Eastwood Primary Care Centre

25/08/2026

Together for Better Health

Eastwood Primary Care Centre will be closed for the bank holiday on Monday 31 August .

Some community pharmacies will be open over the bank holiday.
Please plan ahead and check the local pharmacy's opening hours before travelling.
Some of the pharmacies are listed on this website
https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/pharmacy/
Or you can search individual pharmacies via this website
https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

If you need medical advice you can used NHS 111 online
https://111.nhs.uk/
or call 111.

Urgent Treatment Centres will remain open and can help with a range of urgent, non-life-threatening conditions:
Nottingham – The NHS Urgent Treatment Centre (next to the BBC building) is open every day from 7am-7pm at Seaton House, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 4LA.
Newark - The NHS Urgent Treatment Centre at Newark Hospital is open every day 8am-10.30pm (last patient seen at 9.30pm) at Boundary Road, Newark NG24 4DE.

Urgent mental health support is available 24/7 through NHS 111 by selecting option 2.

19/08/2026

Resilient Reds Day is today!

This free service supports healthier bodies and stronger minds at Eastwood Football Club

18/08/2026

The Healthy Minute 💙

We're loving the Better Health website, especially the Get Active section!
It's packed with free tools, tips and support to help us all move more and improve our physical and mental wellbeing.

You probably already know about the Couch to 5K app, but did you know there's also Active 10? It encourages brisk walking, and even just one minute of brisk walking counts as exercise, proving that every step really does make a difference. Simple!

There's plenty more to explore too, including:
The Healthy Choices Quiz to boost your motivation,
Home Workout videos,
Sofa to Saddle for cyclists,
Fitness Studio workouts,
and fun activities for the kids.

And you'll also find trusted information for losing weight, stopping smoking and drinking less alcohol.

Take a few minutes and have a look at the Better Health website.
You might find your ideal way to take your first step towards a healthier and happier you.



https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/get-active/

Helping you make healthy changes. Find practical tools and support, free apps and trusted advice to help you lose weight, quit smoking, get active and drink less alcohol.

11/08/2026

Local Care, Local Support

It's great to see the Life Skills in the Community sessions continuing with a Scam Awareness event this month, delivered by Nottingham West Social Prescribing and Inspire Eastwood Library.

This free session is open to everyone and offers practical advice on how to recognise, avoid and report scams. Definitely something there for us all to learn, as scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

If you know someone who may be more vulnerable to scams, perhaps an elderly neighbour, friend or relative, please share details of this event with them.

Awareness is our best defence!

11/08/2026

WE’RE HIRING! PRESCRIPTIONS ADMINISTRATOR (16 HOURS)

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, organised and friendly Prescriptions Administrator to join our team at Eastwood Primary Care Centre.

We’d particularly like to hear from you if you have:
Good computer skills and the ability to learn new systems
SystmOne experience
Medication or pharmacy knowledge
Experience working in a medical, pharmacy or healthcare environment
Good communication skills and a positive, team-focused approach
Along with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work in a busy environment

You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive team in a busy GP practice, helping to ensure our patients receive a safe, efficient and reliable prescriptions service.

To apply, please email your CV to [email protected]

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

05/08/2026

🏅EPCC Team Spotlight 🌟

Congratulations and very well done to Megan from our Admin Team for completing the Race for Life and raising funds for a very worthwhile charity

"I raised an amazing £485, through family friends and colleagues and I’m very grateful for their support. I chose to participate in the 5k Race for Life to help raise money for a fantastic charity, remember loved ones and to have a good time. It was a very hot day but I managed to get around the course successfully. My donations page is now closed but thank you to everyone for your support."

Everyone at EPCC is incredibly proud of your fantastic achievement Megan 👏👏👏

04/08/2026

EPCC Snapshot

During July, Eastwood Primary Care Centre provided 10,061 appointments for patients in our surgery.

Unfortunately, 325 of those appointments were missed without being cancelled. Every missed appointment is valuable clinical time that could have been offered to another patient waiting to be seen.

If you can no longer make your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible. Cancelling is quick and easy:

Use your NHS account via the NHS App or NHS website
Reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text
Call us on 01773 304700, our callback service keeps your place in the queue, so there's no need to wait on hold
Call into the surgery and let our Reception team know

We appreciate that sometimes circumstances can change. By cancelling an appointment you cannot attend or no longer need, you are helping us offer that time to another patient waiting for care.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended their appointment or took the time to cancel or rearrange it. Your support helps us make the best use of our clinical time and ensures we can care for as many patients as possible.

Together, we can reduce missed appointments and make every appointment count 💙



Illustration by Shahid Mehmood on Unsplash

30/07/2026

The Healthy Minute.

Children across the country are being inspired to move more this summer, with the launch of a new animated series, Activate. The series has been co-created by fitness coach, Joe Wicks MBE, and Studio AKA, the team behind ‘Hey Duggee’, and is backed by the Department of Health & Social Care and Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

But whatever your age and level of fitness, there's something for everyone on this channel!

Welcome to the Body Coach TV where I post weekly home workouts to help you get, stronger, healthier and happier. For a more tailored training plan and a meal plan check out my award-winning fitness app, The Body Coach App.

28/07/2026

July 28th is World Hepatitis Day.

Viral hepatitis is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver and the main types of viral hepatitis virus are hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.

Hepatitis C is a curable form of viral hepatitis, contracted via blood-to-blood contact with someone with an active hepatitis C virus. If left undetected and untreated hepatitis C can cause liver cirrhosis (irreversible liver scarring) and liver cancer. Due to its symptomless nature, early detection is vital. Treatment is curative in 98% of cases and can be completed in 8-12 weeks. No one should lose their life to hepatitis C.

Anyone who would like a test for hepatitis C can order a free and discrete test to your home via the website: https://hepctest.nhs.uk/en-gb/order-a-test?ref=ntm1 or typing ‘Hep C Test’ in your web browser to visit the NHS web portal page.

You can find more information and links to other resources on the Health Protection Hub: www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/care/health-and-wellbeing/health-protection-hub

28/07/2026

Due to a meeting this afternoon, the prescription phone line will be available from 10am until 1pm today, rather than the usual 2pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash