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Our colleagues are holding a menopause event If this is useful please call the social prescribing team to secure your place

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign which aims to raise awareness around screening, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer. Breast cancer is cancer that’s found in the breasts. It’s the most common type of cancer in women in the UK. Anyone can get breast cancer but there are particular communities where breast

This October, join the 2.5 million people who’ve been inspired by Stoptober. Even if it’s your first time or you’ve tried before, Stoptober gives you the perfect opportunity to quit smoking. Stay smoke-free for 28 days, and you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good. With the right support, quitting is easier than you

How Does Alcohol Affect Your Health? It is strongly advised that you do not exceed the guidelines of drinking no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. Drinking more than this can potentially cause any of the following; What Will Help me to Go Sober for October?

Dear Patients, We have received numerous calls about the upcoming Autumn Seasonal Influenza vaccine programme. We understand that some pharmacies have already started advertising their services. Rest assured, Andover Health Centre will once again provide an excellent flu vaccine programme this year. We will follow the updated Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) guidelines

13th to the 19th May is Mental Health Awareness week

This month is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and we are raising awareness of the risks ofskin cancer and ways you can help to reduce your risk.86% of cases of melanoma are preventable yet increasing numbers of people are beingdiagnosed with this type of skin cancer. There are now more than 16,000 new cases eachyear in

Monday 6th May is a bank holiday. As such there will not be any appointments available on this date. Please remember that you can call or visit NHS 111 online, see a pharmacist or if it is a medical emergency, call 999 when we are closed.

GP Partner/Salaried GP- 4 to 5 sessions per week We are replacing a retiring Partner in October 2024.  We are a dynamic and forward-thinking team. We moved to a new purpose-built Health Centre in December 2022 in the grounds of Andover War Memorial Hospital. We are well situated in the growing town of Andover in

April is both Bowel Cancer and Testicular Cancer Awareness Month BOWEL CANCER Bowel Cancer the fourth most common cancer in the UK. Every 15 minutes someone is diagnosed with the disease, that’s nearly 43,000 people each year. What is Bowel cancer? Bowel cancer means cancer that starts in the large bowel (colon) and the back

Fasting throughout Ramadan can be a challenge but even more so if you have diabetes. For information and advice on fasting safely please follow the link: Diabetes and Ramadan | Fasting | Diabetes UK

Many of our incoming telephone calls each day relate to patients chasing up their prescription or asking if it is ready to collect from the Pharmacy. Once the prescription is signed by our team, we have no knowledge about how long it will take the chemist to dispense it for you, this is down to

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Facts/Figures:*Statistics Sources: Cancer Data (which includes information from the National Disease Registration Service)and Cancer Research UKAcross Wessex, approximately 350 women are diagnosed with Ovarian cancer each year (CancerData 2020)There are around 7,500 new ovarian cancer cases in the UK every year, that’s 21 every day (2016-2018 CRUK).Incidence rates for

Would you be interested in helping develop services at Andover Health Centre Medical Practice? Are you keen to offer ideas and help your GP to improve services? We are looking for patients to join our Patient Participation Group (PPG) to help us innovate, improve and better ways to support our patients. Please email [email protected] by

We are looking for a GP to cover a Partner’s maternity leave starting the end of May 2024 for 6 months. We are a friendly and enthusiastic team of 11 Partners and 1 Salaried GP with regular coffee meetings and a supportive environment. We are a training and research practice with 3 GP trainers and

Information about software issue that prevents documents from being visible to patients.  We understand that some of our patients may have encountered difficulties viewing certain documents (e.g. letters from the hospital) due to a software problem. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are pleased to inform you that this issue