https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer-screening/

Thank you to all patients who attend their appointments or cancel them in advance.

As you can see from the figures, patients who "did not attend" which we refer to as a "DNA" is a real problem. We do send out reminder texts to patients 48 hours before any prebooked appointment to allow for the appointment to be cancelled or rescheduled if no longer needed or convenient. 

The results are in! 

Thank you to all those that provided feedback based on your last face to face visit or telephone conversation with a member of the team at Measham Medical Unit during February 2024.  The results are now in and out of the 798 responses we received, 752 were graded as Very Good or Good.  We will continue to publish this data monthly.  Thank you.

Share your recent experience of healthcare at your GP practice

If you are registered with a GP practice in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland and are aged 16 or over, you are invited to share your recent experiences of healthcare provided by your GP practice, in a new local survey.

The survey asks about your experiences of contacting your practice, making an appointment and the care you received, and it will help practices to understand how services could be improved.

You can fill in the questionnaire online at www.bit.ly/LLRGPSurvey or you can collect a copy from your GP practice. The closing date is 23.59pm on Sunday 10 March 2024.

All GP practices work in new ways nowadays to make sure everyone gets the right care. If you would like more information about the changes visit www.getintheknow.co.uk

We are very proud to announce we have been awarded Active Practice status by the Royal College of General Practitioners.

The team headed up by our practice champion Luke Barnett have worked really hard to achieve this status and you may have seen some of our team out on a short walk for our "walk your break" initiative. 

What is an Active Practice?

The Active Practices Charter is an initiative by The Royal College of GPs and Sport England to inspire GP practices to commit to increasing activity and reducing sedentary behaviour in both staff and patients.

We are all aware of the benefits of being more active so to prove to patients that we really do mean what we say, we took the steps to become accredited.  Luke, who works in our reception team, has really encouraged us all to get out walking and has been instrumental in achieving this accreditation.

If you would like to find out any further information about any of the Active Together groups that are available in our area, please call into the surgery to check out our notice board and/or ask to speak with Luke.  Luke works Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

More information can be found at  https://www.active-together.org/letsgetmoving

Thank you to all those that provided feedback based on your last face to face visit or telephone conversation with a member of the team at Measham Medical Unit during January 2024.  The results are now in and out of the 545 responses we received, 517 were graded as Very Good or Good.  We will continue to publish this data monthly.

HPV vaccinations, cervical screening, and treatment for cell changes can all help prevent cervical cancer, and we want to programmes to be as effective and accessible as possible. We're calling for the Government to commit to eliminating cervical cancer, and to commit to providing the investment and resourcing needed for all the services that help to prevent cervical cancer. Together, #WeCan end cervical cancer.  

Cervical screening is offered to women from age 25 every 3 years upto age 49, then every 5 years upto age 64. 

To book your cervical smear or find out if you are due, please call our reception team on 01530 270933. We know our phone lines can be very busy, but please keep trying. They are generally quieter in the afternoon. 

Please click here to find more information at Jo's Trust. More information can also be found here https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/cervical-cancer-awareness