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HSJ Award Shortlist

Primary Care Sheffield is delighted to announce that an innovative project delivered by its PCS|Practice team has been named as a finalist in the Digitising Patient Care category at this year’s prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards.

Ongoing violent disorder

We are aware that the ongoing violent disorder orchestrated by the Far Right is causing a great deal of anxiety for many patients. I you would like a telephone call instead of face-to-face appointment please let us know and we will facilitate this if we can. There are some conditions where we will need to examine you. If you are struggling to sleep or feeling increasingly anxious please go to NHS Sheffield Talking Therapies or call 0114 2264380 to access psychologically informed help. They have self help guides but you can also refer yourself for an appointment.

BMA Collective Action

Practices Open As Usual

Our GP Patient Survey Result

We are really pleased to have received our results from this year’s national survey of GP patients. The survey is one of the ways we engage with patients, and we use the information it provides to help us improve the services we provide. Find out more about the all the different ways we get feedback from patients here.

Industrial Action

Unions representing doctors in training have announced a number of strikes. Ambulance services, patient transport and NHS111 are not part of this industrial action. The NHS is working hard to keep patients safe during strikes, while delivering ...

Cervical Screening Guide

Cervical Screening Awareness

Cervical Screening Awareness Week 17 - 23 June 2024. Cervical screening is an important tool in the fight against cancer. With nearly 1 in 3 not attending their cervical screening test we want to share where to find information and support if you’re worried about cervical screening or your screening results.

The impact of Anima

Part of the reason of implementing total triage was to ensure that those that need treatment can access it as swiftly as possible. It also means that we now understand all the demand of patients and a clinician looks over the request. So if you are asked to wait 10 days for an appointment it's because a clinician has decided you are safe to do so. By asking you questions online or over the phone we are able to:

Smear with coil fitting

Did you know if you go for a coil fit and are overdue for a smear or never had one, you can ask for a smear to be undertaken at the same time? We’d like to remind all patients of the importance of smears and that they help prevent cancer. If you’d like to discuss smears please feel free to speak to our Manager Nada or book an appointment with Jenny to discuss what happens. If there is any reason you are nervous of smears please come and talk to us, we want to make sure everyone feels comfortable.

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

We’re proud to support the Mental Health Foundation this Mental Health Awareness Week – 13 to 19 May. Join in and help to create a world with good mental health for all. This year’s theme is movement: moving more for our mental health. Get involved by finding and sharing your moments for movement this Mental Health Awareness Week. Find out more: mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MomentsForMovement