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If you’re a registered patient with us and interested in becoming a member in our practice’s patient participation group, we would love to have you on board!  We look forward to hearing from new members and expanding our group.

Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) is not currently available on the NHS anywhere for weight loss in Greater Manchester, including GP practices, hospitals, or specialist weight management services. Please do not contact us to request it — you’ll be contacted directly if you’re eligible if/when the service becomes available in your area.

Unfortunately due to poor uptake we have made the decision to cancel our Military Veteran Coffee Morning planned for Thursday 26.6.25 at Longshoot Health Centre

We would like to invite our Military Veterans for a brew and a chat with each other and our team, including our healthcare assistant, community link workers, care coordinators and mental health link worker. We will also have representatives from Wigan Council Be Well Team, We Are With You, as well as the primary care…

We are receiving many requests to prescribe weight loss injections (Mounjaro) or similar. Greater Manchester ICB, (the organisation responsible for overseeing NHS funding for practices in Wigan), has issued instructions that this medication cannot currently be prescribed for weight loss on the NHS. We do recognise that this is a frustrating situation for many patients…

Clinics will be held at Rebuild with Hope, located upstairs inside the Grand Arcade. ✅ FREE health checks include: Blood pressure check Height, weight, and BMI Lifestyle advice on diet, exercise, alcohol and smoking ❌NO appointment needed – just walk in!❌

GM Cancer Alliance ‘This Van Can’ is in Wigan and Leigh for the next couple of weeks. It will be in the following locations on the following days and they usually operate 10am till 6pm. Robin Retail Park Wednesday 16th and Saturday 19th April 2025 Tesco, Leigh Thursday 17th and Saturday 26th April 2025 Tesco,…

This #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re supporting Bowel Cancer UK’s #PassItOn campaign by sharing the symptoms. The earlier bowel cancer is spotted, the more treatable it’s likely to be.

Easter Pharmacy Opening Times – 2025

We are holding a walk in blood pressure check for our registered patients on:- DATE: Tuesday 1 April 2025 WHERE: Longshoot Health Centre TIME: 2pm until 5.30pm. No appointment needed just turn up during those times.

Please can all patients who may be due prescription items during the Easter period ensure these are ordered by Friday 11th April 2025. This will give us enough time to process your items and the pharmacy time to order/dispense these. Thank you so much.

You can now book your Spring/Summer COVID-19 booster if you’re eligible. Vaccinations will begin on 1st April. Eligible patients are: – Adults aged 75 years and over (this includes those who will turn 75 years old by 17 June 2025. – Residents in a care home for older adults – Patients aged 6 months and…

Drop in health check clinic Wednesday 5 February 2025 10am till 2pm and Friday 7 February 2025 10.30am till 3.30pm at Rebuild With Hope Grand Arcade Shopping Centre, Wigan.

Do you know your Blood Pressure reading? Would you like to quit smoking but need that bit of extra help? Come join our GP Assistant’s and various other health services at Be Well Wigan Health & Wellbeing event for more information !! Wednesday 22nd January 10am – 2pm Robin Park Leisure Centre WN5 0UH

We have a limited number of flu vaccines still available at the surgery. If you are eligible you will have already received an invitation from us to book your appointment. If you haven’t yet done so and still wish to have the vaccine, please contact the surgery on 01942 368 055.

The NHS in Greater Manchester urges parents to act now, as cases of flu are rising in children aged 5 to 14 years old. Children catch and spread flu easily and it can make them very poorly. For children who missed out at school, IntraHealth are offering community clinics until 18th January 2025. Anyone who…

☎️GP Alliance on 01942 482848 if you need to speak to a Doctor over the Bank Holiday Weekend. They are also open between the hours of 8am – 4pm from Friday through to Monday. ☎️Out of hours GP service by ringing 111, they are there to help with any urgent queries you may have that…

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Need a pharmacy over the festive season? Here’s a reminder that some community pharmacies will have adjusted opening hours over the Christmas bank holidays. Pharmacies can provide advice, over-the-counter remedies, and support for minor health concerns during this time. For urgent medical help or advice, you can also contact NHS 111 at any time. Wishing…

📢 If you are a registered patient with us, we are holding a walk in clinic for blood pressure checks tomorrow Wednesday 11 December 2024 from 1pm until 5.30pm at Longshoot Health Centre. No appointment is required. 🩺 Please note this clinic is just for our own registered patients and is for a blood pressure…

*** Our new telephone number is now live! If you need to contact the surgery please use 01942 368055. Anyone telephoning our old number 01942 807750 will receive an automated message to make the caller aware the number has now been disconnected. Please make your friends and family aware of the change. Thank you. ***

We are pleased to announce that our new telephone system will go live on Friday, 1st November 2024! Please note our new telephone number: 01942 368 055. We will be working hard to ensure that any disruption to patients is kept to a minimum during this transition.

Flu walk in clinic for our eligible patients aged 18 years and over on Wednesday 30 October 2024 1pm to 5.30pm. No appointment necessary just turn up between those times at Longshoot Health Centre!