Quayside Medical Practice - NI

28/05/2026

If you’re living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), you’re not alone and support is available to help you manage your condition.

IBD mainly includes:
🔹 Crohn’s Disease
🔹 Ulcerative Colitis

These are long-term conditions that affect the digestive system and can cause symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fatigue and weight loss, often coming and going in flare-ups

Need advice or support?
👉 Find out more:
https://westerntrust.hscni.net/service/inflammatory-bowel-disease-service/

27/05/2026

If you've just found out you're pregnant, you can now self-refer directly to your community midwife - no need to visit your GP first.

If you have a pre-existing medical condition, please contact your specialist team as soon as possible.

27/05/2026

❗ It's important that we hold your correct contact details on our systems. Please let us know if your records need updating.

27/05/2026

The Pharmacy First service is available at participating community pharmacies across Northern Ireland.

If you have an everyday health condition, you can use the Pharmacy First service to get advice and treatment from your local pharmacist, without waiting for a GP appointment.

See the link below for more information on the services provided.

The Pharmacy First service is available at participating community pharmacies across Northern Ireland. If you have an everyday health condition, you can use the Pharmacy First service to get advice and treatment from a local pharmacist, without waiting for an appointment to see your GP. Many communi...

26/05/2026

📌 Clinical IT System Change Update 📌

⏰ 1 week to go !! ⏰

Reminder that we will be live with the new clinical system from Tues 2nd June.

This week, we are continuing to work through our transition plans. This will impact our services as follows:

Appointments 🗓️

▪️Friday 29th May & Monday 1st June - we won’t have system access therefore can only offer restricted URGENT GP appointments.
▪️Tuesday 2nd to Friday 5th June - we will be live on the new system but whilst we get used to how it works we can only offer restricted URGENT GP appointments.
▪️Our treatment room team will continue to offer essential appointments for dressings and urgent tests
▪️Our mental health and social work team will offer urgent appointments

Tests & Results🔬⏲️

▪️Routine blood and BP tests will not be available from Thursday 28th May to Monday 8th June
▪️Results line will be closed from 12:30pm Thursday 28th May and reopen Thursday 4th June at 11am
▪️ Urgent results will be followed up by a GP

Repeat Medication Requests 💊

▪️Our online repeat prescriptions ordering system is off-line until further notice. Patients can order their repeat prescriptions by:
> Dropping your repeat order slip into our front reception desk or pop it in the post box at the front door of the Practice, or
> Send an email to our temporary dedicated repeat prescription mailbox [email protected] You must state your name, date of birth, contact telephone number and list the medications you require.


*This mailbox is for repeat prescription requests only *

Registrations📄

▪️Our patient list remains closed to new registrations until July 2026


We will be working hard to minimise the disruption to our service. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your continued support and understanding.

26/05/2026

Walking is one of the easiest ways to boost your health and wellbeing, and it doesn’t require any special equipment or gym membership. Even a brisk 10-minute walk a day can improve your mood, increase energy levels and support heart health. 🚶‍♀️💚✨

Regular walking can help:
• Improve heart health and reduce risk of disease ❤️🩺
• Boost mood and reduce stress and anxiety 🌿💙
• Increase energy levels and improve sleep ⚡🌙
• Support weight management and overall fitness ⚖️✨

You don’t need to do hours of exercise to see benefits. Short, regular walks all add up and count towards the recommended activity levels.

Making walking part of your daily routine, whether it’s a lunchtime walk, walking to work or getting outside with friends, can have a big impact on your physical and mental wellbeing. 💚🚶‍♂️✨

21/05/2026

Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers, and recognising the signs early can make a real difference to outcomes. The most common symptom is blood in your p*e, even if it only happens once or is not painful, and it should always be checked.

Other symptoms to look out for include:
• Pain, burning or stinging when passing urine 💧⚠️
• Needing to p*e more often or urgently 🚽⏱️
• Repeated urinary infections 🔁🩺
• Pain in the lower tummy or back 🤕✨
• Feeling very tired or losing weight without trying 💙📉

These symptoms are often caused by other conditions, but it’s important not to ignore them. Getting checked early can lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment.

For support: https://actioncancer.org/services-info/

19/05/2026

Whether you’re heading out for a walk, enjoying the garden or going on holiday, protecting your skin is essential 💛

✔️ Choose a sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher and at least 4-star UVA protection to help protect against harmful UV rays
✔️ Apply it generously and evenly – most people don’t use enough
✔️ Put it on 30 minutes before going outside and reapply regularly, especially after swimming or sweating
✔️ Don’t forget areas like your ears, neck, and face

⚠️ Remember: sunscreen alone isn’t enough
🧢 Wear a hat and sunglasses
🌳 Spend time in the shade (especially 11am–3pm)
👕 Cover up where you can

Even on cloudy days, UV rays can still damage your skin 🌥️

👉 Find out more about choosing and using sunscreen:
https://westerntrust.hscni.net/how-to-choose-and-use-sunscreen/

18/05/2026

📌 Clinical IT System Change Update 📌

🔹To facilitate the IT Clinical system change, we will take our current online repeat prescription ordering system off line at 8pm this Wednesday (20th May)
🔹From the 21st May until further notice, you can order your repeat prescriptions in a number of ways:

(1) Drop your repeat order slip into our front reception desk or pop it in the post box at the front door of the Practice
(2) Send an email to our temporary dedicated repeat prescription mailbox. [email protected]

You must state your name, date of birth, contact telephone number and list the medications you require.

* THIS MAILBOX IS FOR REPEAT PRESCRIPTION REQUESTS ONLY *

🔹All patients who are currently registered for our online ordering system will have received an email update with further details. Please check your junk/spam folders.

Should you have any concerns, our doors and telephone lines remain open and our team will be here to help as we move through the change.

18/05/2026

🔹 The Practice will close for the bank holiday Monday 25th May