Morthen Road Group Practice

12/06/2026

🛟As we head into the summer holidays, please stay safe around water 💦

Whether you're at the beach, a river, lake, or swimming pool, always supervise children closely, avoid unnecessary risks, and never swim alone. A few simple precautions can help everyone enjoy a safe and happy summer.

Drowning is preventable - Always follow the Water Safety Code.

Learn the Water Safety Code with RLSS UK's cartoon. The Water Safety Code is the cornerstone of water safety education, offering easy-to-remember tips that can save lives. Whether you're at home, by the coast, or near any body of water, this code helps you make quick, informed decisions and know wha...

08/06/2026

📅 SURGERY CLOSURE NOTICE 📅

The surgery will be closed on:

Thursday 11 June

from 12:00pm

We will reopen on:

Friday 12 June

at 8:00am

❓Need medical help while we are closed ❓

For urgent medical advice

Contact NHS 111

📱Call 111
💻Or visit www.111.nhs.uk

🤧For prescriptions or minor illnesses

Please contact your local pharmacist/chemist.

‼️In an emergency ‼️

📱Call 999

Thank you for your understanding.

05/06/2026

💙 Patient Notice

Today, our practice is operating with a smaller team than usual due to staff shortages. While we're doing everything we can to keep things running smoothly, you may experience longer wait times for appointments, phone calls, or responses.

We truly appreciate your patience, understanding, and kindness as our team works hard to care for everyone who needs us. Thank you for your continued support—it means a great deal to us.

Morthen Road Surgery

04/06/2026

In May 2% of patients did not attend their booked appointments.

📅That's 119 appointments wasted 🤯

We know people forget things, cancelling GP appointments being one of them.

❌ Please remember to cancel your appointment if you don’t need it and give us as much notice as possible so that it can be offered to someone else.

Thank you to all our patients that attended or cancelled their booked appointments in May 😇

03/06/2026

MAY - Friends and Family Test Results 📊

Thank you to everyone who shared their 'Friends and Family' test results with us.

✅ 95% of you said that we were Good or Very Good.

We are so pleased, everyday we try hard to help you get the right service for your needs.

Your comments and feedback are shared with the practice team, you are helping us to improve our services for you, your family and our community.

Thank you to everyone that completed the text message questionnaire following your appointments 🤝

02/06/2026

*** Update ***

We have been made aware that this is a Major Service Outage in the area, affecting many places in Rotherham.
There should be an update within the next hour. In the meantime, our calls are being directed to another site and you can still use Anima for requests.

Many thanks for your patience.

📢 Notice to Patients

We are currently experiencing issues with our phone lines. Our telephone provider is aware of the problem and is actively investigating it.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience while the issue is being resolved. We hope to have our phone service restored as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding

01/06/2026

NHS Talking Therapies treatment gives you practical skills and techniques to overcome conditions like OCD, social anxiety disorder and PTSD.

Find out more, or refer yourself at nhs.uk/talk

29/05/2026

22/05/2026

☎️ Wickersley Pharmacy - Unfortunately, the pharmacy is having issues with their telephone lines. They are working to have this fixed as soon as possible.

13/05/2026

In April 2% of patients did not attend their booked appointments.

📅That's 124 appointments wasted 🤯

We know people forget things, cancelling GP appointments being one of them.

❌ Please remember to cancel your appointment if you don’t need it and give us as much notice as possible so that it can be offered to someone else.

Thank you to all our patients that attended or cancelled their booked appointments in April 😇