Sandy Lane Surgery

04/03/2026

03/03/2026

Please discourage anyone who is not a close family member or carer from kissing your baby.

Please follow the link below for more information regarding Neonatal Herpes (Herpes in a baby).

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/neonatal-herpes/

03/03/2026

Unfortunately, 8 patients failed to attend their pre-arranged Practice Nurse appointment yesterday.
Each appointment was 20 minutes in length.

May we politely ask that if you are unable to attend for your appointment you notify us so that we can offer it to another patient.

Our appointments are extremely sought after. Staff, and patients, find it very frustrating when they are unable to book an appointment for 2-3 weeks because other patients are booked into a clinic, then those patients fail to turn up.

Your health is important to us, and we’re here to assist you in any way we can.
Please contact us if you need help with rescheduling.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us to manage our appointment system.

19/02/2026

The Lea Hall Club have kindly informed us that their section of the Car Park will be closed on Friday 20th February 2026.
This will have an impact on the parking availability at Sandy Lane Health Centre.

Please take this into consideration if you need to visit Sandy Lane Surgery tomorrow. Thank you.

18/02/2026

A member of the Optium Care Team will be telephoning
some of our patients later today or tomorrow morning to ask a few questions, and to book them into a Spirometry Clinic.

The clinic will be held in surgery on Thursday 26th February 2026.

We have sent a text to the patients involved in this cohort, to make them aware that the Optium Care Team number will be withheld.

Thank you.

18/02/2026

Childhood Immunisation

Please follow the link below to NHS England website, which provides information around the childhood vaccination schedule including the MMRV vaccination.

The MMR vaccination has been used successfully for several years, and now also includes the the Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.

https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/mmrv-vaccine/

06/02/2026

APPLE WATCH

An Apple watch was left in surgery.
We think that this was following a blood test in December 2025.

If you think this watch may be yours, please ring us on 01889 572057, Option 1, and ask for the Reception Supervisor.

May I ask you to share this message to local groups. Thank you.

05/02/2026

Hollie Guard is an app which turns smartphones into enhanced personal safety devices.

Hollie Guard was developed after Hollie Gazzard was tragically murdered by her boyfriend in 2014 after months of obsessive behaviour, jealousy and harassment.

The app was created following her death to support victims of domestic abuse and violence of all ages and genders and it can be used by anyone looking for extra protection

Nick Gazzard demostrates how easy the Hollie Guard App is to use. The app is free to download to any Apple or Andriod smartphone.Hollie Guard is a personal p...

05/02/2026

Support for patients who disclose domestic abuse

New Era is the commissioned service providing holistic domestic abuse support across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and provides free and confidential support for victims, perpetrators, children and young people.

New Era offers help to all those affected by domestic abuse and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All the information about getting in touch and making a referral is available on their website.

New Era is the holistic Domestic Abuse service operating across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. New Era provides support for victims, perpetrators and their families.

05/02/2026

https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/time-to-talk-day/

04/02/2026

We’re delighted to share some good news with our patients.

Following a recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) re-inspection in January 2026, Sandy Lane Surgery has been rated GOOD across all services.

Our previous inspection in 2023 resulted in a rating of Requires Improvement. While this was disappointing, it strengthened our determination to work closely with our staff, patients and our Patient Participation Group (PPG) to make meaningful improvements and this latest result reflects that hard work.

We would like to thank our patients for their feedback and continued support.

While we are proud of this result, we are not complacent. We remain committed to continually improving our services and will continue to adapt as a practice to the challenges we face to deliver the most efficient and effective care for our patients.

Thank you for your continued trust and support.

Charlotte Marshall
Practice Manager