Welcome to Valley Medical Centre's Website
The Valley Medical Centre is home to the Stocksbridge Medical Group which was formed in 1988 and provides medical services for the local community in Stocksbridge and Deepcar as well as nearby villages.
Community Support Workers (CSW)
We are pleased to inform you that with effect from Friday 18th February our CSW will be holding a drop in service at the surgery between 9 and 11am.
NEW Opening times – aimed at our working patients
We are now able to offer some early morning and later evening appointments. These are aimed at our working patients to enable them to come outside their working hours.
7:30am-8:30am - Appointments for a HCA, i.e. blood tests, BP checks, Health Checks. We also have limited GP appointments. Please ask at reception.
6-7pm - We can offer nurse appointments for Long Term conditions i.e. Asthma and Diabetes reviews, smear tests.
Days can change depending on staff availability so please ask at reception.
New Directory of Services for Sheffield
Activities, organisations, information and services at your fingertips for adults, children & families, those with educational needs and disabilities:
www.sheffielddirectory.org.uk
SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS
Valley Medical Centre is pleased to announce that a full range of contraception services are now available at the surgery, including implants and coil fitting.
Clinics usually run on Thursdays - please contact reception for further information.
Door43 – Emotional, mental and sexual health support
Are you aged 13-25?
Worried about your emotional or mental health?
You might not realise it, but emotional and mental health issues are quite common and you're not on your own – we're here to support you. Sometimes you just need space to think, and that's cool, we all do. You can do that at Door43.
If you call in to Sheffield Futures, Star House, 43 Division Street, Sheffield, we will do our best to help and support you, or we will point you in the right direction to get help elsewhere.
Sometimes things happen and it's too embarrassing to speak to a parent, carer or teacher, but we know everyone needs a little help from somewhere. We can support you in all sorts of situations, so please get in touch and speak to one of our specially trained professionals who are ready to help out and they will not judge you or be shocked by anything you tell them.
At Door43, lots of different people work together to make sure that we always have someone to hand who can help – including youth workers, counsellors, substance misuse workers, sexual health workers, careers advisors, volunteers, peers supporters and more!
For more information please call us on 0114 201 2800 or drop in to Star House during our opening hours.
Going Abroad?
Before you go, please visit www.smarter-traveller.co.uk for travel health advice to help you stay healthy while you're abroad.
We advise you to arrange this with our Practice Nurse at least 4-6 weeks prior to your travel date. We can often accommodate short notice travel. Please be aware travel vaccines incur a standard NHS Prescription Cost per item.
All you need to do is complete the travel form and hand in to reception. A nurse will then contact you to inform you of which vaccines are advised and book you a travel consultation appointment.
NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in Sheffield will help you take control of your health, supporting you to make changes to your diet, weight and the amount of exercise you do. Taking this kind of action now is very important as it can reduce your risk of, or even stop you, developing Type 2 diabetes.
Find out more by visiting www.preventing-diabetes.co.uk
and by downloading the leaflet:
NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in Sheffield
SystmOnline App Approved
TPP's SystmOnline app is now available for both the Apple and Android platform. It offers patients the same functionality as the Systmonline website but optimised for smartphones The patient can log in with a username and password provided by their practice to order repeat prescriptions, book and cancel appointments.
Living Well in North West Sheffield
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IAPT Improve Your Wellbeing Courses
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Things to do locally
You may find the following websites useful:
Stocksbridge Community - www.stocksbridgecommunity.org
Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre - www.stocksbridgeclc.co.uk
