Minster Medical Practice.

03/06/2026

Join us at our next PPG meeting this Friday 5th June at 10:00am.

Our PPG is a great way for patients to share feedback, ideas, and help shape the services we provide. We’re always keen to welcome new members, so if you’re interested in getting involved, we’d love to see you there!

Thank you to all our current members for your continued support, we really appreciate it. ⭐

03/06/2026

31/05/2026

National Patient Participation Week raises awareness of the value of patients being actively involved and engaged in healthcare decision-making that relates to them. You can get involved by asking questions about your own health, volunteering in local patient participation initiatives, and sharing your healthcare experiences with other people. Find out more at

27/05/2026

18/05/2026

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer and is caused by different diseases that damage the brain and get worse over time. The symptoms include:

· memory loss

· confusion and needing help with daily tasks

· problems with language and understanding

· changes in behaviour

Dementia Action Week is an awareness campaign which brings people and organisations together to raise awareness and hope for quicker diagnosis and better treatments in the future. Everyone is encouraged to wear the forget-me-not badge and share the stories that lie behind the flower badge, of lives devastated by dementia. Visit https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/dementia-action-week to find out more and get involved.

This Dementia Action Week, 18 - 24 May 2026, we will continue to raise awareness of dementia, the UK's biggest killer, by sharing the stories behind the Forget Me Not.

15/05/2026

Vascular EDS is a rare and life-threatening type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome which affects tissues, arteries and internal organs, making them extremely fragile, and people with this syndrome are at risk of sudden arterial or organ rupture.
Because it is rare, affecting only 1 in 90,000 people, many health professionals will not have seen someone with this diagnosis. On REDS4VEDS Day, we are invited to raise awareness of this condition, and you can join in! Wear red, take a photo, and share it on your socials using . Find out more at

REDS4VEDS DAY is a global campaign which takes place on the third Friday of May each year. The aim of the campaign is to help raise the profile of Vascular EDS.

12/05/2026

Every day, nurses both save and improve lives. This year’s International Nurses Day theme focuses on making the structural changes needed to harness the power of the nursing workforce.
It highlights the vital role of nurses in improving health outcomes and delivering trusted, person-centred primary care that can address our world’s biggest health challenges. You can get involved using the 2026 hashtags and , and learn more at

IND is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. ICN commemorates this important day each year with the production and distribution of the International Nurses' Day (IND) resources and evidence.

10/05/2026

Sun Awareness Week marks the start of a summer-long campaign to raise awareness and provide information around sun protection and skin cancer – currently the most common cancer in the UK. You can find more information about Sun Awareness week at

Sun Awareness Week, held in May, is the start to our summer of sun awareness campaign. Although a BAD awareness week, we encourage members of the public to get involved in any way that they can – the key is raising awareness around sun protection and skin cancer […]

09/05/2026

Hospice UK work with organisations, decision makers and the public to make things better for people who are dying or grieving. In the UK, we don’t have the right language to talk about death, so not everyone gets the right support for them as they approach the end of life. This year's theme is 'Let’s talk about Death and Dying', and communities are encouraged to get talking in whatever way, shape or form works for them.

You can join the ‘Dying Matters’ community, share your story, find resources and learn about your compassionate superpowers on Hospice UK’s website:

Hospice UK’s Dying Matters campaign is working with you to create an open culture in which we’re comfortable talking about death, dying and grief.

08/05/2026

Raised blood pressure is the number one cause of preventable death worldwide, but only half the people affected are aware their blood pressure is high.
May Measurement Month is a blood pressure screening awareness campaign, helping people to get their blood pressure checked and receive follow-up care every May, completely free, all across the world.
A quick arm squeeze could save millions of lives. Join in using the hashtag and find out more at

Over 10 MILLION LIVES ARE LOST EACH YEAR due to high blood pressureYET ONLY 50% OF PEOPLE AFFECTED ARE AWARE THEY HAVE IT and get your BP checked