This year the theme for MS Awareness Week will be MS conversations – and we want to hear from you! Whether it’s talking to a family member about their diagnosis or asking an employer for support.

Finding the right words might be hard, but it doesn’t have to be. Through this campaign we want to show people that talking about MS can be empowering and helps to educate others about the condition.

• Have you had a memorable or significant MS conversation you’d like to share in the media?
• Do you have some top tips on how to talk about MS with friends, family or at work?

Email: [email protected]

The Practice will be closed on the following dates for Easter 2025:

• Monday 21 April 2025
• Tuesday 22 April 2025

Please ensure you have ordered and collected all medications in good time before the closure date. When closed, if you need to speak to someone about a Medical Emergency Out of Hours, please contact Dalriada Urgent Care on 0282 566 3500

• Stress Awareness Month: April 2025
• World Parkinsons Day: Friday 11 April 2025
• IBS Awareness Month: April 2025

Does your child have an autism diagnosis or are they waiting for an assessment?

• Wed 2 April 2025: Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre, Ballymoney
• Thurs 29 May 2025: Cookstown Leisure Centre
• Wed 8 October 2025: The Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena
• Thurs 3 February 2026: Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey

All events will run from 10:00am to 12noon, bringing together professionals and organisations who can provide relevant information and support. There is no need to register in advance, simply drop in on the day.

Appointments will be available to book online or via reception from 15 April 2025.

Eligible Group will be invited to attend Meadowbridge Surgery as follows:

• Patients 75 years and older: Born on or before 30 June 1950
• Patients aged 18 yrs+: Born after 30 June 2007 who are immunosuppressed
• Immunosuppressed children born 01 July 2007 to 30 June 2019 will be invited to Trust Led Clinics
• As will children 6mths to 4yrs who are immunosuppressed
• Patients in Care Homes will be attended by Community Pharmacy Teams.
• House bound Teams will be out to those who are strictly housebound (cannot leave the house) dates to be confirmed.

An outlook of work output throughout the month of March by all Practice Staff:

Telephone Statistics:

• 8,528 Incoming telephone calls to the Practice 
• 3 minutes 02 seconds average patient wait time once in the queue

Daily Triage Areas:

• 40 patient home visits by a GP
• 2,819 Face to Face appointments
• 1,989 triage call back to patients

Appointments Booked and Not Attended:

• 107 – these are appointments that have been wasted and could have been offered to another patient

Administration Tasks:

• 2,039 Hospital letters actioned by Practice Staff
• 15,046 General admin tasks by Clinical and Admin Team
• 5,747 Prescriptions issued
• 2,544 Patient results reviewed