Farnsfield Surgery Patient Participation Group

02/12/2025

📢 Need to see a dentist urgently? 🦷

Visit NHS111 or phone 111 if you need urgent dental care. You do not need to be registered with an NHS dentist.

02/12/2025

📢 Childhood infections like measles and whooping cough spread easily between children who are not vaccinated. They can also cause serious illness, hospitalisation and life-long disabilities.

Getting your child vaccinated can help to protect them.

You can check your child's vaccination status in their red book or by contacting your GP practice.

See comments for more information 👇
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02/12/2025

🤰Getting vaccinated while you’re pregnant helps protect your baby from flu, whooping cough and RSV.

Speak to your maternity service or GP surgery or find out more (see comments for link) 👇

30/11/2025

You can get NHS treatment for a range of common conditions at your local pharmacy, usually without an appointment.

Most pharmacies can supply prescription medicine for conditions including sore throat, sinusitis, urinary tract infection (water infection), earache, impetigo and shingles (age restrictions apply).

Not only is this quicker and more convenient for you, it helps our hard working GP Practice teams.

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See link in comments for more details 👇

28/10/2025

Are you expecting or do you have a child under 5?

Nottinghamshire is very excited to be taking part in national Baby Week for our third year. Friday 14 November until Thursday 20 November.

Join us for the FREE celebration Baby Roadshow events during the week on Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th.

To find out what events are happening during Baby Week, please visit the link in the comments 👇

28/10/2025

An NHS patient at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has become the first person in Europe to benefit from a groundbreaking cancer treatment that destroys tumours using sound.

🔗 Click the link in the comments to read more

28/10/2025

28/10/2025

Do you have a cancer diagnosis and want to find out how Macmillan can help you to manage your worries and concerns?

Come and find out what support is available to you at our market stall event, and please feel free to bring a guest.

Where: King’s Mill Hospital Conference Centre, Lecture Theatres 2A and 2B.
When: Friday 31 October 2025, 10am-12noon.

Please speak to a member of staff at the event for information on free parking for this event only.

Nurse specialists and other health and social care professionals will be discussing, eating well and keeping active, emotional concerns, benefits and financial support, local support and more.

Booking is essential, to book a place or to find out more about the event, please ring the Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service: 01623 672333.

28/10/2025

⚠️Our emergency care services are currently very busy. Find out about alternative health services to meet your needs...

Visit https://111.nhs.uk/ or phone 111 to be directed to the right service 👇

💊 Pharmacy – your local pharmacy can help with a range of common conditions: https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/your-services/community-pharmacy/
🤕 Urgent treatment centres – can help with sprains, fractures, minor burns and skin infections: https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/urgent-and-non-urgent-care/
🩺 General practice – contact your practice for symptoms that aren’t going away. If you need help out of hours, visit https://111.nhs.uk/ or phone 111.
🤗 Self-care – find out more about how to treat yourself for some common conditions: https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/stay-well/self-care/
👶 Children’s health and wellbeing – Find out more about common childhood illnesses, including advice on what ‘red-flag’ signs to look out for, where to seek help if required and how long your child’s symptoms are likely to last: https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/your-services/childrens-health-and-wellbeing/
🧠 Mental health support – visit https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/ or phone 111 (option 2)
‼️ Mental health crisis sanctuaries – can help you with support, information and guidance if you are over 18 years old and experiencing mental health issues or in a mental health crisis: https://www.nottinghamshirecrisissanctuaries.tv/
🦷Urgent dental care – contact your dentist or visit / phone NHS111 to arrange an urgent appointment. You don’t need to be registered with an NHS dentist for this. Find out more https://notts.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/dental-care/

Find out more about NHS services via the link in the comments below 👇

22/10/2025

🙋 We want to know what you think about the NottAlone mental health website.

Your feedback will help shape and improve future mental health services.

Complete the survey by 27 October (link in comments) 👇

22/10/2025

📢Getting the pill is now simpler and more convenient.

Your local pharmacy can provide the pill for free, without a prescription. You’ll have a private consultation with a trained pharmacist who will check your health and talk through your options.

Find a nearby pharmacy (see comments for link)👇

22/10/2025

Get Online Week 2025 – 20th to 24th October

The Digital Notts team will be visiting GP practices across Nottinghamshire to help people get confident with digital health tools.

What we’ll cover:
✔ How to use the NHS App
✔ Ordering repeat prescriptions online
✔ Viewing your GP health record
✔ Managing appointments and hospital letters

📍 Where to find us:
We’ll be at practices across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
👉 For full details and session times: digitalnotts.nhs.uk/get-online-week-2025

Let’s make digital health simple and accessible for everyone!