Swadlincote Surgery Patient Participation Group

05/12/2025

💊🎄Medicines Order Line - Christmas Ordering

As Christmas, New Year and multiple bank holidays are approaching, we expect Medicines Order Line to experience high demand and higher than usual call volume.

To help with the increased pressure, if your medication is due over the Christmas period (w/c 22nd and 29th December), the MOL will accept your medication request 14 days prior to the due date.

Controlled drugs will be dealt with in the normal way, whereby future dating them to the date due on the clinical system. These will not be issued any earlier. If the due date falls on a weekend of bank holiday, then they will be future dates to 2 working days prior to this.

The MOL will be close on the 25th December, 26th December and 1st of January

05/12/2025

"Every slot matters – when someone doesn’t attend, it’s not just a missed opportunity for them, it’s time that could have been used to treat another patient." 📆

UHDB is calling on local communities to play a vital role in reducing missed hospital appointments – known as ‘Did Not Attend’ (DNA) incidents – which cost the NHS valuable time and resources every year.

Thanks to innovative use of technology, the Trust has already achieved a significant reduction in DNAs, helping thousands more patients receive the care they need sooner.

Find out more about what we are doing and how you can support reducing missed hospital appointments 🔗 https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/local-communities-urged-to-help-cut-missed-nhs-appointments-and-speed-up-care-20261

05/12/2025

05/12/2025

You're invited to our next Health and Information Talk discussing the topic of Parkinson's Disease.

📅Taking place on Thursday 11 December from 6.30pm-7.30pm (doors open from 5.30pm), the talk, which will focus on Parkinson's, Atypical Parkinson's and how a multidisciplinary team can help, will be led by Suzanne Filon, Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist and Fiona Lindop MBE, Specialist Physiotherapist from UHDB's Centre of Excellence Parkinson's team.

• Free admission, open to all
• BSL interpreter
• Information tables and refreshments
• Microsoft Teams link available if preferred (contact the membership office on uhdb.membership@nhs.net or 01332 786259).

The event will take place in the Lecture Theatre, Education Centre at Royal Derby Hospital and attendees can park for free in the UHDB School of Medicine Car Park (next to the Education Centre).

05/12/2025

03/12/2025

For some people, symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can feel more noticeable or harder to manage during the winter.

But small things can help:

🔵 try some physical activity – anything that gets you moving
🔵 make the most of natural light – getting outside or sitting near windows
🔵 plan for tougher days – shifting stressful tasks or building in more rest

There’s also treatment available if you’re finding things really tough – such as light therapy, talking therapies or medication.

Find out more ➡️ www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/overview/

03/12/2025

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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/

26/11/2025

**update** well done to staff and police: Surgery and Brennan's Chemist will both be open again Thurs 27 Nov.

Weds 26 Nov: Temporary suspension of appointments due to surgery break-in ( police on site). Follow Swadlincote Surgery for updates and please let friends and neighbours who might not have social media know.

21/11/2025

21/11/2025

Open to all but aimed at nurses:
Overview: This webinar will give nurses the knowledge and strategies they need to identify and support people with sleep apnoea.
Sleep apnoea has a significant impact on people’s health, safety and quality of life. There are an estimated 1.5 million people in the UK - almost one in four women and more than 40% of men - living with obstructive sleep apnoea, but up to 85% are undiagnosed. Underdiagnosis means many people struggle with symptoms such as fatigue, poor concentration and mood changes.

Sleep apnoea increases the risk of serious health conditions. And conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are common in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

This webinar will give nurses the knowledge and strategies they need to identify and support people with sleep apnoea to improve their outcomes.

SATA will be taking part in this webinar on 25 November. It's open to everyone and has been organised by the RCN. You can register at this link -
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sleep-apnoea-and-improving-sleep-health-nursing-update-tickets-1730530165309?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

21/11/2025

Today is 💙
Do you look after someone who couldn’t manage without your help? You’re not alone — and you have rights.
This year's theme is Know Your Rights, Use Your Rights and you can get advice, support, and information from
👉 Find out more: https://ow.ly/WqIV50XnBZa