The Burns Practice, Doncaster

07/09/2026

⚠️ Do you use needles, lancets or other sharps at home? ⚠️

Please remember that GP practices and community pharmacies cannot accept patient-returned sharps bins for disposal.
Sharps used at home are classed as domestic waste, and disposal arrangements are the responsibility of your local council.

✅ Contact your local authority for advice on safe sharps disposal.

❌ Please do not bring sharps bins to your GP practice or pharmacy.

Help keep patients, staff and the community safe by disposing of sharps correctly. 💙

03/09/2026

Help us get it right - tell us your pronouns!

02/09/2026

Blood Cancer Awareness Month takes place in September.

There are different types of blood cancer including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Blood cancer symptoms include:

Weight loss that is unexplained
Bruising or bleeding that is unexplained
Lumps or swellings
Shortness of breath (breathlessness)
Drenching night sweats
Infections that are persistent, recurrent or severe
Fever (38°C or above) that is unexplained
Rash or itchy skin that is unexplained
Pain in your bones, joints or abdomen (stomach area)
Tiredness that doesn’t improve with rest or sleep (fatigue)
Paleness (pallor)

Read more here:

https://bloodcancer.org.uk/about-us/our-campaigns/blood-cancer-awareness-month/

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/blood-cancer-awareness-month

02/09/2026

31/08/2026

🧠 Mental Health Support at Your GP Practice 💙

Did you know that the 4Doncaster Primary Care Network has dedicated Mental Health Practitioners working across our four GP surgeries?

Our Mental Health Practitioners provide short-term, personalised support for people experiencing a range of mental health difficulties, helping you access the right care at the right time. They can:

💙 Assess your mental health needs
💙 Provide brief therapeutic interventions and coping strategies
💙 Support with anxiety, depression, stress, low mood and other mental health concerns
💙 Help develop personalised wellbeing plans
💙 Signpost or refer you to specialist mental health and community services where needed
💙 Work closely with your GP and the wider practice team to ensure you receive the right support.

If you're struggling with your mental health, you don't have to face it alone. Speak to your GP practice to find out if an appointment with one of our Mental Health Practitioners is right for you.

27/08/2026

📣 Measles can be a serious infection, but you can help protect yourself and your family by making sure you and your children are up to date with your MMR or MMRV vaccinations.

💉 Since 1 January 2026, young children are being offered the MMRV vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox .

If you're unsure whether you or your child is up to date with vaccinations, please contact the practice.

👇 Find out more about measles, symptoms and how to protect yourself:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692f107b2a37784b16ecf8aa/UKHSA_13469_A5_MMRV_leaflet_12_WEB.pdf

https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/mmr-vaccine/

Please share this information with family and friends to help keep our communities protected 💙

26/08/2026

📬 Received your NHS Bowel Screening test through the post? Don't put it in a drawer... put it by the loo instead! 🚽

Keeping your Bowel Screening kit somewhere you'll see it, like next to the toilet, is a simple reminder to complete it.

The test is quick, easy to do at home, and could help detect bowel cancer early, when treatment is most effective.

✅ When it arrives:
🚽 Put it by the loo
🧪 Complete the test as soon as you can
📮 Pop it back in the post

A few minutes of your time could make a big difference to your health. 💙

24/08/2026

Staying active is important at every age - but the amount and type of physical activity we need changes throughout our lives.

Remember - every move counts! Whether it's a walk to the park, gardening or joining an exercise class, being active is one of the best things you can do for your health.

See below, the information for staying active every stage of life.

19/08/2026

💉Flu Vaccines - Who's eligible this season? 💉

The NHS recommends flu vaccination for many groups to help protect against serious illness.

From 1st September 2026
✔pregnant women
✔all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2026
✔primary school and secondary school-aged children (from reception to year 11)
(individuals 17 years and over attending a special education needs (SEN) school and who are in a clinical risk group may also be vaccinated alongside their peers)
✔all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years (as defined by the Green Book

From 1st October 2026
✔those aged 65 years and over
✔those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book)
✔those in long-stay residential care homes
✔carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
✔close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
✔frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer-led occupational health scheme, including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets), or Personal Health budgets, such as personal assistants

◼You will receive a booking link or telephone call to arrange an appointment. There is no need to call the practice.
◼The appointments will be held at your registered GP Practice this season.

Protect yourself. Protect others. Get your flu jab.💙