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.
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Health and Wellbeing Open Day – Wednesday 22 January 2025 10am-2pm Robin Park Leisure Centre
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
Flu cases are rising rapidly – protect yourself, protect others and get a flu jab.
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.
Child Flu Nasal Vaccines – catch up clinics
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…
Should you have any health queries during the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays please either contact:
☎️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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Christmas Bank Holiday Community Pharmacy Opening Hours
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…
WALK IN BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK – Wednesday 11 December 2024 from 1pm until 5.30pm
📢 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…
New Practice Telephone Number
*** 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. ***
NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR DR M K PATEL AND PARTNERS
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.
*** REMINDER *** Flu Walk In Clinic
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!
Breast screening

For more information, visit the NHS website:
Overcoming language barriers

To overcome language barriers we use Language Line to communicate with our patients whose first language isn’t English. We also have a member of our non clinical team who can speak Urdu and Punjabi. ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਅਸੀਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਰੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਲਾਈਨ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ…
Measles cases are rising in England

You can still ask your GP practice for the MMR vaccine if your child has missed either of these 2 doses. For more information use the NHS website:
2024 GP Patient Survey

Have your say on the way your local GP services are working. Around 2.5 million people, aged 16 and over, who are registered with a GP practice in England will receive an invitation to take part in Europe’s biggest patient experience survey in early January. The answers we get help the NHS to improve local…
Demystifying Mental Health Group

Mondays 11:30am at Wigan Central Family Hub, WN5 9RQ.