Castlegate and Derwent Surgery

07/09/2026

🩼 Covid & Flu vaccinations- Bookings Now Open!

All bookings are made through the NHS National Booking Service 👇

Appointments for both COVID and Flu vaccinations must now be booked through the NHS national booking service, rather than through our Reception team.

💉 You’ll still be seen by our surgery nurses here at the practice – just a change to how you book!

Book your appointment in one of three ways:
👉 Online: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/
👉 NHS App
👉 Call 119

📅 If you’re eligible, please book as soon as possible, our first clinic is on Saturday 3rd October. More clinic dates are available on the National Booking Service.

Thank you for your support 💙

02/09/2026

28/08/2026

🔔 Reminder that our surgery will be closed on Monday 31st August for the bank holiday.

We will re open as normal on Tuesday 1st September

Should you require assistance when the surgery please contact NHS 111.

😊 Enjoy the long weekend!

25/08/2026

🌟 Our surgery team have been doing their bit for charity! 🌟

July has been a busy month for some of our amazing team, taking on some fantastic challenges to raise money for causes close to their hearts. 💕👏

💪 Well done Annie, Leah & Saskia for taking part in the Pretty Mudder event for Cancer Research UK! Mud, mayhem and plenty of determination! 🏃‍♀️💗

🥾 Michelle took on the Trek26 challenge, walking an incredible 26 miles around Ullswater to raise money for Alzheimer’s. What an achievement! 👏⛰️

👣 And Debbie & Judith are getting their steps in for Diabetes UK, taking on the Million Step Challenge! 🚶‍♀️💙

A huge well done ladies! 🎉 We’re so proud of you all and the amazing effort you’re putting in to support such fantastic charities.

You are all amazing! ❤️👏

24/08/2026

🔔 Reminder that our surgery will be closed on Monday 31st August for the bank holiday.

We will re open as normal on Tuesday 1st September.

Should you require assistance when the surgery please contact NHS 111.

😊 Enjoy the long weekend!

18/08/2026

Cockermouth welcomes the Women’s Tour of Britain tomorrow. 🚴‍♀️

⚠️ If you are travelling to an appointment with us on Wednesday 19th August remember to check the road closure and timings. ⬇️

⚠️ Travelling to Cockermouth on Wednesday 19 August?

Road closures will be in place as Cockermouth hosts the start and finish of the Tour of Britain Women:

🔹 Main Street and Station Street: 4am to 6.30pm
🔹 South Street: 7am to 5pm
🔹 Crown Street, Sullart Street and Gallowbarrow: 9am to 11.30am

🚗 Visitors can use public car parks including Riverside and Fairfield, with overflow parking available at Cockermouth Rugby Club.

Please allow extra time for your journey and arrive early if you are planning to watch the race.

For more information visit: www.cumberland.gov.uk/TourofBritain

14/08/2026

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

11/08/2026

Do you need help with the NHS app?
Did you know there are weekly 'Digital Drop in' session held in Cockermouth?

The Digipals IT support are in Norham House Coffee Shop every Thursday 10am- 12.00pm can help you get started.

11/08/2026

💉 MenB Vaccine
We’ve had an increase in enquiries about the MenB vaccine recently, so we wanted to share some helpful information with you. 💙

For information about the MenB vaccination programme, who is eligible and when it is offered, please visit the NHS website. ⁠

We hope this information is helpful and answers some of your questions.

10/08/2026

📣 July 2026 appointment figures

🟢 9015 patients received an appointment with one of our clinicians.
🟢 80% of these were face to face appointments or home visits.
🔴 394 patients did not attend ‘DNA’ their appointment and did not cancel.
🔴 approximately 90 hours of time was unused that could be booked seeing other patients.

⚠️ Please Remember to Cancel Your Appointment

We understand that situations can arise and sometimes you may be unable to attend your appointment. If this happens, please remember to cancel your appointment as soon as possible.

We have many patients waiting for appointments, and cancelling gives us the opportunity to offer your appointment to someone else. A missed appointment that could have been cancelled adds unnecessary delays for other patients and is particularly frustrating when our services are already fully booked.

There are several easy ways to cancel your appointment:

❌ Call us on 01900 705750 and select the option to use our check and cancel service. This is available 24 hours a day.
Please note: you must call from the telephone number we have registered for you, and you can only cancel appointments that are more than 24 hours away.

❌ Speak to a member of our team by staying on the line. You can also use our callback service to keep your place in the queue, and we will call you back.

❌ Use the cancellation link in your appointment reminder text message.

❌ Cancel through the NHS App.

There is no problem with cancelling an appointment — the problem is allowing an appointment to go to waste.

Please consider the other patients who may be waiting for an appointment. It could be you who needs that appointment at some point and has to wait.

Thank you for helping us make the best use of our appointments and reduce waiting times for everyone.