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Park View, Victoria Way and occasionally Lavender Grove surgery will close for an afternoon if staffing pressures or to avoid lone working. See our monthly News Post with more details of specific opening hours.

The practice will close during the afternoon (from midday) of Wednesday 12th November for a York-wide Protected Learning Time event.

We will open as normal at 8am on Thursday.

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Men's Health Month

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November is Men's Health Awareness Month

Men face significantly higher rates of serious health conditions compared to women, on average:  
  • in the UK, men’s life expectancy is nearly four years shorter than women’s  
  • globally, men die on average six years earlier than women and for reasons that are largely preventable
  • one in five men die before the age 65 
  • men are less likely to visit the doctor than women 
  • four in five men's deaths by suicide in England are among men under 35

A range of factors, including ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic background shapes men’s health.

Mental Health 

Some men find it difficult to approach the surgery if they are struggling with their mental health. There are some specific resources to support men with a range of symptoms or difficulties:

Screening

The NHS offers a number of screening tests to try and identify diseases earlier (before symptoms appear). For men this includes

  • Bowel cancer screening: offered to everyone aged 50 to 74 via a home test kit every 2 years.
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is offered to men when they turn 65 to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms (a dangerous swelling in the aorta). Men over 65 can self-refer.

We often get asked about prostate cancer (PSA) screening, there is not something the NHS currently offers as the blood test and processes aren't good enough yet. Men aged 50 or over can ask their practice for a PSA test, even if you do not have symptoms. To read more about the pros/cons of the PSA blood test, see the NHS website here and check your individual risk of prostate cancer here.

If you have any new or changes to your urinary symptoms, please contact us using the prioryCARE form or by phone to arrange a consultation with a member of the clinical team.

This video explains what you might be offered in England: