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March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, and we are supporting Wessex Cancer Alliance to help raise awareness and encourage women to know the signs of ovarian cancer and contact their GP if they are concerned. We want more women to be diagnosed at an earlier stage when treatment and outcomes are more likely to be successful.
Around 350 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the Wessex Cancer Alliance every year.
In 2020, 63 per cent of cases were diagnosed at a late stage. Women can be diagnosed with ovarian cancer at any age, but it’s more common in women aged between 75 and 79.
The main symptoms of ovarian cancer are:
• persistent bloating or a swollen tummy
• reduced appetite or feeling full quickly after eating
• pain or tenderness in your tummy or pelvis (the area between the hips)
• urinary symptoms (needing to wee more urgently or more often).
These will be:
• frequent – they will usually happen more than 12 times per month
• persistent – they don’t go away
• new – they’re not normal for you.
There are many other (non-cancer) causes for these symptoms, but if you are concerned, it’s best to get them checked out.
Please contact us if you have been experiencing any of these symptoms for three weeks or more. 9 times out of 10, it will not be cancer, but catching it early will make it easier to treat.
Find out more about Ovarian Cancer and details of organisations that offer support on this dedicated website: http://www.cancermatterswessex.nhs.uk/ovarian-cancer
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, and we are supporting Wessex Cancer Alliance to help raise awareness and encourage women to know the signs of ovarian cancer and contact their GP if they are concerned. We want more women to be diagnosed at an earlier stage when treatment and outcomes are more likely to be successful.
Around 350 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the Wessex Cancer Alliance every year.
In 2020, 63 per cent of cases were diagnosed at a late stage. Women can be diagnosed with ovarian cancer at any age, but it’s more common in women aged between 75 and 79.
The main symptoms of ovarian cancer are:
• persistent bloating or a swollen tummy
• reduced appetite or feeling full quickly after eating
• pain or tenderness in your tummy or pelvis (the area between the hips)
• urinary symptoms (needing to wee more urgently or more often).
These will be:
• frequent – they will usually happen more than 12 times per month
• persistent – they don’t go away
• new – they’re not normal for you.
There are many other (non-cancer) causes for these symptoms, but if you are concerned, it’s best to get them checked out.
Please contact us if you have been experiencing any of these symptoms for three weeks or more. 9 times out of 10, it will not be cancer, but catching it early will make it easier to treat.
Find out more about Ovarian Cancer and details of organisations that offer support on this dedicated website: http://www.cancermatterswessex.nhs.uk/ovarian-cancer
The surgery will be CLOSED for TARGET training from 1 pm on Thursday 7th March 2024. We will reopen on Friday 8th March 2024, at 8 am.
TARGET stands for Time for Audit Research Governance Education and Training.
All these things are important in ensuring that surgery staff can do their jobs as effectively as possible.
During our closure, patients can ring NHS 111 for urgent care matters – in cases of an emergency, please dial 999.
The surgery will be CLOSED for TARGET training from 1 pm on Thursday 7th March 2024. We will reopen on Friday 8th March 2024, at 8 am.
TARGET stands for Time for Audit Research Governance Education and Training.
All these things are important in ensuring that surgery staff can do their jobs as effectively as possible.
During our closure, patients can ring NHS 111 for urgent care matters – in cases of an emergency, please dial 999.
Dear parents/carers,
If you are concerned about your child’s hearing, you can request a hearing test with the community paediatric audiology service using the link to the self-referral form below. The form must be completed and sent to the email address listed on top of the form.
Alternatively, you can also speak to your child’s health visitor or school nurse for further advice and referral to audiology.
Dear parents/carers,
If you are concerned about your child’s hearing, you can request a hearing test with the community paediatric audiology service using the link to the self-referral form below. The form must be completed and sent to the email address listed on top of the form.
Alternatively, you can also speak to your child’s health visitor or school nurse for further advice and referral to audiology.
Please click the link below to view a letter from the Partners at Peartree Practice, which provides an update on the Bitterne Health Centre branch site.
https://peartreepractice.co.uk/docs/J82101/Letter%20to%20Patient%20.pdf
Please click the link below to view a letter from the Partners at Peartree Practice, which provides an update on the Bitterne Health Centre branch site.
https://peartreepractice.co.uk/docs/J82101/Letter%20to%20Patient%20.pdf
Please click the link below to download the NHS App.
Please click the link below to download the NHS App.
Measles cases are on the rise in England and across Europe. Make sure you and your family are protected against becoming seriously unwell with measles by checking you are up to date with the MMR vaccine.
Across England, on average, one in ten children are not up to date with their MMR vaccinations, with some areas of the country as low as two in five, putting thousands of children at risk of catching measles and the disease spreading in unvaccinated communities.
Just two doses of the MMR vaccine give you and your family lifelong protection against catching measles. The first vaccine is given at age one year and the second at age 3 years and 4 months old. If you’ve missed any doses, it’s not too late to catch up. Contact us today to book an appointment to get up to date.
For more information on the NHS vaccination schedule, please visit.
Measles cases are on the rise in England and across Europe. Make sure you and your family are protected against becoming seriously unwell with measles by checking you are up to date with the MMR vaccine.
Across England, on average, one in ten children are not up to date with their MMR vaccinations, with some areas of the country as low as two in five, putting thousands of children at risk of catching measles and the disease spreading in unvaccinated communities.
Just two doses of the MMR vaccine give you and your family lifelong protection against catching measles. The first vaccine is given at age one year and the second at age 3 years and 4 months old. If you’ve missed any doses, it’s not too late to catch up. Contact us today to book an appointment to get up to date.
For more information on the NHS vaccination schedule, please visit.
Welcome to our new WEBSITE, we hope you will find it informative, useful and we welcome your feedback about it. We will try to keep it up to date as possible with surgery changes such as new patient services available to you, Covid changes and vaccine news and latest news.
Welcome to our new WEBSITE, we hope you will find it informative, useful and we welcome your feedback about it. We will try to keep it up to date as possible with surgery changes such as new patient services available to you, Covid changes and vaccine news and latest news.
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Advice in your region:
England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | Ireland
Get the latest NHS information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19).
Check if you or your child has coronavirus symptoms
Find out about the main symptoms of coronavirus and what to do if you have them.
Self-isolation and treatment if you have coronavirus symptoms
Advice about staying at home (self-isolation) and treatment for you and anyone you live with.
Information about testing for coronavirus and what to do if you're contacted by the NHS Test and Trace service.
Advice for people at higher risk from coronavirus, including older people, people with health conditions and pregnant women.
Social distancing and changes to everyday life
Advice about avoiding close contact with other people (social distancing), looking after your wellbeing and using the NHS and other services during coronavirus.
GOV.UK: coronavirus – guidance and support
Government information and advice.