News
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Proposed changes to our appointment system – Feedback responses
Published: 29 April 2025
As we begin to collate feedback on the proposed changes, we will update this page frequently with any answers to questions or concerns that our...
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Practice newsletter – April 2025
Published: 16 April 2025
New appointment system from 1st of July 2025 Please see our post about our new appointment system from 1st of July Changes to appointment system Blood...
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Proposed changes to our appointment system 1st July 2025
Published: 15 April 2025
🧑⚕️Important proposed changes to our appointment system🧑⚕️ From 1st July 2025, Highfield Surgery are proposing to move to a Total Triage Model for all GP...
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Frontline NHS staff facing rise in physical violence
Published: 28 March 2025
1 in 7 NHS staff (14.38%) experienced physical violence from patients, their relatives or other members of the public in 2024, according to the latest...
