Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice

Seaton & Colyton Medical Practice We are a GP Practice with Two surgeries based in Seaton & Colyton in East Devon. Should you wish to contact us please call 01297 20877

🦠💊 Antibiotics are powerful medicines - but they aren’t always the answer. Using them when they’re not needed can cause ...
17/11/2025

🦠💊 Antibiotics are powerful medicines - but they aren’t always the answer. Using them when they’re not needed can cause harm and make future infections harder to treat.

Here’s what you should know:
✔️ They only work against bacterial infections, not viruses like colds or flu.
✔️ Overuse is driving antibiotic‑resistance (“superbugs”) - which means common infections can become untreatable.
✔️ Do these things to help protect their effectiveness:
‑ Only take antibiotics when prescribed by a healthcare professional
‑ Complete the full course exactly as directed
‑ Never save antibiotics for later or share them with others

📚 Learn more here:
👉 https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/antibiotics/antibiotic-antimicrobial-resistance/
👉 https://patient.info/news-and-features/why-antibiotics-should-not-be-overused

🩺🔍 Worried you could be at risk of type 2 diabetes? A few changes in your family history, lifestyle or symptoms might me...
14/11/2025

🩺🔍 Worried you could be at risk of type 2 diabetes? A few changes in your family history, lifestyle or symptoms might mean a lot.
Here’s what to keep in mind:

• 👪 Family history matters – If a parent, sibling or relative has diabetes, your own risk goes up.
• 🍔 Lifestyle factors count – Being overweight, inactive or having higher waist size can all raise risk.
• 🚩 Symptoms might be subtle – Increased thirst, tiredness or needing to wee more may be signs.
• 📊 Want to know your risk? Try this tool: https://riskscore.diabetes.org.uk/start
• 📖 More reading on what to expect and why this matters: https://patient.info/diabetes/diabetes-mellitus-leaflet

It doesn’t mean diabetes is inevitable - taking action now could make a real difference. 💪

13/11/2025

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Your feedback helps us improve the care we provide to our community.

If you’ve recently visited the practice, please take a moment to complete our Friends and Family Test. It only takes a minute!

👉 Leave your feedback here, https://www.seatonandcolytonmedicalpractice.nhs.uk/contact-us/friends-family-test/

Thank you for helping us make your experience even better. 💙

12/11/2025

🥂✨ Not drinking? That’s a valid choice - and one worth celebrating.

is about creating a space where everyone feels comfortable with their own decisions, whether they drink or not.
Some people are cutting back for health, others are taking a break, and some simply don’t enjoy it - and that’s okay 💬🧃

👂 How can we be more supportive?
✔️ Respect someone’s choice without questioning it
✔️ Offer non-alcoholic options
✔️ Keep social events welcoming for everyone

Learn more from:
👉 https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/stopsobershaming
👉 https://patient.info/news-and-features/what-not-to-say-to-someone-who-doesnt-drink-alcohol
👉 https://patient.info/news-and-features/is-sobriety-becoming-trendy

Let’s help make every setting inclusive, whatever’s in your glass 💚

We are now taking bookings for our flu clinics! 💉Flu can be a serious illness, even if you are fit and healthy.Please co...
11/11/2025

We are now taking bookings for our flu clinics! 💉

Flu can be a serious illness, even if you are fit and healthy.

Please contact the surgery to book your appointment. 📞

How does using over-the-counter medicines help the NHS?The NHS spends around £136 million each year on prescriptions for...
11/11/2025

How does using over-the-counter medicines help the NHS?

The NHS spends around £136 million each year on prescriptions for medicines that can be bought without a prescription – such as paracetamol, hay fever treatments, and remedies for colds and coughs.

By buying these medicines yourself for minor, short-term conditions, you help the NHS focus funding on those who need it most.

Remember: if your symptoms persist or get worse, go back to your pharmacy, call NHS 111, or contact your GP. A&E and 999 should only be used for serious or life-threatening emergencies.

Practice meeting/staff training on Tuesday 18th Nov between 1-3pmClosed between 1 and 3pm, our online accurx system will...
11/11/2025

Practice meeting/staff training on Tuesday 18th Nov between 1-3pm

Closed between 1 and 3pm, our online accurx system will still be open so please submit a form with this link https://accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/l83007.

Anything urgent please call 111 or anything life threating call 999.

🕊️ 11.11 – We Will Remember Them 🌺Today, at 11am, we will observe a three-minute silence to honour and remember all thos...
11/11/2025

🕊️ 11.11 – We Will Remember Them 🌺

Today, at 11am, we will observe a three-minute silence to honour and remember all those who have served and sacrificed in conflicts past and present.

Let’s pause together in reflection and gratitude for the courage, dedication, and lives given in service to our country.

10/11/2025

💙 It’s Anti‑Bullying Week 2025: Power for Good! Time to stand up, speak out, and build kinder communities 🌟

Bullying can happen anywhere: in schools, workplaces, online, even in organisations up and down the ladder. It affects everyone.

Here’s how we can make a difference together:
👫 Be an ally, not a bystander - if you see something, say something
🏫 In schools: encourage safe spaces, peer support, and open dialogue
💼 In workplaces & organisations: promote respect, zero tolerance, and clear reporting structures
🗣️ Share stories, challenge harmful behaviour, and support those who feel alone

Learn more and access resources:
👉 https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/
👉 https://www.acas.org.uk/discrimination-and-bullying

Let’s work together for environments where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued 💪

🌫️ Lung Cancer Awareness Month is here - and this year, we’re shining a light on the connections between lung health, co...
07/11/2025

🌫️ Lung Cancer Awareness Month is here - and this year, we’re shining a light on the connections between lung health, coughs, and family cancer history.

A persistent cough might be dismissed as a cold or heart issue — but sometimes, it’s more than that. If it lingers, gets worse, or you have other symptoms, get it checked.

Key point: family history of cancer doesn’t only mean the same cancer you have. When your doctor asks, they mean any cancer your relatives have had. This information can help assess your risk and guide decisions.

📚 Learn more about cancer risk and genetics:
👉 https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/worried-about-cancer/causes-and-risk-factors/family-history-genetics-and-cancer-risk
👉 https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/inherited-cancer-genes-and-increased-cancer-risk/family-history-and-inherited-cancer-genes

Stay alert to changes, know your family history, and speak up for your lung health 💨

06/11/2025

💙 Lyla’s Law – raising awareness of Type 1 Diabetes in children 💙

We’re sharing this important national campaign in memory of Lyla Story, a much-loved 2-year-old who tragically passed away from undiagnosed Type 1 Diabetes. Her family are calling for greater awareness and earlier testing to help prevent future losses.

Lyla’s Law aims to:
🩸 Introduce routine diabetes testing for children showing symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes
📘 Raise awareness of the 4 T’s – Toileting, Thirst, Tiredness, Thinning
💡 Ensure healthcare professionals have access to testing kits and training
💬 Promote education for families and health visitors about early signs

A simple urine dip test or blood glucose check could save a child’s life.

Please take a moment to learn more and support the petition here 👉
🔗 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/728677

Together, we can help raise awareness and protect more children from preventable harm 💙

🧠🌀 Feeling overwhelmed? Stress isn’t just “part of life” — it can affect your body, mind and behaviour in real ways.Here...
05/11/2025

🧠🌀 Feeling overwhelmed? Stress isn’t just “part of life” — it can affect your body, mind and behaviour in real ways.

Here’s what you might experience:
✔️ Physical: headaches, muscle tension, stomach issues, chest‑racing heartbeats
✔️ Mental: trouble concentrating, making decisions, constant worrying
✔️ Behavioural: irritability, sleep too much or too little, eating changes, pulling away from others

When stress becomes long‑term, it can lead to burnout — extreme exhaustion, cynicism, reduced performance.

You don’t have to cope with it alone.

👉 Learn more and find help:
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Take a pause. Talk it out. You matter. 💚

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148 Harepath Road
Seaton
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Monday 8am - 1pm
2pm - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 1pm
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Wednesday 8am - 1pm
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