Surgery News

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW)

Anti Microbial Resistance is one of the most urgent global threats to the public’s health. Antibiotics can cause side-effects, including nausea and diarrhoea and contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance.

• Over three million surgical operations and cancer treatments a year could become life
  threatening without antibiotics.
• Despite the clear risks of antibiotic resistance, antibiotics are still being used unnecessarily, jeopardising their use in critical procedures. We have seen improvements in prescribing over the last five years.
• Antibiotic resistant bloodstream infections continue to rise in England, with a 35% increase from 2013 to 2017.
• However bloodstream infections have continued to rise: microbiology laboratories are detecting increased numbers of bacteria with resistance in key bug-drug combinations between 2016 and 2017.
• After antibiotic treatment for a urinary tract infection children have 13 times the odds of having a drug resistant strain if they get a subsequent urinary infection in the next 6 months.
• After antibiotic treatment for a urinary tract infection or respiratory tract infection adults have up to 3 times the odds of a drug resistant infection if they have another infection in subsequent months. This effect peaks at one month.

You can find out more here.

Published on 18th Nov 2024

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is marked worldwide to show support for everyone affected by breast cancer.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the Practice would like to highlight the importance of Breast Screening.

Did you know?

• Breast screening saves lives as cancers can be diagnosed and treated earlier than they would have been without screening, often before you can even see or feel any changes to your breasts yourself. All women aged from 50 up to their 71st
  birthday are invited for free NHS breast screening.
• It’s understandable some women are anxious about attending their breast screening appointment and your mammographer will do everything she can to make the experience as comfortable as possible for you.
• If you have been invited for breast screening but missed or did not book an appointment you can still contact your local NHS breast screening service to arrange one, even if you were invited weeks, months or years ago.
• Breast screening services are more accessible than ever. As well as hospitals, mobile screening vans are available in convenient community locations, such as supermarket car parks.

The graphic at the top of this post outlinines some of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer to be aware of. It is important that you continue to look at and check your breasts regularly, even if you have just had a mammogram. Women of all ages should be ‘breast aware’. Get to know how your breasts normally look, you will be more likely to spot any changes that might be signs of breast cancer. If you are concerned, do not hesitate to contact your GP practice. 

Published on 7th Oct 2024

Warning following reports of scammers targeting patients

A GP in Stockport have issued a warning to patients following reports of scammers targeting patients. The practice were informed that scammers are contacting their patients pretending to be from the surgery and trying to sell products/ask for bank details.

Although we are not aware of anyone targeting patients in our area, I'm sure it's something we will start to see. Please note that we would never ask for bank details. If you receive such a call, please contact the practice and call the police via 101.

Published on 30th Sep 2024