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Park Medical Centre has been established in Chester for over 35 years. We have over 10,000 patients.

Partners

Dr C Schofield -  GP Senior Partner

Dr Y Brindle - GP Partner 

Dr R Potocki - GP Partner 

Dr B Matthews - GP Partner 

Dr P McLeod - GP Partner 

Mr R McLeod - Business Partner 

Illnesses like coughs, sore throats and ear ache are extremely common in young children, but did you know… our children’s ‘super bodies’ are designed to fight off many common illnesses, without the need for antibiotics?

These common ailments and can be unpleasant for children and their caregivers, but are most often caused by viral infections and do not need to be treated with antibiotics.

Antibiotics rarely speed up recovery for these conditions and have no effect on viruses.

Instead, our children’s ‘super bodies’ get to work, and most children with a normal immune system and up to date immunisations will recover in the same amount of time with or without antibiotics.

More information on what to do can be found here

The Council is working with a number of Council services, Council-owned organisations and local community groups to offer residents in the borough access to Warm, Welcoming Spaces this winter.

Please see links below from Cheshire West and Chester about some of the support on offer for local people to help them through what is expected to be a challenging Winter

Cost of living support | Cheshire West and Chester Council

Warm, Welcoming Spaces | Cheshire West and Chester Council

“An hour of walking, running, or volunteering at parkrun on a Saturday morning gives me a boost for the whole week. I’m not alone in that experience, studies show that parkrun increases people’s physical activity and improves their psychological well-being. That gives me the confidence to prescribe parkrun to my patients. It’s fantastic to have an evidence-based intervention that boosts their health.”

“I believe Parkrun has something positive to offer as a health intervention for almost every patient I look after.  It is a free, community minded, non-competitive, welcoming, and inclusive experience that almost everyone seems to enjoy.  I have used parkrun successfully for patients with high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, anxiety, and depression. It can often be used instead of or as an adjunct to, the other forms of conational treatment such as medication or physiotherapy.”

“The reason I went to parkrun was to meet new people. I encouraged a colleague to come with me and before I knew it, we were at parkrun every time we had the chance. It also got me thinking about how parkrun could benefit some of my patients, and how to support them in taking that first step. There are just so many ways a person can get involved in parkrun, which means there are many ways a wide range of people can benefit.”  

parkrun practice (dotdigital-pages.com)

NHS App text message: This is not a scam

We’re contacting patients to ask them to update their NHS account using the NHS App or NHS login if their email addresses are missing or incorrect, or if their email or phone number do not match those recently used in other NHS services.

For more infomation on the NHS App please follow the link below.

The NHS App.pdf

Support for ex-Armed Forces personnelat Veterans in Cheshire and Merseyside https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/military-veterans-services

GMMH020 Veterans in Mind - Trifold (2.3).pdf

Veterans in Mind 120 updated.pdf

• Screening helps prevent cervical cancer by checking for a virus called high-risk HPV which causes nearly all cervical cancers. This is the best way to find out who is at higher risk of developing the cervical cell changes that over time could potentially lead to cervical cancer. Any cervical cell changes can be treated, preventing cervical cancer.
• But don’t be alarmed if you have HPV as it does not mean you have cervical cancer - HPV is a common virus that most people will get at some point during their lives.
• Women and people with a cervix aged 25-64 are eligible for screening. Those registered as female with their GP practice are invited for routine screening every three years if they are aged 25-49 and every five years if they are aged 50-64. Those registered as male will need to request an appointment from their GP or a local sexual health clinic.
• Life can be hectic and it's easy to let your cervical screening appointment fall to the bottom of your 'to do' list, but it only lasts a few minutes - it’s a few minutes that could save your life.
• For most women and people with a cervix, cervical screening tests are not painful. However, if you are worried that you may find the test uncomfortable, remember you are in control and can ask to stop at any time. If you are worried about it being uncomfortable, or you have found screening difficult in the past, talk to the nurse or doctor doing the test so they can give you the right support.
• If you're embarrassed about cervical screening then you're not alone. Talk to the nurse or doctor doing the test, who can help put you at ease.

The Cheshire West and Chester Wellbeing Walks network has walks taking placeacross the borough including inChester, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Helsby, Malpas, Northwich, Tattenhall, Winsford.

Each walk is unique in its location, routes and interests with all groups keen to welcome new walkers. Our walks vary between 20 and 90 minutes long with a large emphasis on the social side to walking, including a well-deserved cuppa at the end of them.  

The walks in our network are largely open to all, although some may be closed to specific demographics and need e.g. support groups

See http://cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/walks for further details. 

We are pleased to announce that Dr Y Brindle has returned from maternity leave.

The Partnership team is as follows:

Dr C Schofield - Senior Partner

Dr Y Brindle 

Dr R Potocki

Dr B Matthews

Dr P McLeod

Mr R McLeod

Dr C Lewis retired from the practice at the end of January 2022