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Healthy Minds

If you want help to deal with anxiety or low mood, tips to reduce stress or advice on how to fall asleep faster and sleep better, here you can find more information and how to self refer.

Tirzepatide Update

Update on tirzepatide for weight management

Surgery closed from 1pm

🕐 Attention 🕐 The surgery will be closed from 1pm today for Time to Learn. We will be open again 8am tomorrow morning. If you need medical attention before we reopen, you can contact 111. In an emergency case only, to attend A&E.

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

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Surgery Closes at 1pm Today

🕐ATTENTION🕐 The surgery will be closed from 1pm today for Time to Learn. We will be open again 8am tomorrow morning.

🎤The Fella's Fair Comedy

🎤The Fella's Fair are hosting a comedy evening at the Rochford Hundred Rugby Club on 28th May 2025 to raise awareness and break the stigma surrounding men's health and mental health.

✅ADHD Right to Choose✅

Patients under the NHS you now have a legal right to choose your mental healthcare provider and your choice of mental healthcare team. This important right means that, for instance, should you decide the waiting time for your ADHD assessment is too long, then you can choose alternative providers. Find out more about your right to choose:

X-ray Booking Online

As of the 1st April 2025, you can now book your routine X-ray online if you have been referred by a clinician.

🚭No Smoking Day🚭

No Smoking Day takes place on Wednesday 12th March. It's never too late to quit smoking. Even if you’ve tried quitting before, give it another go this No Smoking Day.

📱GetUBetter MSK app📱

📱GetUBetter Musculoskeletal self-management app📱 Residents in mid and south Essex aged 18 and over can access the GetUBetter self-management app free of charge for musculoskeletal conditions (muscle, bone, and joint problems).