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June 2026 · 8 campaigns

June health initiatives

Pride Month · All June
Pride Month — LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care
  • Audit registration forms — ensure gender and pronoun options are inclusive
  • Brief reception and clinical staff on respectful communication
  • Display Pride-inclusive health information in waiting areas
  • Review referral pathways for gender identity services
CQC evidence: Responsive & Caring
Men's Health Week · Jun 9–15
Men's Health Week
  • Targeted outreach to men overdue for routine checks — BP, cholesterol, diabetes
  • Waiting room messaging: normalise help-seeking for mental health
  • Prostate cancer awareness — signpost PSA test eligibility
  • Check male patients on long-term condition registers are actively reviewed
CQC evidence: Effective & Responsive
Carers Week · Jun 9–15
Carers Week
  • Identify and reach out to all unpaid carers on your register
  • Offer carers a health check — they are often the last to look after themselves
  • Ensure carers are flagged in patient records for flexible appointment access
  • Share local carer support services and respite care information
CQC evidence: Caring & Well-Led
Volunteers' Week · Jun 2–8
Volunteers' Week
  • Recognise and celebrate any volunteers supporting your practice or PCN
  • Review links with local voluntary sector organisations for social prescribing
  • Promote volunteering opportunities to patients as part of social prescribing
CQC evidence: Well-Led & Responsive
Sun Awareness — UV Safety
Summer UV & Heat Safety
  • Heat health alerts — identify frail, elderly, and medication-sensitive patients
  • Remind patients on diuretics, lithium, or ACE inhibitors about hydration risks
  • Update practice heat wave protocol and confirm staff awareness
CQC evidence: Safe & Effective
Diabetes Awareness Month
Diabetes Awareness Month
  • Contact patients with pre-diabetes — remind about lifestyle referral programmes
  • HbA1c recall — identify patients overdue for their annual review
  • Foot care reminder texts to all Type 2 diabetic patients
  • Display "Know Your Risk" QR codes linking to Diabetes UK screening tool
CQC evidence: Effective & Responsive
World Refugee Day · Jun 20
World Refugee Day
  • Check all newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers are registered with the practice
  • Offer an interpreter-supported health needs assessment for new registrations
  • Review translation and communication support availability at the practice
CQC evidence: Responsive & Caring
NHS Birthday · Jul 5 (prep)
Prepare for NHS Birthday
  • Plan a social media post celebrating your team's contribution to the NHS
  • Use the NHS anniversary to highlight your practice's patient achievements
  • Share a patient story or staff profile on your website or waiting room screen
CQC evidence: Well-Led & Caring
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May 2026 · 9 campaigns

May health initiatives

Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Awareness Month
  • SMS "ABCD" mole-check reminder to all patients
  • Opportunistic lesion checks during routine physical exams
  • Sun safety display with SPF guidance near practice entrance
CQC evidence: Responsive & Well-Led
Make May Purple
Action on Stroke Month
  • FAST reminders on waiting room screens
  • Search for patients with irregular heartbeats needing anticoagulant review
  • Prompt patients to self-check BP using waiting room machine
CQC evidence: Effective & Responsive
National Epilepsy Week · May 24–30
National Epilepsy Week
  • Review epilepsy care plans — ensure emergency medication instructions are clear
  • Sodium Valproate audit for female patients — confirm yearly specialist review
CQC evidence: Safe & Effective
World No Tobacco Day · May 31
World No Tobacco Day
  • Low-pressure quit support text to all registered smokers
  • Confirm NRT referral pathway and hand-off process with local pharmacy
CQC evidence: Effective
International Nurses Day · May 12
International Nurses Day
  • Social media shout-out celebrating your nursing and HCA team
  • Staff room treat or gesture of appreciation from the practice
CQC evidence: Well-Led & Caring
Mental Health Awareness Week · May 11–17
Mental Health Awareness Week
  • "Small steps" text campaign with one simple mood-boost suggestion
  • Add a genuine mental health check-in to all long-term condition reviews
  • Protected 20-min staff tea break away from screens
  • Update website mental health page with current self-referral links
CQC evidence: Caring & Well-Led
National Walking Month
National Walking Month
  • "Try 20" challenge — encourage patients to walk 20 mins per day
  • Waiting room poster showing 15-min walking loops from the surgery
  • Frame walking as a "daily dose" prescription for T2DM and hypertension
CQC evidence: Effective & Responsive
Dementia Action Week · May 11–17
Dementia Action Week
  • Practice walkthrough — check signage clarity and lighting quality
  • Carer check-in calls with health check offer
  • Book dementia patients into quieter early or late slots
CQC evidence: Caring & Responsive
Deaf Awareness Week · May 4–10
Deaf Awareness Week
  • Confirm induction loops are switched on and working correctly
  • Update patient files to record specific communication needs
  • Share a 1-min BSL basics video with reception staff
CQC evidence: Responsive & Caring
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April 2026 · 11 campaigns

April health initiatives

Stress Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
  • Text patients with long-term conditions asking about stress, sleep, and mood
  • Add simple mental health check to regular appointments
  • Run a short staff wellbeing lunch-and-learn session
  • Display leaflets and QR codes for self-referral mental health services
CQC evidence: Caring & Well-Led
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
  • Contact patients who have not returned their FIT test screening kits
  • Symptom awareness posters and texts — encourage early reporting
  • Ensure 2-week wait referrals are being used and coded correctly
CQC evidence: Effective & Responsive
Parkinson's Awareness Month
Parkinson's Awareness Month
  • Patient recall — focused check-ins to monitor symptoms
  • Medication review to ensure treatments are optimised
  • Carer support check — contact carers and assess their needs
  • Falls risk screening for at-risk patients
CQC evidence: Effective & Caring
World Autism Awareness Day · April 2
World Autism Awareness Day
  • Offer quiet clinic slots — low-noise, low-wait appointments
  • Check and record patient communication preferences
  • Environment review — lighting, noise, and signage in the practice
CQC evidence: Responsive & Caring
World Health Day · April 7
World Health Day
  • Offer BP, BMI, or diabetes risk checks in the waiting room
  • Contact patients who rarely attend — health inequalities outreach
  • Share prevention messages aligned with this year's campaign theme
CQC evidence: Effective & Responsive
World Immunisation Week · April 24–30
World Immunisation Week
  • Contact patients who are overdue for vaccinations
  • Review vaccination status opportunistically during appointments
  • Confirm safe vaccine storage and handling procedures
  • Check all staff vaccinations are up to date
CQC evidence: Safe & Effective
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March 2026 · 5 campaigns

March health initiatives

International Women's Day · 8 March
International Women's Day
  • Fast-track outreach to women behind on routine checks — mammograms and ultrasounds
  • Menopause Café — explain hormone therapy, clear myths, check BP before treatment
  • Bone density scan referrals for older women at fracture risk
CQC evidence: Effective & Responsive
National Kidney Month
National Kidney Month
  • "Pee-in-a-Pot" week — urine samples from patients with diabetes or hypertension
  • Pharmacist check for patients on kidney-protecting drugs (SGLT2 inhibitors)
  • Waiting room tips on hydration and salt reduction
CQC evidence: Effective & Safe
No Smoking Day · 11 March
No Smoking Day
  • Text all patients asking if they still smoke — keep records accurate
  • Ask 14–19-year-olds with asthma specifically about vaping
  • Offer a "Quit Plan" and stop-smoking coach referral for COPD patients
CQC evidence: Effective & Responsive
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
  • Set aside 45+ mins for patients with learning disabilities for a full health MOT
  • Medication review — ensure patients aren't on unnecessary heavy medication (STOMP)
  • Sensory-friendly vaccine slots — no queues, dim lights, calm environment
CQC evidence: Caring & Effective
National Red Cross Month
National Red Cross Month
  • Basic CPR demos for patients and staff — builds community trust
  • Outreach to refugees and homeless patients — registration and Health Passport support
  • Partner with local food banks to create a direct referral pathway
CQC evidence: Responsive & Well-Led
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