Key messages • Take back your life this No Smoking Day – Wednesday 12th March 2025. • Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for...

Awareness weeks are used to bring attention to important issues, causes or events. They help people learn, reflect and contribute a...

As February rolls in and we look forward to lighter evenings we can often carry with us some of the darkness, isolation and loneliness of...

In this blog we interview Emily, our Primary Care Network (PCN) care coordinator. What is your role Emily? I am Emily and I work for East...

UK’s National Obesity Awareness Week 2025 is observed from Friday January 10th to Thursday the 16th. This week aims to raise awareness...

Although the Christmas period is often perceived as the 'most wonderful time of the year' we know this is often not the case for many...

What’s open this winter?   It’s not always easy remembering where you can turn to for assistance when your surgery is closed. To help...

On the evening of Tuesday the 17th of September, the doors opened to 13 of our patients who took part in the LIVE WELL YOUR WAY sessions,...

Despite the profession being around for some 50 years, many people are still unsure of what a Paramedic actually does. As a...

Have you ever wondered about the incredible team behind the scenes, working tirelessly to ensure your health and wellbeing? Today, we...

One of the biggest parts of British culture is the weather – talking about it, moaning about it, getting up in the morning to torrential...

Over the last six months the wellbeing blog series has covered the following subjects: ·       New Year New Me ·       Falling off the...

Benefits of exercise We all are aware that physical activity and looking after our bodies is important to our physical health and can...

Sadness vs depression In recent years, depression and poor mental health have become an essential pop culture topic. Depression is still...

This blog provides an insightful guide to the hospital discharge pathway, written by EKPCN’s care coordinators Sandie Parsley and Molly...

Setting emotional and personal boundaries is a relatively new subject within pop culture. As discussed in the previous blog, 'Being kind...

One of the earliest lessons most human beings are taught is to be kind to others. We can all remember our families, parents’, carers...

Falling off the wagon, and how to get back on it … EKPCN’s best advice for getting back on the wagon after the festive season Although...

Are you feeling overwhelmed this January? Is your news feed full of content trying to sell you the 'magic pill' that will change your...

Here at East Kennet PCN, we have now completed our first series of Group Consultations. Our pilot has been based around shoulder pain,...