Gleadless Medical Centre

10/12/2025

Please start thinking about your medication as we head towards the festive period.

24/11/2025

🤢💧 Vomiting and diarrhoea affect both children and adults, but the risks and care needs can differ. Here’s what to watch out for and how to respond 🧠

👶 Children vs 🧔 Adults - What’s Different?

Children:
‑ Dehydrate more quickly - loss of fluid builds up faster
‑ More vulnerable to electrolyte imbalance
‑ May refuse drinking or have a harder time telling how they feel
‑ Risk signs: dry nappies, sunken eyes, irritability, listlessness

Adults:
‑ Might manage symptoms longer before seeking help
‑ Risk of complications if they have chronic conditions (e.g. diabetes, kidney disease)
‑ The underlying cause can vary (infection, foodborne, side effect of meds)

✅ What to Do (For All Ages)
🛌 Rest & stay home
💧 Sip small amounts of fluids frequently
🍚 Once able, introduce bland, easy-to-digest foods
🧼 Wash hands often, especially after bathroom or caring for sick
❌ Avoid preparing food for others until 48 hours after symptoms subside

⚠️ When to Seek Medical Help
Watch for these red flags (in both children & adults):

• Persistent vomiting or diarrhoea lasting more than a few days
• Blood in vomit or stool
• Unable to keep fluids down
• Signs of dehydration (dizziness, extreme thirst, low urine output)
• High fever or unexplained pain

More trusted advice here:
👉 https://www.nhs.uk/symptoms/diarrhoea-and-vomiting/

Stay alert, act early, and take care 💚

Diarrhoea and vomiting are common in adults, children and babies. Find out how to treat and avoid spreading them, and when to get medical help.

20/11/2025

The Parish Nurses - Carver Street offer a range of free healthcare checks, along with a listening service, in the Moor Market.

From blood pressure screening, to weight management advice, and mental health signposting, the nurses offer advice and support in a sensitive and confidential way.

Find the stall near the centre of the market, next door to Grace’s Fabrics 📍

13/11/2025

Please note that the practice will close at 1pm on Tuesday 18th November for training and will reopen at 8am on Wednesday 19th November.
Calls made during this time will be diverted to the out of hours team who will provide care.
A&E and the walk in centre on Broad lane will be open as usual and 999 and 111 service’s are also operating normally.

13/11/2025

Good afternoon
Hope you are all well.
This is a message from the chief medical officer at Sheffield teaching hospital regarding the residential doctor’s strike which starts at 7am tomorrow until 7am on Wednesday 19th November.

“Our emergency dept (A&E) will remain open during the strike action along with broad lane walk in centre in the city, however, the minor injuries unit at the Royal Hallamshire will be closed from the 14th to the 18th inclusive and reopening on the morning of the 19th as usual.

All patients who have an appointment or procedure planned over this period will have been contacted directly to let them know if they should attend or if we have had to postpone to a later date.

We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause to you and information will be provided for patients and the public on our website”
www.sth.nhs.uk

11/11/2025

Good morning
Hope you are all well.
Please note that we will be participating in a 2 minute silence at 11am today to honour and remember those affected by conflict and tragedy.
During this time the telephone won’t be answered: thanks in advance for your understanding.

04/11/2025

Good morning
November is Diabetes awareness month, a month where the diabetes community comes together to raise awareness for diabetes.

To find out more about it, including types of diabetes, common symptoms and possible treatments go to:-
Www.nhs.uk>conditions>diabetes

Find information and services to help you manage your health.

08/10/2025

Meadowhall are turning their lights pink and blue from 9th-15th October for Baby Loss Awareness Week 🩷💙

This annual event provides a crucial opportunity for bereaved parents, families, and supporters to come together, raise awareness about pregnancy and infant loss, remember babies lost too soon, and advocate for better support and bereavement care.

The week culminates in International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day on October 15th, marked globally by the Wave of Light 🕯️

For more information or support, visit 👉 https://babyloss-awareness.org/

Baby Loss Awareness Week is an opportunity to bring us together as a community and give anyone touched by pregnancy and baby loss a safe and supportive space to share their experiences and feel that they are not alone.

08/10/2025

Anyone trying to stop smoking this month? If so, how are you getting on?

Stoptober is a UK National campaign encouraging people to quit smoking for 28 days in October, with the idea that those who make it to one month smoke-free are more likely to quit for good.

Yorkshire Smokefree provides expert NHS advice and support for anyone who wants to stop smoking. So when you’re ready to quit, they’re ready to help.

You can contact them by:-

- sending a text ‘YSF’ to 80800
- call them on 01145536296 or 07833048200

They can help in lots of different ways depending on your preference and what’s available in the area. They offer telephone support, face to face sessions and online smokefree action plans.

For more info log onto:-
Https://sheffield.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk

Call 0800 612 0011 (free from a landline) or 0330 660 1166 Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 4.00pm and Saturdays between 9am and 4.00pm.

08/10/2025

Breast cancer awareness month is observed every October and is an annual international campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer, promote early detection, support those affected and fund research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.

Many people first discover breast cancer through a change they notice themselves - like a lump, swelling or ni**le discharge. The more familiar you are with the look and feel of your own breasts the more likely you’ll notice changes early. Everyone’s breasts are different so “normal” is personal.

If you are concerned about any persistent change in the look or feel of your breasts please contact the practice.

For further information please go to:-

Https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer-in-women/

Anyone can get breast cancer. Find out about breast cancer in women, including what the symptoms are, what to do if you think you have it, how it is treated, and where to get support.

08/10/2025

Hope you are all well.
So that we can run dedicated vaccination clinics tomorrow afternoon, from 1pm all calls to the practice will be diverted to the out of hours service who are providing cover for us.
Please note that 111 and 999 are operating as usual during this time.

23/09/2025

https://www.gleadlessmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/2025/09/23/%e2%9a%a1trump-is-wrong-setting-the-record-straight/

Recent comments made by President Donald Trump about paracetamol in pregnancy and childhood vaccinations are wrong and unsafe. Please be reassured: ✅ Pregnant women can safely take paracetamol as…