The surgery will be closed on Tuesday 17 March and will reopen on Wednesday 18 March at 8.30am.

Please allow 72 working hours to order your repeat prescription requests, bearing this in mind. For any urgent medical issues please  contact Dalriada urgent care on 03001231123

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EMIS

In the next few months the Practice will be beginning to make plans and preparing to migrate from our current clinical system ‘VISION’ to a new clinical system being rolled out in N Ireland called ‘EMIS Web VDI’. Our go live date is  currently scheduled for 12 May 2026. A total of 125 N. Ireland Vision practices will have migrated to ‘EMIS Web VDI’ by June 2026 as Vision will no longer be available to N Ireland practices. 

CRYOTHERAPY

We are no longer doing Cryotherapy treatment at Meadowbridge Surgery: this will need to be sourced privately if required.

URINE SAMPLES

Urine sample bottles have changed. You can still collect your sample kit from reception, but please make sure to return both tubes given (blue/yellow tube and green tube). You will receive this with x2 straws, an instruction sheet and a symptom sheet. For any queries, please ask our reception staff.

REMINDER

Dental problems must be managed by qualified dentists and the GPs at the surgery are not equipped to handle dental conditions. For urgent dental issues,  patients should contact a dentist directly or use NHS 111 to find an emergency  dental service.

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Changes for Our Patients: Management of Online Patient Services

We are changing our computer systems from May 2026.

There will be some disruption to our services such as repeat prescriptions and appointments before, during and after this time.

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Endometriosis Awareness Month 2026 takes place in March

Dedicated to raising awareness, education, and advocacy for those living with endometriosis. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and those assigned femile at birth in the UK.

Some Common symptoms include:

• Pelvic pain
• Painful periods that interfere with everyday life
• Heavy menstrual bleeding
• Pain during or after sex
• Painful bowel movements/when having a poo
• Pain when urinating/peeing

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Kidney Health for All

What is World Kidney Day?

World Kidney Day is an annual campaign to help raise awareness of kidneys and show the impact when they don’t work properly. It also aims to educate people on what kidneys do, the symptoms of kidney disease and how to improve your kidney health.

Did you know…..?

• Kidney Disease is the 9th biggest killer worldwide
• 24 people start treatment for Kidney Failure every day in the UK.
• 67% of Kidney Patients experience symptoms of depression

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When is National No Smoking Day?

This vital awareness day falls on the second Wednesday of March every year. In 2026, smokers and supporteres alike will unite in their mission to promote healthier, smoke-free lives on March 13th.

For more information on how to get involved:

• Visit: National No Smoking Day

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March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the UK

We are calling on you to help us raise awareness of the symptoms and signs of Ovarian Cancer.

Why is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Important?

Currently only 3 in 10 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer live beyond 10 years. It’s unacceptable. With 7500 women receiving an ovarian cancer  diagnosis in the UK each year, it’s vital we make faster progress to reach a  vision of ovarian cancer being survivable for all women.

That’s why we, Ovarian Cancer Action, created Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the UK in 2005 – to empower women, raise awareness of symptoms  and change the future for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

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Nutrition and Hydration Week is an Annual Event

With a shared objective to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in  the provision of nutrition and hydration locally, nationally and globally. It has taken place every March since 2012

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Young Carers Action Day is an Annual Event that takes place in mid-March

The next Young Carers Action Day will take part on Wednesday 11th March 2026. The day is organised and led by Carers Trust, and we encourage as many  organisations, communities and individuals as possible to take part in the day  by taking action, supporting and raising awareness of young carers. 

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An outlook of work output throughout the month of February 2026 by all Practice Staff:

Telephone Statistics:

• 16,131 Incoming telephone calls to the Practice
• 1 minute 04 seconds average patient wait time once in the queue

Daily Triage Areas:

• 46 patient home visits by a GP
• 2,951 Face to Face appointments
• 2,468 triage call back to patients

Appointments Booked and Not Attended:

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

Administration Tasks:

• 2,385 Hospital letters actioned by Practice Staff
• 15,776 General admin tasks by Clinical and Admin Team
• 5,534 Prescriptions issued
• 2,331 Patient results reviewed

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Meadowbridge Surgery is closed every weekday between 1pm – 2pm for lunch. An emergency line is available for urgent and emergency symptoms that cannot wait until our telephone lines reopen.

Prescriptions

• We remind patients that prescriptions can be ordered 7 days in advance
• We encourage and remind patients to allow sufficient time to order  repeat prescriptions and have it dispensed prior to the practice closures expecially bank holidays..
• Nominate your chemist preference and your prescriptions will be available for collection within 72 hours. This is essential prior to bank holiday closures.
• Dalriada are for emergency clinical consultations, not for requesting prescriptions when there is a practice closure
• It is vital that patients take responsibility for their own medications and prescription ordering arrangements.

Please allow 3 working days for prescriptions to be ready to for collection in  your local chemist

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The immunisation programme gives vaccines to babies and children at different ages. Routine immunisation for babies begins when they are eight  weeks old. Your child needs several vaccines to protect them from infections, so  it’s important to complete their immunisation programme.

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Renew Wellbeing

• When: Thursdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm
• Where: In our upstairs room
  • The Cithrah Foundation, De Courcy Centre, Carrickfergus
• Refreshments provided

www.renewwellbeing.org.uk

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