News

NHS Lung Cancer Screening

Flu and Covid vaccinations

We will start  to give flu and covid vaccinations from 1 October, we will be sending out self booking links to eligible people in September or you can call the practice to book.

Practice closure for Staff Training

We are closed for Staff Training on Wednesday 17^th September from 12.30. if you need medical help when we are closed, please call 111.

National GP Survey 2025 - Results

NHS England together with Ipsos, have published the latest Official Statistics from the GP Patient Survey. The survey provides information on patients’ overall experience of primary care services and their overall experience of accessing these services.

Results are weighted ensuring the results are more representative of the population of patients aged 16 or over registered with each GP practice.

98% of patients rated their overall experience of our practice as good (National Average 75%)

This is one of the highest ranking achieved across all GP practices in the South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) region and places our practice in the highest 5% of practices in England.

We are extremely proud of the results Broomhill & Lodge Moor Surgeries have achieved and feel they reflect the dedication and hard work of all our practice team.

The overview of the results for our practice are below, however a full report is available by clicking on the link.

Important Information Regarding Cervical Screening Changes

We have been advised by the Department for Health that from the 1st July 2025, routine cervical screening intervals will be extended from 3 to 5 years for patients aged 25-49 who test negative after attending cervical screening on or after this date.

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly all cervical cancers. Now that we have a better test for HPV, women and people with a cervix aged 25-49 years who test HPV negative, will be invited every 5 years, instead of every 3.

This is based on guidance form the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) Studies have shown that if a person tests negative for HPV, they are extremely unlikely to go on to develop cervical cancer within the next 10 years.

If your cervical screening shows you have HPV, you may be invited for more frequent screenings to check HPV has cleared and, if not, if any cell changes have developed.

This move brings England into line with Scotland and Wales which have introduced this change, and with women aged 50 – 64 who are already invited every 5 years.

The way people can receive cervical screening invitations and reminders has also changed as this is now possible via the NHS App. To receive these, please download the NHS app and make sure your notifications are switched on. Find out more https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app If you don’t wish to use the App, we’ll attempt to contact you by text message or letter so, don’t worry, you won’t miss an invitation. See Frequently Asked Questions for more information or visit Cancer Research UK’s website. 

Important News about our Practice Nurse - Claire Phillips

We would like to inform our patients that our Practice Nurse Claire Phillips has decided she will be leaving our practice in July to explore an exciting new chapter in her life.

Claire has been with the practice for over a decade and has dedicated her career to improving the health of our patients over her time with us.

Claire is a vital part of the team here at the practice for many years and will be a huge loss.

We hope that you will join us in wishing her the very best for her future.

Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) For Weight Loss - Update

You may have seen in the news that NHS England has announced that the weight loss injection Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) is now available for patients to be prescribed by their GP.

It is important to note that in Sheffield, the Intergrated Care Board (ICB) have made the decision that at this time it can not be prescribed until they have developed the appropriate primary care pathways and have the required wrap around support in place.

AS SUCH - PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE SURGERY AT THE CURRENT TIME TO REQUEST A PRESCRIPTION FOR TIRZEPATIDE (MOUNJARO)

We will update our website with more information as it becomes available.

Please see the latest Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) Update

Newsletter Spring 2025

Newsletter Spring 2025

Lodge Moor Opening Hours

Due to staffing issues over the coming months we are planning to change the opening hours at Lodge Moor surgery. This will not change the number of doctor or nurse appointments we offer.

From 9 June we would like to close the reception desk at 5:30pm from Monday – Wednesday. The phone lines and online access will remain available from 8am-6:30 pm.

If you have any comments to make about this, please contact us on syicb-sheffield.broomhill@nhs.net 

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO OUR S10 TOGETHER EVENT!

On Wednesday 5th March, along with our colleagues from Crookes Medical Practice and Selborne Road Medical Centre, we welcomed over 300 of our patients to an afternoon at St Columba church. 

Patients attending met with many local community providers such as Hallam Bowls Club, Help the Aged, Broomhill Library, The Allotment Society, The Community Wellness Services and many more. They found out about local groups and activities they could engage with and many were surprised at the wide range of opportunities available, free of charge and on their doorstep.

In addition attendees enjoyed a free sociable café with tea, coffee and cakes (most of which were made by our own teams) and were served by the Doctors and other members of the practice teams.

All of your feedback was very positive with people saying they had no idea that so much was available to them in their own community. We think the main achievement was that people made new friends and reunited with old ones and had a pleasant afternoon out.

If you enjoyed the event and would like to participate in planning and delivering another one, or if you would like to stay updated about any plans the practice has, please contact helen.foster12@nhs.net

Thankyou to all the Stall Holders & Helpers

St Columba Church

Social Prescribers

Crookes Social Club

Citizen’s advice Bureau explaining the NHS app

Spire Medical

12 Trees care

Weston Park Hospital

St Luke’s Hospice

Help the Aged

Support Dogs

Practices Nurses monitoring Blood Pressure

Primary Care Nurses promoting self care of Long term Conditions

Allotments

Hallam Grange Bowls Club

Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care