Springfield Surgery

10/09/2026

🍂 Autumn COVID & Flu Vaccinations 2026 💉

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding two large Flu & COVID vaccination clinics this autumn:

🌟 Saturday 3rd October
🌟 Saturday 17th October

📅 Appointments are available by invitation only.

We have now started sending invitations to eligible patients on a staggered basis. If you are eligible, you will receive:

📱 A text message containing a link to book your appointment, or
✉️ A letter if you are unable to receive text messages.

We will also be holding a number of weekday flu-only clinics, with eligible patients invited to book these appointments as they become available.

Please wait for your invitation before contacting the surgery to book. We appreciate your patience while invitations are sent out in stages.

💙 Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

08/09/2026

PLEASE NOTE
We will be closed for staff training tomorrow (Wednesday) from 12.30pm, and will reopen again on Thursday.
This closure includes our dispensary, phone lines and online triage.
If you have an urgent medical issue during this time, please call 111 or 999.
Thank you.

01/09/2026

Dispensary closure notice
Due to staff shortage, our dispensary will be closed Wednesday 2nd September 1PM to 3PM.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused

28/08/2026

21/08/2026

We are aware that NHS England have recently sent text messages out to patients advising patients to contact their GP practice regarding Covid and Flu vaccines.
Please refrain from contacting us as we will be contacting patients who are eligible for either of these vaccines in due course.

12/08/2026

Dispensary change in opening hours:
Friday 14th August
10AM to 1PM
2PM to 5PM
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

27/07/2026

We are pleased to hear that all is OK.

24/07/2026

Samaritans is a charity that prevents su***de through the power of human connection, and Samaritans Awareness Day takes place on the 24th of July to highlight the fact that they are available to listen 24/7 and to raise awareness and funds.

You can help by donating or fundraising to help keep their call centres open and staffed by highly-trained volunteers. There are lots of fundraising ideas and resources on their website, https://www.samaritans.org/support-...your-own-fundraising/fundraising-inspiration/.

Or you can visit their volunteering page, https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/volunteer/, to get involved as a regular fundraiser, support the work of Samaritans in other ways, or even become a volunteer listener yourself.

09/07/2026

Alcohol is the cause of many major health problems, and the effects of alcohol on our brain can also lead to difficulties in our relationships, work and finances.

It often feels like an inevitable part of our lives, but this Alcohol Awareness Week’s theme, ‘Alcohol and me’, asks how alcohol might truly be impacting our lives and what we can we do about it.

Alcohol Change UK have:
Tools to help you learn more about how alcohol might be affecting your health and wellbeing and what – if anything – you’d like to do next
Top tips for cutting down
Stories of change
Visit https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/alcohol-awareness-week-1 to find out more, share your story and discover how you might make a change for the better.