Cestria Health Centre

27/08/2026

20/08/2026

Su***de Prevention Event in Chester Le Street on the 10th September 10:30am-2pm.

14/08/2026

Ready to quit smoking? There’s no time like the present. Find lots of free support here 👉 nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking

13/08/2026

Be smart about skin cancer and enjoy the sun safely this summer. If you have had more than 5 sunburns, you have doubled your risk of melanoma skin cancer. Don’t take that risk!

11/08/2026

💙 Put it by the loo. Don't put it off. 💙
Bowel cancer screening is quick, simple and can be completed in the privacy of your own home.
If you receive an NHS bowel cancer screening kit through the post, please complete it as soon as possible and return it using the prepaid envelope provided.
Bowel cancer screening can help detect signs of cancer at an early stage, when treatment is often more effective. It can also identify changes that may need further investigation before cancer develops.

07/08/2026

🚨 URGENT PATIENT UPDATE 🚨

Unfortunately, our clinical systems have gone down again and we are currently experiencing a further unexpected IT outage.

❌ We are unable to access our clinical systems, which is affecting the services we are able to provide.

🛠️ Our team is working urgently with our IT providers to restore the systems as quickly as possible.

🙏 We kindly ask for your patience and understanding while we work through this issue. We know how frustrating this is and sincerely apologise for the disruption.

📢 We will post another update as soon as our systems are back up and running.

Thank you for your continued patience and support.

07/08/2026

📢 Service Update

Our clinical systems are now back up and running.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we worked through today’s IT outage.

Our team is now working hard to clear the backlog that has built up as quickly as possible. If your enquiry is not urgent and can wait until Monday, we would be grateful if you could call us back then to help us prioritise patients who need immediate assistance today.

If you left us a voicemail message during the outage, please could you call us back, as we may not have been able to access or respond to all messages.

We sincerely apologise for the disruption and appreciate your continued patience and support.