Surgery News
This year, the St Wulfstan Surgery Team are taking part and we are partnering with Coventry Building Society in Southam, where Dr Viswanathan will be to talk all things breast cancer from 10:30-11:30am!
Please pop in for a chat, there will be homemade cakes and drinks available too!
Join the Coventry Recovery Alliance – Building a Stronger Recovery Community Together! 🌟
Do you live in Coventry and care about Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery — whether it’s your own journey, supporting a loved one, or simply wanting to make a difference? Then the Coventry Recovery Alliance is for you!
We’re all about bringing people together — individuals in recovery, lived experience groups, families, and supporters — to share experiences, strengthen connections, and create new opportunities across our community.
Whether you’ve just taken your first step into recovery, have years of experience, or simply have a passion for helping others, you’re welcome here.
💡 Why get involved?
The Coventry Recovery Alliance isn’t just about connecting — it’s about empowering.
There’s funding available for lived experience groups to help bring your ideas to life — from starting your own meeting space, running creative activities, or planning day trips that bring people together.
We’re also looking for community members to join our Recovery Panel, a team that helps review and approve funding opportunities for local groups. It’s a fantastic way to have your voice heard and help shape Coventry’s recovery community.
📅 Come and find out more!
Join us at the Coventry Council House
🗓 Wednesday 29th October
🕠 5:30pm – 6:45pm
Meet others, share ideas, and find out how you can be part of something that’s making a real difference in Coventry.
Let’s build a stronger, more connected recovery community — together. 💙
Click the link below to book your slot!
Domestic Abuse is recognised as a major public health issue in Warwickshire. Whilst women and children are recognised for high numbers of DA incidents, DA also impacts men, LGBT+ individuals and people with disabilities.
Domestic Abuse is an offence, as such Warwickshire Police will act accordingly, and may result in a custodial sentence for the perpetrator. Victims can report domestic abuse by calling 999 or 101 in non-emergencies.
If you are suspicious of your partner or an ex-partner, you can approach the Police to release information under Claire’s Law. Claires law, officially known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS), allows individuals to request information from the police about whether a current or former partner has a history of abusive or violent behaviour, helping people make informed decisions about their safety.
Warwickshire Police provides clear and compassionate guidance for anyone affected by domestic abuse. They define domestic abuse as any incident or pattern of controlling, coercive, threatening, or violent behaviour between people who are or have been intimate partners or family members. This includes physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, and financial abuse.
Under Clare's Law you can:
apply for information about your current or ex-partner because you're worried, they may have a history of abuse and are a risk to you
request information about the current or ex-partner of a friend or relative because you're worried, they might be at risk
Please note: The Clare’s Law (DVDS) scheme does not replace: CRB (Criminal Record Bureau) Checks, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks, subject access requests or FOI requests.
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the message for anyone who is going through physical and emotional abuse, please seek out support via the Talk2someone website.
There is a variety of support across Warwickshire for everyone. Refuge provides the county’s Warwickshire Domestic Violence and Abuse Accommodation and Support Service, on behalf of Warwickshire County Council.
Refuge- Warwickshire Domestic Violence and Abuse Accommodation and Support
Service Offering vital support to all genders and backgrounds, Refuge is able to help anyone affected by domestic abuse. This includes
access to emergency refuge accommodation
outreach support in the community
an independent domestic violence advocate(IDVA) for those at high risk of harm.
In addition to the above, Refuge also provides a pioneering model of dispersed accommodation, consisting of self-contained properties located throughout Warwickshire. The accommodation allows for safety and private spaces for anyone who may face barriers to a traditional refuge setting. These groups include:
male victim-survivors
LGBT+ victim-survivors
larger families
people with disabilities
older individuals
those with pets
Refuge’s National Domestic Abuse Helpline is available on 0808 2000 247 for free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A live chat service is also available from 10am to 10pm, Monday to Friday, and from 10am to 6pm on weekends. For further information and advice, visit www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
Safeline
Safeline is a specialist charity based in Warwickshire that provides vital support to individuals affected by or at risk of sexual abuse, including those impacted by domestic abuse. Established in 1994, Safeline offers a comprehensive range of trauma-informed, person-centred services that are free, confidential, and available long-term. These services are accessible to anyone aged 3 and above and are designed to empower survivors to make informed choices about their lives.
For those affected by sexual abuse or sexual violence, Safeline provides:
Specialist counselling and therapeutic support tailored to survivors of sexual abuse and trauma.
Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) who offer practical and emotional support, including guidance through the criminal justice system.
Helpline and text support, as well as online services via email and live chat, ensuring accessibility for those who may not feel safe speaking in person.
Prevention and education programmes aimed at reducing the risk of abuse and supporting recovery.
Safeline’s services can be accessed face-to-face or remotely, depending on individual needs. Please contact them via phone at 01926 402498, text 07860 027573, or visit www.safeline.org.uk
RoSA
RoSA, a specialist organisation, provides trauma-informed counselling, Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) services, and holistic support to anyone affected by sexual violence—whether they reside in Warwickshire permanently or temporarily. In addition, RoSA ensures that survivors and their families or caregivers, regardless of age or gender, have access to specialised support, no matter when the abuse occurred. The ISVAs can support with reporting options, but you do not have to report to the police to access the service; any support you receive is always your choice.
To find out more you can visit https://rosasupport.org/ or call 01788 551151.
Sexual Abuse Referral Centre (SARC)
The Blue-Sky Centre is one of the SARCs in Warwickshire, based in George Elliott Hospital, Nuneaton.
The specialist trained team at the Blue-Sky Centre will take your initial call. If you have undergone assault and or abuse, you will need to contact the SARC within the first 7 days. If you are unsure of the dates, then please contact the SARC who will be able to advise you.
A crisis worker will then listen to you and go through your options, you may decide you want to undergo a forensic medical examination. The examination will be undertaken by a Forensic Medical Nurse who will examine you and take some samples (swab/blood tests). The team will work at a pace that is comfortable to you. The team will also provide practical and emotional support and can refer you to a counsellor.
The Blue-Sky Centre can be contacted on 0800 970 0370. All calls are confidential. To find out more go to www.blueskycentre.org.uk
Help and advice is still available if you don’t want to undergo an examination or visit the SARC.
Free, warm and welcoming space for all to talk about mental health, wellbeing, or simply to just enjoy a morning cuppa with company
Just pop in, everyone in welcome.
No booking needed.
Because no-one in our community should feel like they’re going through things alone.
☕ Free cup of tea or coffee
📅 Every Friday, 9am-11am
📍 McDonald's Warwick Tesco, Emscote Road, CV34 5QJ
All services welcome to come along on the walk and mingle!
✨ Free Event
🗓️ Friday 10th October
⏰ 5.30pm start
📍 War Memorial Park- CV3 6PT (Meet 5.15pm in main car park)
💡 Free glowsticks provided
🥤 Refreshments available
🐾 Kids and dogs (on leads) welcome!
Whether you come to reflect, to chat, or just to enjoy a peaceful walk, you’ll be part of something special. 💚
Let’s walk together for mental health. 💬👣
AskSARA is a free online self-help guide offering personalised advice and support for those facing mobility challenges, difficulties with personal care or pain management, looking to reduce reliance on others or simply wanting to stay safe and active at home.
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.
