News

We experienced a full network outage in the early hours of Thursday 24 November which meant we had little or no ability to answer the phones or access our clinical … [continue] Loss of phones and computers: Thurs 24 Nov & Fri 26 Nov.

Our team are working very hard to try and meet demand for appointments, but the requests for appointments is higher than we have ever seen, both on -the-day and advance-booked.  … [continue] Important: Update on appointments and self care

For any patients who were unable to attend the Diabetes online conversation on 14 November, you can watch the video using the link below: Topic: Allerton & Westfield Online Conversation … [continue] Link to online conversation about diabetes – 14/11/22

Employment and Skills Leeds offer an 8-week ‘Developing You’ course to help people feel healthier, happier and move towards employment. To find out more, watch the video below. Contact details: … [continue] Developing You – Employment and Skills Leeds

We started collecting Friends and Family Test responses from patients again in July 2022, after a pause during the Covid pandemic. We’d like to thank everyone who has taken the … [continue] Friends and Family test responses September 2022

If you’re diabetic, at risk of diabetes or just interested in finding out more, come and join the PCN team at the following PCN coffee mornings: Thursday 3 November, 10.00 … [continue] Diabetes support at Chapeltown PCN coffee mornings in early November

We are currently looking to fill the following positions: Maternity Leave GP Cover:  Job Advert (jobs.nhs.uk) 9 months, 4-8 sessions/week. Closes 23 October. Salaried GP role: Job Advert (jobs.nhs.uk) Permanent, 4-8 … [continue] We’re recruiting – Practice nurse and GPs

The West Yorkshire Healthier Together website gives accurate and trustworthy healthcare advice to parents, carers, young people, and professionals. Links and information are also provided about local services and resources. … [continue] ‘West Yorkshire Healthier Together’ – a new website for families

Reginald Centre, LS7 3EX, Tuesday 2pm – 3pm This group is facilitated by Leeds City Council and gives people a chance to meet others and share experiences of living with … [continue] Long Covid Peer Support Group at the Reginald Centre

Its  Carers Week and this year’s theme is helping carers to feel recognised, valued and supported. We’ve been sharing useful information for and about carers on our Facebook page so … [continue] Carers Week – helping carers feel Visible, Valued and Supported

Before Covid we were working towards using a birth-month recall system for most long-term conditions annual reviews. However, more recently we have had to prioritise appointments according to clinical need. … [continue] Long-term conditions – introducing birth-month recalls

A national campaign has launched this week to publicise the Spring Booster campaign for over-75s, care home residents and certain people with weakened immune systems. If you are eligible for … [continue] Covid-19 Spring Booster campaign update

Holiday season is upon us early this year and we are getting a lot of enquiries about travel vaccinations.   We recommend that you book your vaccinations as soon as … [continue] Travel health vaccinations – important information

We have updated our support and information section to include details of NUPAS who provide services related to unplanned pregnancy. Women can self-refer into the service by calling 0333 004 … [continue] National Unplanned Pregnancy Advisory Service (NUPAS)

Every Body Can helps you make little changes to live a healthier lifestyle.  Whether you want to lose weight, get active or socialise more. Every Body Can is here to … [continue] Every Body Can – Free, 12-week weight loss and exercise programme

Kooth (www.kooth.com) is a free, safe, anonymous online mental health service for any young person aged 10-18 years in West Yorkshire. It is accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days … [continue] Kooth – free, online mental health support for young people aged 10-18

Link to Practice Nurse job advert We are looking for an experienced Practice Nurse to join our current team of 2 Practice Nurses and 2 HCAs, alongside a Nurse Associate … [continue] Job Vacancy – Practice Nurse (22-28 hrs/week, hours and days negotiable but to include Friday)

We have extremely high levels of staff absence in both the clinical and non-clinical teams due to illness. Unfortunately, this could last for most of the week and, as yet, … [continue] High staff absence w/c 14 February

Those of you who have been patients at Allerton Medical Centre for a long time will remember Dr Francis (Franny) Lawrenson, who worked at the surgery for many years before … [continue] Dr Francis Lawrenson passed away 20 January 2022

From 9 December, if you live in England and have had one or more of your COVID-19 vaccinations (Moderna, Pfizer, Janssen or AstraZeneca) administered overseas, you can have your vaccination … [continue] Adding Covid vaccinations given overseas to NHS app

Most excess winter illnesses aren’t caused by hypothermia or extreme cold, they are caused or made worse during normal winter temperatures (average outdoor temperature below 5 degrees). Some people are … [continue] Keeping healthy in winter

We’re experiencing extremely high levels of demand at the moment, with a 25% increase over the last month in the number of incoming calls. This means that patients are also … [continue] Pharmacy First/ Minor Ailments Scheme

The Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS) provides assessment and treatment for people with recently occurring minor eye problems such as: Red eye or eyelids Dry, gritty or uncomfortable eyes Eye … [continue] Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)

For patients with diabetes, urine testing is an important part of diabetes annual review. We do this through a test called the albumin:creatinine ratio (ACR) test. This test looks for … [continue] Healthy.io project – Home testing for early detection of kidney disease in patients with diabetes