Featherstone Family Health Centre

18/02/2026

13/02/2026

Wolves Foundation are holding a free cancer awareness evening.

Please see the poster below for further information. 💚

05/02/2026

🗣️ Time to Talk Day 🗣️

Today is a reminder that talking can make a difference. Whether it’s with a friend, family member, or a healthcare professional, opening up about how you’re feeling is a positive first step.

If you’re finding things difficult, support is available via the surgery.

04/02/2026

Today is World Cancer Day 🌍

Cancer affects many lives, whether directly or through a loved one.

On , we want to highlight that while not all cancers can be prevented, there are important steps we can take to reduce risk and detect cancer early.

💚 Prevention matters
Healthy lifestyle choices such as not smoking, staying active, eating a balanced diet, limiting alcohol, and protecting your skin from the sun could all help lower cancer risk.

🔍 Screening saves lives
Taking part in NHS screening programmes (including breast, cervical and bowel screening) can help spot cancer early. If you receive an invitation — please attend!

🤝 Support is available
If you are living with cancer, supporting someone who is, or have concerns about symptoms, you are not alone. We are here to listen, support, and guide you to the right help and services.

30/01/2026

Pregnant? Protect your baby from RSV!

If you’re 28 weeks pregnant or more, you can have the RSV vaccine to help protect your baby in their first months of life.

☎️Contact the practice to book your appointment.

20/01/2026

💙 This week is

Our Practice Nurse, Jayne, says:

“Attending cervical screening is important because it helps prevent cervical cancer. It can detect early cell changes or HPV before cancer develops, allowing for early and effective treatment. Screening often finds problems before symptoms appear, leading to better outcomes and saving lives.”

📞If you are overdue your cervical screening appointment, please contact the practice.

19/01/2026

🩺 Cervical Cancer Prevention Week - 19–25 January 2026

Cervical screening is not a test for cancer. It’s a test to help prevent cervical cancer by finding high-risk HPV and early cell changes before cancer can develop.

If you’ve been invited for screening, please come forward when called.

✔️ You should still attend even if you’ve had the HPV vaccine
✔️ If you think you may be overdue, please contact the surgery
✔️ Screening is for people with a cervix aged 25–64

If you have any concerns or questions, our team is here to support you.

📞 Contact the surgery to book or check if you’re due.

💙

16/01/2026

🩺 RSV vaccination – information for older adults

RSV is a common cause of coughs and colds, but in older adults it can sometimes lead to more serious illness, such as pneumonia. The vaccine helps reduce the risk of severe illness and hospital admission.

📩 If you are contacted by the surgery, please follow the instructions to book your vaccination appointment.

09/01/2026

Dear patients,

Our staff are trying their best to travel into the surgery today, but due to the snow some are experiencing travel difficulties. As a result, we may be short staffed today. This could mean longer waiting times and possible appointment cancellations.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding.

Stay safe ❄️

Featherstone Family Health Centre

06/01/2026

❓Did you know Featherstone Family Health Centre provides you with FREE access to a Health and Wellbeing Coach?

⏰You can have up to 6 sessions for free with our Health and Wellbeing Coach Sarah. She will help you to identify what matters to you most, the changes you want to make for your own health and wellbeing, and break them down into achievable chunks.

🤍If you feel you need some support in improving your health and wellbeing, whether that is moving more, making healthier food choices, improving your sleep quality, reducing anxiety, or just dealing with overwhelm, please get in touch.

📧Email wellbeingARRS@staffs.nhs.uk with your name, date of birth, the practice you are registered to, and a brief description of the support needed.

☎️ Alternatively, please contact the surgery and ask to book a telephone consultation with the Health and Wellbeing Coach.

05/01/2026

Better sleep, boosted energy, fuller wallet?

Whatever motivates you to cut the booze this , the free Try Dry® app helps you stay committed through January & beyond:

http://bit.ly/43HzUIE

29/12/2025

New Year, New Start!

With the New Year just around the corner, now is the perfect time to make a resolution you can keep — quit smoking for good 🚭.

Quitting is one of the best things you can do for your health.

💙 Free NHS support is available, including local stop smoking services, expert advice and quit tools:

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/nhs-stop-smoking-services-help-you-quit/

Make this the year you go smoke-free!