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Practice newsletter – October 2025
Published: 1 October 2025
Welcome to our October newsletter! As the days grow shorter and autumn truly settles in, we want to keep you informed about important health initiatives... -
Practice newsletter – September 2025
Published: 15 September 2025
🗓️ September Newsletter Update from Highfield Surgery 🗓️ Hello everyone. As the days get shorter and autumn arrives, we're here to keep you informed and healthy.... -
Busiest July on record for general practice teams
Published: 1 September 2025
General practice teams have delivered a record 33.6 million appointments in July 2025, up 4.3% on the year before and up nearly a quarter on the same... -
Shingles vaccine to be offered to hundreds of thousands more immunosuppressed adults
Published: 1 September 2025
Around 300,000 more people will become eligible for a potentially lifesaving shingles vaccination from next week, as GP practices roll out the jab to protect... -
Newsletter August
Published: 13 August 2025
Did not attend In July 2025 187 patients who did not attend their appointments. Each appointment can be "worth" up to £120. Please ensure we... -
Newsletter July
Published: 15 July 2025
📢 Total triage 📢 From the 1st of July, we are fully implementing our new Total Triage system to ensure you get the right care... -
Important information about weight loss injections
Published: 17 June 2025
Important patient update weight loss medications Please see below communications from Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB regarding the prescribing of Mounjaro from the 23rd of... -
ADHD Referrals, right to choose and private providers
Published: 12 June 2025
ADHD Medication & Right to Choose: Important Information from Highfield Surgery We're receiving an increasing number of queries regarding ADHD medication and the NHS... -
GP practices improve access by embracing technology and increasing appointments
Published: 9 June 2025
Around 3 in 4 patients find it easy to contact a GP, up more than 10% since last summer as the NHS drives to improve... -
Newsletter – May 2025
Published: 23 May 2025
Proposed changes to our appointment system for GP appointment requests As we begin to collate feedback on the proposed changes, we will update the following...
