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Poster. Top up your immunity this spring. If you're in one of the following groups, you can take up the spring COVID-19 Booster offer. Adults 75 years and over. People aged 5-74 with a weakened immune system. Residents in care homes. Please wait to be contacted by the NHS if you're eligible.

Spring Covid Booster - Available from 1 April 2025

Spring Covid Boosters will be available in the surgery from 1 April.  Invitations will be sent to all eligible patients, or you can contact the surgery to book your appointment after this date. Housebound patients will be contacted separately.

Cancer Research Fundraiser - Brixworth Park Run - Saturday, 22 March 2025

Please join us on Saturday 22 March at 9.00am for the Brixworth Park Run.   

Saxon Spires is supporting the Brixworth Park Run and is launching a fundraising event for Cancer Research, to support our very own Dr Susie Northover.

Further information and Susie's own story can be found by clicking on the link below.

We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

Thank you. 

Emailing The Surgery

Our email addresses have changed and are now as follows:

Main Surgery Email - northantsicb.saxonspiresadmin@nhs.net

Repeat Prescription Email - northantsicb.repeats.k83064@nhs.net

RSV Vaccine

From 1 September 2024, those who turn 75 and those age 75-79 will be eligible for a free vaccine to protect them from Respiratory Synctial Virus (RSV). 

Please contact the surgery direct to book an appointment.

Also, all women who are at least 28 weeks pregnant on 1 September 2024 will be offered a single dose of the RSV vaccine.   After that, pregnant women will become eligible as they reach 28 weeks gestation and remain eligible up to birth.  Please speak to your midwife about this vaccination.

Further information regarding this vaccine can be found by clicking on the posters below which will take you to the NHS website.

 

Northamptonshire Carers

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Surgery Closure Dates

Staff Training (PLT) 

For one afternoon every month, the surgery will be closed from 12.30pm to allow for staff training and development.  We will be closed on the following dates in 2025/26: 

Wednesday 15th January

Wednesday 12th February

Wednesday 12th March

Wednesday 2nd April

Wednesday 7th May 

Wednesday 4th June

Wednesday 2nd July

Wednesday 6th August

Wednesday 3rd September

Wednesday 1st October

Wednesday 5th November

Wednesday 3rd December

Wednesday 21st January

Wednesday 25th February

Wednesday 18th March

 

Bank Holidays 2025

Wednesday 1 January - New Years Day

Friday 18th April - Good Friday

Monday 21st April - Easter Monday

Monday 5th May - May Bank Holiday

Monday 26th May - Spring Bank Holiday

Monday 25th August - Summer Bank Holiday

Thursday 25th December - Christmas Day

Friday 26th December - Boxing Day

NHS Health Checks

We offer a Health Check to patients between 40 – 74 to check blood pressure, raised cholesterol and any signs of early diabetes along with lifestyle advice. This health check is offered every 5 years to those patients who do not already have heart problems, diabetes or monitoring for raised blood pressure.
Please phone the surgery to see if you are eligible and to make an appointment.

CPR Training

LEARN CPR IN 15 MINUTES

In just 15 minutes you can learn how to save a life and receive your very own CPR Certificate.  Please click on the following link to start your free online training.

 

Learn CPR in 15 minutes | RevivR | BHF - BHF