Surgery News
Smoke Free Coventry & Warwickshire will be with you throughout Stoptober, offering free support, stop smoking aids and medication.
You’re five times more likely to quit for good after the 28 days of Stoptober - so make 1 October the first day of a smoke free life.
The Alzheimer’s Society identifies 10 early warning signs of dementia to look out for. These include:
Memory loss – especially forgetting recent events
Difficulty concentrating or solving problems
Struggling with familiar tasks – like using appliances or managing money
Confusion about time or place
Problems with vision or spatial awareness
Language difficulties – trouble finding the right words
Misplacing items and being unable to retrace steps
Poor judgment or decision-making
Withdrawal from work or social activities
Mood or personality changes – becoming anxious, irritable, or depressed
It’s important to speak to a GP if any of the above are recognised symptoms. Early diagnosis can lead to better outcomes, access to treatment, and more time to plan for the future.
In Warwickshire, over 8,500 people are estimated to be living with dementia. Nationally, around 1 million people in the UK are living with dementia.
A recent survey from the 2025 Alzheimer’s Society survey highlighted that 42% of people with dementia feel ashamed or stigmatised by their symptoms and 73% feel anxious or worried about living with dementia.
The Warwickshire County Council Living Well web-pages offer helpful resources for people with Alzheimer's by promoting mental stimulation through reading, puzzles, and brain training. You can also find the Gamechanger app, developed by the Alzheimer’s Society and the University of Oxford, which provides brain games that contribute to dementia research while supporting cognitive health.
You can find out more about the services provided by Warwickshire County Council through Dementia Connect or Warwickshire’s Living Well with Dementia website.
The Dementia Connect service in Warwickshire provides all the resources and support you need to understand the effects of dementia and how you can help provide care for someone with dementia.
Warwickshire’s Living Well with Dementia offers all the support and resources you need in one place. Here you can find information about dementia, a map of services at district and borough level with details of all the services in the area: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/dementia
Further details about services, support and living well with dementia can be found on Warwickshire’s Living Well with Dementia website, www.warwickshire.gov.uk/dementia or by emailing: dementia.connect@alzheimers.org.uk
For more information if you have worries about your memory, visit the Alzheimer’s Society website: www.alzheimers.org.uk/memoryworry
Find out more about the benefits of early diagnosis, www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/early-diagnosis-benefits
For tips and advice about healthy ageing and tips to keep yourself mentally alert, visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/falls-prevention/brain-training
For more information and support, visit: www.alzheimers.org.uk/dementiaconnect or call 0333 150 3456
To find out more about Dementia Connect, please visit: https://api.warwickshire.gov.uk/documents/WCCC-684757548-673Tel: 0333 150 3456 or email: dementia.connect@alzheimers.org.uk
Our Nursing team would like to remind our patients of the following:
Please submit our travel questionnaire at least 6-8 weeks prior to travel
Allow at least 28 days for our reception team to get back to you
And bear in mind it takes at least 4 weeks prior to travel for vaccines to be effective
If your travel vaccination form is a late submission, it may unfortunately be too late for us to get you an appointment or offer vaccines. and we may have to signpost you to a private clinic.
Further details can be found on our Travel Page.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
Visit the NathNac website for details of what jabs you need
Complete the Online Form by clicking HERE
Allow up to 28 days to be contacted by our Reception Team who will then be able to book you into an appropriate clinic
We provide all the necessary vaccinations for travel worldwide and we are a registered Yellow Fever Centre.
It will be on Wednesday 1st October at 7pm.
If you would like to join, please email socialinclusion@stratford-dc.gov.uk with your name and expressing your interest in joining the online Your Southam drop-in, and you will be sent a Teams invitation nearer the time.
They offer up to 18 weekly sessions with a counsellor. The service is available to parents and carers of children aged 0-19 (or up to 25 SEND) living in Warwickshire.
Counselling can help with a wide range of difficulties-from managing stress, anxiety or low mood, to coping with relationship difficulties, bereavement, or the ups and downs of family life. It can also provide support for those who have experienced challenges in the past, during childhood, or who simply need a safe space to talk and be heard without judgement.
For more information and to complete the online referral form visit: parentingproject.org.uk/services/counselling [parentingproject.org.uk] or contact at counselling@parentingproject.org.uk
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Courses are delivered face to face and online via Zoom. All Academy courses and workshops are completely FREE OF CHARGE and open to anyone over the age of 18 living in Coventry and Warwickshire who wants to better manage or understand their mental health and wellbeing.
To book visit: https://www.recoveryandwellbeing.co.uk/
Flu vaccine eligibility:
From 1st September 2025:
pregnant women
all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025
primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years
From 1st October 2025:
those aged 65 years and over
those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19 )
those in long-stay residential care homes
carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
front-line workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants
Covid Vaccine eligibility
The eligibility for covid vaccines this year has changed, the focus of the programme is shifting towards targeted vaccination of those at highest risk of serious disease
For autumn 2025, COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to:
adults aged 75 years and over
residents in care homes for older adults
individuals who are immunosuppressed aged 6 months and over
We understand that having a weakened immune system (immunosuppression) is a lot less straight forward than the other criteria, so we've listed some of the groups here:
Organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant patients
Those being treated with systemic steroids for more than a month
Those living with HIV
Those receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating biological therapy, including children who are about to receive therapy
Those undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Those requiring long-term treatment for immunosuppression
Those with a history of haematological malignancy including chronic leukaemia, lymphomas, and leukaemia
Those with genetic disorders affecting the immune system
ST WULFSTAN FLU & COVID CLINICS 2025
27th September - 9am-1pm - FLU VACCINATIONS ONLY
CLINIC FOR PREGNANT LADIES & CHILDREN 2-3 YEARS OLD
4th October - 9am-4pm - FLU & COVID VACCINATIONS
11th October - 9am-4pm - FLU & COVID VACCINATIONS
18th October - 9am-1pm - FLU & COVID VACCINATIONS
25th October - 9am-4pm - FLU & COVID VACCINATIONS
If you are eligible for the flu and/or covid vaccinations, you will receive an NHS App/SMS message or letter from St Wulfstan Surgery to inform you of this and to invite you to book an appointment.
Appointments can be booked:
Through the text message
By calling reception on 01926 810939, option 1
Since the first national test of the system in April 2023, five alerts have been sent, including during major storms when lives were at risk. The government will be running a second national test on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm
When it is tested (and used live time) it will send a loud, siren-like sound and a distinct vibration to all mobile phones, we just wanted to make you aware that this will be happening.
If and/or when it is added to the schedule then we will invite patient’s appropriately, please do not call the surgery requesting the vaccination for your child.
The Academy offers a wide range of trauma informed courses and workshops designed to empower your mental health and wellbeing, provided by a number of Partner organisations working together. Courses are delivered face to face and via online group sessions and are completely FREE OF CHARGE.
The courses are open to anyone over the age of 18 living in Coventry and Warwickshire who wants to better manage or understand their health and wellbeing.
Can't decide which course you want to do?
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of courses on offer, you can send them a message through their contact form to request guidance here:
In September, those who have a negative test result will be notified of this by an NHS App message. It will also appear as an NHS App notification. If the NHS App message isn’t read within 72 hours, a letter will be sent as a failsafe.
Abnormal result letters will continue, for the time being, to be sent by post.
We currently have two roles available to join our fantastic team, we are hiring for a part time receptionist/care navigator, and a part time healthcare assistant/phlebotomist.
Please see our indeed adverts for more information:
Application closing date: 22nd August 2025
Application closing date: 3rd September 2025
Description from the Warwickshire.gov.uk website
Section 278 Highway works in connection with the consented Aldi Foodstore on Land off the
A423 Southam Bypass, including the construction of a Ghost Right turn island, footway and
cycle improvements and upgrade of existing Pelican Crossing at the Galanos Roundabout.
Location
from roundabout with junction Leamington road usrn 38301173 to approximately 300 metres north east along Southam bypass
We are aware this may lead to traffic build up and delays, please ensure you allow plenty of time to get to your appointments at the surgery if using this route, or consider using a different route.
Approximately 40% of people in England are not currently meeting the UK Chief Medical Officers’ recommended guidelines for physical activity. However, summer is a great time for all ages to get active and incorporate more movement into daily routines, and any amount of activity is beneficial. For those not currently very active, it's recommended to try starting with just a few minutes of active movement a day, and to gradually build this up over time.
Warwickshire’s Five Ways to Wellbeing is a great start to find out how to improve activity levels and mental health and wellbeing. The principles for Five Ways to Wellbeing are:
Be Active. Get moving in Warwickshire’s parks, green spaces, or join a local walk or activity group. Even a short stroll can lift a person’s mood or boost energy levels.
Connect. Spend time with friends, family, or members of the local community. Join a local group, chat with a neighbour, or take part in a community walk or event.
Take Notice. Pause and enjoy the moment. Notice the beauty of local surroundings whether it’s a peaceful park, a colourful garden, or a sunny sky.
Keep Learning. Try something new or rediscover an old hobby. Learn a new activity, explore a new walking route, or join a local class.
Give. A simple act of kindness or volunteering time can make a big difference – for others and for personal wellbeing.
For more information, please visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fivewaystowellbeing
Regular physical activity is proven to:
Improve mood and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
Help manage and prevent long-term health conditions
Support better sleep and boost energy levels
Enhance social connections and reduce loneliness
Warwickshire offers a great selection of free and low-cost ways to get moving. These include:
Visit a country park: Enjoy beautiful scenery, plenty of space, and spend time walking through beautiful parks with friends or family. To discover the locations of Warwickshire’s country parks, visit www.countryparks.warwickshire.gov.uk/homepage/2/country-parks
Wellbeing Walks: Enjoy friendly, volunteer-led walks across the county. No booking required: www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/wellbeing-walks
Parkrun: Attend free 5k events available every Saturday morning to walk, jog, run, or volunteer. Visit www.parkrun.org.uk/
Sky Blues in the Community: Get involved in inclusive sessions like Walking Football, Dementia Active, and MenTalk. www.ccfc.co.uk/community/health
We are Undefeatable provides details about how to get active whilst living with a health condition. Take a look at the Ways to Move section for more tips and ideas: www.weareundefeatable.co.uk/
Stronger My Way provides videos, support resources and stories about strengthening activities for people living with health conditions. Visit www.csp.org.uk/campaigns-influencing/campaigns/stronger-my-way
