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Winter Newsletter 2025
Upcoming Surgery Closures:
- Thursday 25th December Bank Holiday (full day)
- Friday 26th December Bank Holiday (full day)
- Thursday 1st January Bank Holiday (full day)
- Wednesday 4th February PLT (half day from 1pm)
Do you know the signs of Type 1 diabetes?
- Toilet
- Thirsty
- Tired
- Thinner
We call them the 4Ts. If you or your child are urinating more often, constantly thirsty, more tired than usual or losing weight for no reason, it could be a symptom of type 1 diabetes.
If left undiagnosed, type 1 diabetes can be fatal. If you are experiencing any of the 4Ts, ask the GP for a test.
Veteran Friendly Accredited Practice
We are proud to announce that we are an Armed Forces Veteran Friendly Accredited Practice.
If you are a veteran or a member of the armed forces community, we are here to support you. For more information visit our website or speak to a member of our team.
Changes in Diabetes Annual review
You will be invited in or around your birth month
First appointment
Will be with a HCA, which will include:
- Blood test
- Blood pressire
- Foot check
- BMI
- Lifestyle discussion
2nd appointment
Only if your blood tests comes back abnormal, will be with a GP to discuss via telephone
Thinking about Quitting Smoking? We can help!
Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health! Our team can offer free smoking support & advice. Whether you’ve tried before or are thinking about quitting for the first time, we are here to help you take the next step. Ask at reception to speak to our in-house smoking cessation advisor Emma or visit One You Smokefree and fill in a self- referral form.
Training practice
As a training practice, we are pleased to welcome a new FY2 (Foundation year 2) Doctor joining us on the 4th December for 4 months. Dr Maksim Richards. He will be seeing patients under the supervision of our senior GPs and will work closely with our team to ensure you receive safe, high- quality care.
Winter Access
To help support patients during the busy winter period. Malling PCN are running Winter Access Clinics offering same-day appointment for acute on the day problems/illnesses. This may mean after completing an Anima form you will be asked to go to another Malling PCN surgery. This will be located in either Thornhills, Kings hill surgery, Larkfield (Chaucer Way), Phoenix Surgery or Snodland Surgery. A member of staff will inform you at the time of booking the appointment where you will need to attend.
Pharmacy First
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Published: Dec 2, 2025