Newington Road Surgery

24/08/2026

22/06/2026

Heat exhaustion does not usually need emergency medical help if you can cool down within 30 minutes. If it turns into heatstroke, it needs to be treated as an emergency.

Symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke
Symptoms of heat exhaustion
The symptoms of heat exhaustion include:

tiredness
dizziness
headache
feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
excessive sweating and skin becoming pale and clammy (a change in skin colour can be harder to see on brown or black skin)
cramps in the arms, legs and stomach
a high temperature
being very thirsty
feeling irritable
The symptoms of heat exhaustion are often the same in adults and children.

If someone is showing signs of heat exhaustion they need to be cooled down and given fluids.

Symptoms of heatstroke
The symptoms of heatstroke include:

a very high temperature
hot skin without sweating
fast breathing and a fast heartbeat
confusion and restlessness
seizure (fit)
loss of consciousness
Heatstroke is a medical emergency. Get immediate medical help if someone has the symptoms of heatstroke.

If someone has heat exhaustion, follow these 4 steps:

Move them to a cool place.
Remove all unnecessary clothing like a jacket or socks.
Give them plenty of water to drink – you can also give them an isotonic sports drink or oral rehydration powder that you mix with water, which will help replace salt lost through sweating.
Cool their skin – spray or sponge them with cool water and fan them. Cold packs, wrapped in a cloth and put under the armpits or on the neck are good too

16/04/2026

Please note we have more IT issues this is a south east england issue and our IT team are working on it. We currently dont have access to our systems so please bear with us whilst this issue persists, there maybe some delays so if your issue cant wait please visit the local UTC at QEQM or contact 111

We thank you for your patience and understanding.

07/04/2026

We are having some technical difficulties this morning with our systems this is a Kent wide issue. We have out IT company working to resolve the issue.

Thank you for your patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Newington Road Surgery

30/03/2026

The Easter bank holiday coming up, please note the below pharmacy opening times.
Please submit your requests with the Friday and Monday closures in mind.

Thanks

Newington Road surgery