Highgate Medical Centre

07/12/2025

05/12/2025

If you have a lung condition, like asthma or COPD, winter can be a really difficult time.
That’s where Asthma and 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 sent to your inbox.
Please visit: www.AsthmaAndLung.org.uk/withyouthiswinter

05/12/2025

If you take regular medication, have you got enough to last over the Christmas period? ? If you need more, make sure your order them by 10 December, to avoid the Christmas rush!
You can order your repeat prescriptions in the NHS App.
Find out more: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app

04/12/2025

Coping with grief after the death of a loved one can be one of the hardest things we ever have to go through. Whether it’s expected or not, it can affect us in lots of different ways, and there's no right or wrong way to feel 💜

This National Grief Awareness Week, our bereavement guide is here to help you explore how you might be feeling, why you might be feeling that way, and some of the things that could help – now and in the future. To read the guide, visit: https://bit.ly/3VOs3ph

04/12/2025

03/12/2025

If you take regular medication, have you got enough to last over the Christmas period? If you need more, please order now, to make sure you don’t get caught short.
You can order your repeat prescriptions in the NHS App.
Find out more: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app

02/12/2025

Join us for our next Marvellous Medicine talk with Allergy Consultant, Dr Veeresh Patil. The session will focus on anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.

He will explain what anaphylaxis is, how to recognise the signs and what actions to take in an emergency. This session is suitable for all members of the public and provides important knowledge that could help save a life.

📅 Thursday 18 December 2025
⏰ 6pm to 7:30pm
💻 Online (Microsoft Teams)

Reserve your space here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/universityhospitalsofleicester/1965858

02/12/2025

This week is Grief Awareness Week, and a chance to recognise how any type of loss can affect our wellbeing.

There’s no right or wrong way to feel — grief affects everyone differently.

If you're finding things difficult, there’s support that can help.

➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-bereavement-loss/

01/12/2025

We have appointments this Wednesday wth Sarah for those eligible… please call to book

30/11/2025

Pregnant women are eligible for a free respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to protect their babies from serious lung infections.
You can get your vaccine from 28 weeks of pregnancy. Talk to your GP or maternity service to schedule yours.
Read more: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv/

27/11/2025

Cold weather can make us want to hibernate—but movement is the best way to beat the winter blues 🥶

Whether it’s an active game with friends, a quick jog around your area or a home workout, every bit counts! ✨

Movement = energy, warmth and a better mood. Let’s keep moving this November!

Find an activity for you: https://ow.ly/A7R850XcxEb