can call on 0300 102 1234. Or join our peer support community, Side by Side, open all year.

Please share this so people who feel alone know where to turn.

Samaritans, Campaign Against Living Miserably C.A.L.L and The Mix will be open while we’re closed.

10/12/2025

09/12/2025

Caring for loved ones living with dementia can be an incredibly rewarding thing to do.

But there are a lot of challenges carers can encounter that aren’t always visible, such as stress, overwhelm and burn out, to name but a few.

Sometimes this experience can be likened to an iceberg, as illustrated here, showing that what is visible is often only a small part of someone’s reality.

If you’re a carer, what would your dementia 'iceberg' look like?

Remember to check in on those around you, they may seem fine on the outside but be struggling deep down 💙

[Image description: A graphic of an iceberg illustrates the age-old iceberg analogy. In this instance, it highlights how a carer (for someone living with dementia) can appear fine on the surface but can be battling significant challenges that aren’t always visible to others. Words including sacrifice, selflessness, kindness, resilience and patience surround the top portion of the iceberg, whilst words including overwhelm, fatigue, anxiety, stress, burn out, frustration and grief surround the bottom portion of the iceberg.]

08/12/2025

If you have flu, there are some things you can do to help get better more quickly.

Flu will often get better on its own, but it can make some people seriously ill. It's important to get the flu vaccine if you're eligible.

➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/flu/