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After much careful thought, the Trustees of Granta Charitable Trust have made the difficult decision to close the charity, effective from the end of 2025.  Following discussions about the charity’s future direction, it was decided that the time has come to bring this chapter to an end. Since our establishment in 2019, Granta Charitable Trust has worked to strengthen primary care by providing all the sites with much needed medical equipment. We are very proud

As we approach the colder months, there are a number of vaccines that can help protect you against serious illness, including: FLU – this vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness.  It’s offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu. COVID-19 – the Covid-19 vaccine helps protect against Covid-19, which can be a serious or

As we head into the Bank holiday weekend, don’t forget you can treat many minor illnesses at home with a well-stocked medicine cabinet. Colds and coughs, sore throats, and upset stomachs can all be treated by having a supply of health care essentials such as pain relief (paracetamol / ibuprofen), cough and sore throat remedies, a first aid kit, upset stomach treatment, rehydration treatment and heartburn / indigestion treatment. Your local pharmacy can give expert

It’s that time of year again already!  If you book your flu vaccine with us, we can also check that you are up to date with all of the other vaccines you may be eligible for.  The flu vaccination programme starts in October for all eligible adults, except pregnant women and children, who will be offered the vaccination from late September. Pregnant women are vaccinated to protect both mum and baby in first few weeks

Contrary to what has been advertised in the media, GPs cannot prescribe injections for weight loss. Your GP can however refer eligible patients to a “Healthy You Tier-3 services” for assessment and “wrap around care”, including consideration of injections but only if the following criteria are met: A BMI of 40kg/m2 or above (or 37.5 kg/m2 for people from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds), AND At least