NHS Health Check

The NHS Health Check aims to help you lower your risk of four common but often preventable diseases: heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. It’s for adults in England aged between 40 and 74 who have not already been diagnosed with any one of those four conditions. At the check your risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes will be assessed, and you’ll be offered personalised advice and support to help you lower that risk. You can find out more information on NHS Health Checks on the NHS Choices website.

 

Breast Screening

If you are a woman aged 53 - 70 years old and have not had a mammogram in the last 36 months, you can call the Breast Screening Service directly on 020 8383 6644 to arrange an appointment. You can also change & cancel breast screening appointments online at West of london Breast Screening Service.

Smoking Cessation

If you would like to give up smoking, call to book an appointment with our nurse Alan, who is our smoking cessation advisor.

bowel cancer screening

In England, bowel cancer is the third most common type of cancer. An estimated 38,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.

In England, an estimated 16,000 people die from bowel cancer each year.

To find out about bowel cancer screening see our link below. The screening programme is aimed at men and women aged 60 to 69 years. People aged 70 years or over can request screening.

IMPORTANT: Stay Registered With Us!

NHS Westminster is in the process of confirming patients' address and information. If you have received a letter it is important that you respond to it. If the letter is not returned you may be in danger of being removed from the practice's list. If you received the letter and didn't respond, accidentally binned it, or just lost it, don't worry, all you have to do is make a quick call to the surgery and confirm your address or you can use the 'Your Contact Details' link below to confirm you address & contact numbers. It's that easy.

Are you a Carer?

If you look after a friend or relative visit the Carers Network Westminster website to find out how they may be able to support you.

 

 

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.

Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.

A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.

Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the US.

Nurses and care workers should sign a Dignity Code guaranteeing that elderly patients are treated with respect, say a group of politicians and charities.

Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.

The world's largest chain of organ transplants ends in the US after 30 patients received kidneys from living donors.

More than 1.3 million diabetes patients could be missing out on vital and potentially life-saving health checks, the BBC learns.

Aberdeen researchers are awarded £5.1m to lead an investigation into fungal infections which cause death.

Over two-thirds of people do not trust the government's handling of the NHS, a poll commissioned for BBC Radio 5 live suggests.

A measles outbreak has been declared on Merseyside. There are 13 confirmed and 16 suspected cases ranging in age from nine months to adults aged in their 20s. Six people, four children and two adults, required treatment in hospital. This compares to just one confirmed case on Merseyside in the first six weeks of 2011 and one in the corresponding period of 2010.

A measles outbreak has been declared on Merseyside. There are 13 confirmed and 16 suspected cases ranging in age from nine months to adults aged in their 20s. Six people, four children and two adults, required treatment in hospital. This compares to just one confirmed case on Merseyside in the first six weeks of 2011 and one in the corresponding period of 2010.

10 February 2012, 1400hrs. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has this week been alerted by the Spanish public health authorities about a further case of Legionnaires’ Disease in a UK resident who stayed at the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca, as well as two French cases. This brings the total number of UK residents associated with this cluster to 12, with three deaths.

Scientists from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are a step closer to ensuring the stability of a component of a vaccine that may one day be used to protect against Meningitis B. The research is published today (Tuesday) in Vaccine.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.