Highgate Medical Centre

13/02/2026

Do you have a medicine box, and have you checked it recently?

By making sure you’ve got a good selection of first aid items at home, you’ll be well prepared for many common ailments.

Check out our advice at: https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/...

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

We’re supporting with Place2Be
This year’s theme, “this is my place” is all about helping children feel a true sense of belonging.
When young people feel they belong, they feel safer, more confident, and more empowered to make a real difference in their world.
If you’re looking for simple ways to support your child’s mental health and wellbeing, the Health for Kids website has pulled together a hub with lots of advice:
➡️ lptnhs.com/ChildrensMentalHealth

10/02/2026

Welcome to a new week at the Wellbeing Centre.
Spotlight this week on our Wellbeing Cafes; open Mondays 11am-1pm and Wednesdays 1pm-3pm it's a welcoming, safe, social space to come and have a reasonably priced coffee and cake. Come and meet others, play some games and take some time out to benefit your mental health.
New people always welcome - no need to book

03/02/2026

📣 Deadline extended and wider eligibility 📣

We’re extending our engagement on the pause in services at St Mary’s Birth Centre, Melton. As well as hearing from those who planned or considered using St Mary’s, we also want to hear from people who used it between January 2021 and July 2025.

Share your experience and how the pause has affected you by completing a questionnaire by 15 February or joining a focus group.

Partners, family members and carers are also welcome to complete a questionnaire or join a focus group.

🔗 More details: https://www.bit.ly/smbc-impact

03/02/2026

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Feeling stuck at your desk? 🖥️

You don’t need a gym to stay active! Take a brisk 10-minute walk during your lunch break, stretch between meetings, or try standing while taking calls 🚶‍♂️

Small steps add up to big results for your health and energy levels. Start today - your body will thank you!

Find out more: https://ow.ly/Q5y150XVXUw

01/02/2026

Join our Consultant Gynaecologist, Dr Asmita Patwardhan, for this month's Marvellous Medicine talk exploring how hormones affect women’s health, from teenage years through to menopause.

📅 Wednesday 25 February 2026
🕕 6pm to 7:30pm
💻 Online via MS Teams

The session will cover heavy periods, PMS, PCOS, fertility concerns, perimenopause and menopause, and explain why symptoms are real, even when tests come back “normal”.

Register your place: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/universityhospitalsofleicester/2031611

28/01/2026

❗Happening Next Week❗️
We can't wait to see you to the first Local Offer Roadshow of 2026❗️
Join us in Melton Mowbray for this FREE and informative event:
📅 Wednesday 4 February
⏰10.00 - 13.00
📌 Parkside Civic Suite, Melton Mowbray. LE13 1GH
Meet services and organisations who can support your child, you and your family all in one place 🗣
Book your place here: leicestershire.go.uk/local-offer-roadshows or call in on the day.
We can't wait to see you!

18/01/2026

If you're living with a lung condition, winter can be an incredibly difficult time.
That’s where Asthma + Lung UK’s Winter Wellbeing Guide comes in. By answering a few short questions about your lung condition and symptoms over winter, you will get a free, personalised wellbeing guide.
www.AsthmaAndLung.org.uk/withyouthiswinter

14/01/2026

This Thursday its our ADHD Adult Support Group. This is a really popular coffee morning, running from 10am-12pm.
Open to all; pre and post-diagnosis where you can come and talk to like-minded folk and get some peer support.
It's £2 to attend and no need to pre-book.

12/01/2026

Get your score in just 5 minutes. Take the free NHS Healthy Choices Quiz to find where you could make some changes to live a healthier life and receive support and guidance to get going. Visit https://www.nhs.uk/hcquiz