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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY in Primary Care

Do you have a physical or mental health condition and struggle with…Motivation? Social interaction? Household chores? Pain? Work? Hobbies and interests? Sleep? Fatigue? Focus and concentration?

OT’s provide interventions that help people find ways to continue to do activities that are important to them. The OT can explore treatment options with you, such as:

·       Alternative ways of completing tasks

·       Re-engaging in meaningful activity

·       Pacing techniques

·       Fatigue management

·       Pain and daily life

·       Adapting daily routines

·       Support with remaining in or returning to work

·       Exploration of some adaptive equipment

Anyone aged 18 or over can be referred. Please ask your GP surgery to refer you, or contact us directly via email: occupationaltherapy.hslpcn@nhs.net

For more information you can view our website which is www.hastingspcn.org

Information regarding Tirzepatide injection ( Mounjaro ) for weight management

We are currently waiting for a final decision and service specification from NHS England regarding the Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injection for weight management.
If introduced in primary care, it is expected to be available only to patients with a BMI of 40 or above and at least four clearly defined co-morbidities, including: hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes.

NHSE Campaign 'Love Your Cervix' to increase awareness about the importance of cervical screening

On Thursday 19 June 2025, the NHSE is launching a brand-new campaign across the South East called Love Your Cervix to increase awareness about the importance of cervical screening, encourage those eligible to attend a cervical screening appointment, and help support healthy, lifelong screening behaviours.

Why is this campaign needed? 

In the South East, uptake for cervical screening among a younger cohort is under 60% across some practices compared to the wider eligible age group of 25-64. The overall national target is 80%.  

This leaflet is for women considering cervical screening and is available in English, Arabic, Bengali, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi.

Cervical screening saves lives. Don’t ignore your invite – call the surgery to book an appointment with one of our nurses.

Found out more on https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/cervical-screening/

Changes to ‘Text SUSSEX to 85258’

Text SUSSEX to 85258 is an all-age 24/7 messaging service 
which offers text-based crisis intervention, emotional support, 
signposting to appropriate services, safety planning and risk 
formulation

JUNE Stats

For the month of June 2025, The Station Practice:

• has triaged 1813 GP appointment requests;
• 2338 patients had a face to face appointment (not including our nurses or health care assistants);
• provided 610 Telephone Consultations (Excluding nurses and HCAs or the phone calls done by the Triaging GP);
• 12995 Prescriptions Issued;
• And sadly we experienced 318 DNAs (did not attend or no answer on the telephone).

The Station Practice is always working hard to provide excellent care to all of our patients. 

Thumbs Up Award

We are delighted to have achieved a Gold Thumbs Up Award for our work around the care of people with a Learning Disability.This is a fantastic effort, and we are so pleased to be able to recognise the work our team is doing to improve the care for this vulnerable population.

East Sussex ‘Help with the Cost of Living’ leaflets

“Help with the cost of living” resources aim to highlight some of the support available to improve the financial wellbeing of East Sussex residents and are available now.

A leaflet has been developed as a print resource to complement the ESCC cost-of-living webpages: Cost of living support | East Sussex County Council that holds wider information relating to the cost-of-living.

MMR call / recall

Measles Mumps and Rubella are highly infectious conditions that can easily spread between unvaccinated people. Getting vaccinated is important, as these conditions can also lead to serious problems including meningitis, hearing loss and problems during pregnancy. Two doses of the MMR vaccine provide the best protection against measles, mumps and rubella.

If you receive an invitation for an MMR vaccination from the national campaign that is currently being run, please book an appointment with one of our Practice Nurses by contacting the surgery after 2pm Monday – Friday on: 01424 464756.

To read details of the full campaign, please click the link below:

NHS England » NHS launches catch up campaign for missed MMR vaccines

Measles - do you know the symptoms?

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