Friendly Family Surgery

18/06/2026

🌈 The Play Corner 🌈

Looking for a friendly place for your little one to play, explore and make new friends?

📍 The Bolsover Methodist Church
📅 Every Tuesday
⏰ 9:00am - 12:00pm

Come along for a relaxed morning
💰Free to attend with 🍰 Free refreshments
We’d love to welcome you!

18/06/2026

Did you know about fit notes? Common myths about fit notes (sick notes) - we hope you find this guide useful

17/06/2026

💙 Men's Health Week 2026 | 15–21 June 💙

👨‍⚕️ This Men's Health Week, we're encouraging men to take positive steps towards better health and wellbeing.

🩺 Looking after your health means more than seeking help when you're unwell. Preventative checks and early screening can help identify health issues before they become serious.

Men should consider:
✔️ Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening (offered to men aged 65)
✔️ NHS Health Checks for eligible adults aged 40–74
✔️ Blood pressure and diabetes checks
✔️ Bowel cancer screening
✔️ Prostate cancer awareness and discussions with your GP
✔️ Mental health and wellbeing support

🤝 If you're struggling, support is available:
💙 Derbyshire Mental Health Support Line. https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/services/helpline-and-support-service

💬 ANDYSMANCLUB – free peer-to-peer support groups for men in Bolsover and online. https://andysmanclub.co.uk/

🚶 Local walking, sports and community groups that help improve both physical and mental wellbeing
🏥 Your GP practice if you have concerns about your physical or mental health

🎖️ Are you a veteran or member of the Armed Forces community? Support is available through dedicated veteran services, charities and local networks. You can also let us know that you have served in the UK Armed Forces so this can be recorded in your medical records and help you access appropriate support.
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💪 Taking care of your health is a sign of strength. Whether it's booking a check-up, attending a screening appointment, joining a support group, getting active, or simply having a conversation, every step counts.

🗣️ Let's make Men's Health Week a time to start talking, support each other, and prioritise our health.

Get round-the-clock help and advice from trained professionals if you are struggling to cope

17/06/2026

The former Top Gear presenter did not clarify what type of cancer he had been diagnosed with.

10/06/2026

⚠️We are closed this afternoon from 1.30pm for training⚠️

If you should need medical advice urgently during this time please call 111 or click this link for NHS 111 online https://111.nhs.uk/

❗Always call 999 in an emergency❗

06/06/2026

The National College provides guidance for parents and carers with regards to activities that may impact those in their care – please see this helpful guide for top tips on staying safe around water.

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

Dementia diagnosis is too slow.

On average, people wait 3.5 years from first symptoms to a diagnosis, missing vital opportunities for early help.

There are a lot of reasons why getting a dementia diagnosis can take so long.

Stigma and a lack of understanding of symptoms means people don’t always go to their GP straight away.

And when they do, four in five GPs said they often encounter patients with signs of dementia who are reluctant to discuss it.

With no national system to ensure early memory problems are followed up and monitored, warning signs for progression to dementia can be missed.

Access to diagnosis often depends on where you live, with service variation and workforce pressures having an impact.

There is also limited diagnostic infrastructure.

The system is failing people at every stage - symptoms are missed, diagnosis is delayed, and support often comes too late. In the meantime, dementia progresses - stealing time, independence and dignity.

04/06/2026

Last week's heatwave gives way to wet, rainy conditions, with the chance of thunder in parts of the UK.

Although rare, thunderstorms can trigger your asthma, causing asthma attacks and making symptoms like breathlessness, wheezing and coughing worse.

We have a personalised summer wellness guide for you on our website, https://orlo.uk/Pcf9S

Do you find your asthma symptoms worsen during thunderstorms?

04/06/2026

Are you a carer for someone who uses a wheelchair in Derbyshire?

We want to hear about experiences of using wheelchair services since the provider changed on 1 April 2025.

Your insights help us understand what’s working, and what could be better.

Take our quick survey (5–8 minutes): https://bit.ly/4nqXtyh

In 2024 we reached out to people who use wheelchairs and their carers, to learn more about their experiences of Derbyshire wheelchair services. Since then, the provider of the service has changed.

Now we want to hear from you again.

If you’ve had an appointment with wheelchair services since 1 April 2025, we’d really value your feedback.

We’re asking about:
✔ Communication from Blatchford
✔ Your appointment experience
✔ Overall satisfaction

The survey takes just 5–8 minutes and will help to inform improvements to the service.

Share your experience here: https://bit.ly/4nqXtyh

Survey closes: 24 June 2026