Barbourne Health Centre

19/06/2026

💌Reminder about the Hereford & Worcester Breast Screening NHS programme💌
Anyone registered with a GP practice as female, aged 50-71 years old will be invited every 3 years for breast screening, and women aged 71 and over can self-refer every 3 years by contacting the admin office. See poster for contact details.

17/06/2026

💙Men's Health Week💙15th-21st June 2026
This years topic for Men's Health Week is: How can we better use pharmacy to improve men's health?

To find out more: www.menshealthforum.org.uk/mhw

16/06/2026

💛Loneliness Awareness Week 2026💜15th-21st June

"We are all likely to feel lonely at some point in our lives - during change, loss, transition, or even when we have lots of people around us and everything on the outside looks fine.

Loneliness Awareness Week exists to create long-term change so that everyone understands loneliness and feels able to talk about it.
The first step to talking about loneliness is accepting that what we are feeling is loneliness.

Acceptance recognises loneliness for what it is - a natural human emotion that is not pleasant to experience or feel - and empowers us to talk about loneliness without fear, shame, or stigma.

By giving loneliness a voice, acceptance can lead us to conversation - and conversation is connection."

For more information: https://www.lonelinessawarenessweek.org/post/campaign-theme-2026-celebrating-10-years-by-giving-loneliness-a-voice

15/06/2026

💜Learning Disability Week 2026🩷15th-21st June

The theme for 2026 is "Do you see me?" which is all about people with a learning disability being seen, heard and valued.

This week is about celebrating the things that people with a learning disability do, and challanging the barriers that people a learning disability face.

For more information: https://www.mencap.org.uk/learningdisabilityweek

14/06/2026

🩸World Blood Donor Day 2026🩸

"Every year on the 14th June, the world comes together to celebrate World Blood Donor Day, a global tribute to the millions of voluntary, unpaid blood donors whose generosity saves lives every day. Their contributions are essential to health systems everywhere, supporting patients during emergencies, childbirth, surgeries, cancer treatment and the lifelong care of many serious conditions."

For more information: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/06/14/default-calendar/world-blood-donor-day-2026-one-drop-of-humanity-give-blood-save-lives

If you wish to sign up to give blood, please visit: https://www.blood.co.uk/

11/06/2026

💗Carers Week💗
Are you an unpaid carer? Do you need support for yourself and the person you are caring for? It's important to look after yourself, there are many charities who can help you to access information and guidance, to support you in your caring role.

For more information please visit: carersweek.org/info-for-carers

09/06/2026

💙Diabetes Week🧡 8th-14th June

This Diabetes Week, let's change how we talk about diabetes.

8 out of 10 people living with diabetes say they’ve faced negative attitudes because of their diabetes - people passing judgement, making sweeping statements, or blaming and shaming people living with diabetes.

This is diabetes stigma. And it causes real harm to millions.

That’s why we’re on a mission to ‘Strike Out Stigma’.

To show people that nobody chooses diabetes. That it isn’t anyone’s fault. And that by changing the way we talk about diabetes, together we can create a world where diabetes does no harm.

More information: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/support-us/diabetes-week

08/06/2026

💗Carers Week💗8th-14th June

"This Carers Week, join thousands of individuals and organisations taking action to ensure more communities understand, recognise and empower unpaid carers. Be part of creating real change in our schools and universities, health and social care services, workplaces, businesses and services, and community groups and organisations. Even small changes in these places can, and do, make a big difference to carers’ daily lives and future opportunities. Find out how you can be part of Carers Week 2026 at www.carersweek.org."

01/06/2026

⭐️Volunteers Week⭐️

Volunteers’ Week is back Mon 1 June – Sun 7 June.
It’s time to celebrate all things volunteering! Join us in thanking all the volunteers across the UK, who make our communities stronger every day.

www.volunteersweek.org

26/05/2026

💙Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week💙

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week is taking place between Monday 25th and Sunday 31st May this year. Diabetes UK are joining NHS England as proud campaign partners for this annual awareness week.

Type 2 diabetes is nobody's fault. But it’s a serious condition that can impact your health significantly if it’s left untreated.

Millions of people in the UK don't know they are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but Diabetes UK are here to help.

See Diabetes UK for more information and find out your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/support-us/diabetes-prevention-week

Right now, more than 12 million people in the UK are living with diabetes and prediabetes - and many don’t even know it.

If you’re concerned about your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, there's something you can do today that could make a real difference to your future health.

⏰ Take a few minutes to check your risk.

📝 And we’ll give you some simple steps to reduce it.

➡️ Get started here: https://orlo.uk/zeMYp

And this don't forget to hit share and raise awareness so that more people can spot the signs of type 2 diabetes sooner.