Practice News
UK Emergency Alert
A UK-wide emergency alert test will take place on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm. Mobile phones will emit a […]
August Bank Holiday Pharmacy Opening Hours
Help the NHS to reduce medicines waste – ‘together we can make a difference’
Your local NHS is urging patients to carry out simple tasks to help reduce medicines waste. These include checking how […]
Weight loss injection information update
Hightown Surgery is please to announce that the practice has received information about the commissioning of the weight loss service […]
Important Patient Update – Weight Loss Medications
Hightown Surgery are aware of the publicity regarding weight loss injections and the possibility of these being prescribed in primary […]
Measles outbreaks continue with risk of holidays causing surge
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) states there are measles outbreaks in a number of regions in England, with 109 […]
Heat health warning
First yellow heat-health alert of 2025 issued for the East of England, East Midlands, London and South East regions of […]
‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracking goes live in NHS App for millions of patients
Millions of patients can now track their prescriptions thanks to the rollout of a new feature in the NHS App […]