Bow and North Tawton Medical Practices

18/06/2026

The HPV vaccine is saving lives.

New research by Queen Mary University of London and Cancer Research UK shows deaths have fallen sharply since school-age girls began being offered it in 2008, and around 200 lives have been saved in England so far thanks to the vaccine.

The vaccine protects against high-risk HPV, a virus that can lead to cervical cancer and some other cancers.

Both girls and boys can get protection from high-risk HPV by having the HPV vaccination in their teenage years. It not only protects against cervical cancer, but other types of cancer too.

You can help protect your child by giving consent for them to have their vaccination when invited.

And remember: cervical screening is still important, even if you’ve had the HPV vaccine.

Learn more: https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2026/06/18/new-data-shows-the-hpv-vaccine-is-saving-lives-from-cervical-cancer/

18/06/2026

We apologise to all of our patient community impacted by the disruption to service this morning.

We will work as quickly as possible to review patient contacts and safely triage requests.

It has been an incredibly stressful morning for our practice team, we thank you for your patience and understanding whilst we work towards normalising our services.

18/06/26 Patient Notice

The NHS internet connection throughout Devon is experiencing an outage. We are currently unable to access our clinical system or the internet.

Please continue to use our online consultation system available through the practice website www.BowMedicalPractice.Co.Uk

We will review all requests once access has been restored.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

18/06/2026

18/06/26 Patient Notice

The NHS internet connection throughout Devon is experiencing an outage. We are currently unable to access our clinical system or the internet.

Please continue to use our online consultation system available through the practice website www.BowMedicalPractice.Co.Uk

We will review all requests once access has been restored.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

17/06/2026

While many of us look forward to the England game, major sporting events can bring increased fear and risk for people experiencing domestic violence or abuse.

If it's happening to you, or you're worried about someone else, help is available. And you don’t have to wait for an emergency to get help.

Find out how to get support, and spot the signs of domestic violence.

Visit https://nhs.uk/live-well/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/

17/06/2026

Super proud of team

16/06/2026

Whilst locking up this evening we discovered a …. deposit.

If this belongs to you, we would be grateful if you could return and pick it up.

If you have run out of dog waste bags, pop into the practice and we will be pleased to provide a sanitary bag.

15/06/2026

14/06/2026

13/06/2026

The sun is shining and Growing Well Garden is open!

We have a superb plant sale, all locally grown by our amazing volunteers and wonderful patients.🪴💐🎋

If the plants don’t tempt you, the abundance of cake and goodies to accompany a well earned cup of tea certainly will.🍰🧁☕️

Plenty of car parking available in the surgery carpark, we look forward to seeing you!

Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June, 11am-4pm.

A big ‘thank you’ to BBC Radio Devon and Toby Buckland for dropping by to visit us today ahead of our opening this weekend for The National Garden Scheme. Our volunteers have been super busy and the garden is looking full of the most fabulous colour. Come and see it for yourselves - it’s just what this doctor orders - all supporting a brilliant cause. Sat/Sun 13-14 June 11am-4pm