Skelmanthorpe Family Doctors

13/08/2026

📞 Did you know?

In May 2025, the average wait time was 1 minute 2 seconds, with a total of 3,543 calls received.

In July 2026, if you called us, you would have waited on average just 41 seconds for a member of our reception/admin team to answer, with a total of 4,141 calls received that month.

We hope that you are noticing the difference the additional members of our reception/admin team are making, helping us to offer you the best service possible.

10/08/2026

🚐 Locala's Clinic in a Van is Here!

Locala Sexual Health have launched a new 'Clinic in a Van' to provide Sexual Health and Contraception services across Kirklees and surrounding areas.

Services include Sexual Health Screening, HIV Testing, STI Treatment, Contraception (excluding coils), Sexual Health Advice, C-Card & Condoms and signposting to other services.

See the poster below for more information or follow the link attached to access Locala's online symptom checker and learn more about the service.

Please note that not all services may be available at every location.

Link: https://sexualhealth.locala.org.uk/clinic-in-a-van

09/08/2026

🚐 Mobile Cervical Screening Unit – Coming to Kirklees

The mobile cervical screening unit is returning this summer, making it easier for eligible women and people with a cervix to access cervical screening closer to home.

Following the success of the pilot earlier this year, the mobile unit will be visiting locations across Kirklees between August and October, offering free drop-in appointments with no booking required.

Cervical screening takes just a few minutes and can help prevent cervical cancer by detecting HPV and changes to cervical cells early.

📍 Upcoming locations and dates:

📅 Saturday 8 August
🕘 9am–12pm – Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury Moor
🕐 1pm–5pm – Birkby Library, Huddersfield

📅 Friday 14 August
🕐 1pm–5pm – Princess Royal Health Centre

📅 Monday 17 August
🕔 5pm–8pm – Thornton Lodge Community Centre

📅 Monday 24 August
🕤 9.30am–2pm – Dewsbury Minster

📅 Friday 28 August
🕐 1pm–5pm – Jubilee Centre, Paddock

📅 Monday 31 August
🕤 9.30am–2pm – New Street Car Park, Slaithwaite

📅 Monday 7 September
🕔 5pm–8pm – Leeds Road Sports Complex

📅 Saturday 19 September
🕘 9am–5pm – Accu Stadium

📅 Monday 21 September
🕤 9.30am–2pm – Eddercliffe Health Centre, Liversedge

📅 Saturday 26 September
🕘 9am–12pm – Almondbury Library
🕐 1pm–5pm – Birkby Library

📅 Monday 28 September
🕔 5pm–8pm – Grange Medical Centre, Fartown

📅 Saturday 3 October
🕘 9am–12pm – Ravensthorpe Community Centre
🕐 1pm–5pm – Almondbury Library

📅 Monday 5 October
🕤 9.30am–2pm – Southgate Car Park

📅 Monday 12 October
🕔 5pm–8pm – Dewsbury Moor Family Hub

If you are due or overdue for your cervical screening, you can visit the mobile unit while it is in your area, or contact your GP practice to arrange an appointment.

👉 More information about mobile cervical screening:

Our mobile cervical screening unit is returning this summer, making it even easier for those eligible to access potentially life-saving cervical screening closer to home.

06/08/2026

🚧 Car Park Improvement Works – Temporary Disruption 🚗

Please be aware that improvement works to our car park will take place from the 24th August and are expected to be completed around the 17th September.

During this time, there may be some disruption to parking and access while the work is carried out. The works will include creating 10 additional parking spaces and making improvements to the car park and pathways.

If possible, please allow a little extra time when attending your appointment.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience while these improvements are completed.

04/08/2026

We are currently updating our community noticeboard.

If you have any posters, information relating to health and wellbeing, local support services, community groups or upcoming events that you would like us to display, we would be happy to consider adding these to our noticeboard.

Please email these to [email protected] (FAO Joseph), or hand it in at Reception at either one of our sites.

If you are able to share this post to any local groups we’d really appreciate it.

Thank you! ☺️

04/08/2026

📊 July Appointment Attendance

Last month, 95% of patients attended their appointments.

Unfortunately, 137 appointments were not attended, resulting in around 32 hours of clinical time being lost.

If you're unable to attend your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer it to another patient who may need it.

03/08/2026

Thank You for Your Feedback! 💙

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback with us during July. Whether it was after an appointment, following an online request, or provided verbally, or in writing, we really appreciate it.

Take a look at the poster below to see some of the feedback we've received👇😊

24/07/2026

🎨 Join us at Skelmanthorpe Library on Monday, the 27th July, between 10:15am-12:00pm for a Creative Health & Social Prescribing Drop-In.

Come along to discover local creative activities, meet Social Prescriber Ali Bramald and take part in a fun art session inspired by Yayoi Kusama.

Everyone is welcome. Please see the poster below for more details!😊

23/07/2026

🌟 Would you like to join our Patient Participation Group (PPG)? 🌟

We’re looking for patients aged 18 and over to join our Patient Participation Group (PPG) and help shape the future of our Practice.

Our PPG meets around twice a year for approximately one hour. It’s a great opportunity to share your thoughts, provide feedback and work with us to help improve the experience for all our patients.

If you care about making a positive difference in your local Practice, we’d love to hear from you!

📧 To express your interest or find out more, please email us at [email protected]

If you’d like more information, please call into the Practice and pick up a Patient Participation Group leaflet.

Feel free to share this post with anyone who may be interested! 😊

22/07/2026

📢 Change to Urine (Boric Acid) Sample Containers 🧪

From the end of August, the Boric Acid containers, which are currently red, will be replaced with the following green Urine Monovette containers. The way these samples are taken will be slightly different.

Please refer to the YouTube video below for guidance on how to take these samples, as well as the attached step-by-step user guide.

You will also receive a copy of this user guide when you collect a sample pot from the surgery while this process is still new.

Urine collection Instruction for hygenic urine collection with the Urine Monovette video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iADHJnMdu0