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Online Services Did you know that you can book an online telephone consultation with a Doctor, and or order your repeat medications? We also have online physiotherapy telephone appointments. These … [continue]

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please click on this letter to see the updates for February 2022. https://www.flipbookpdf.net/…/30a9df6e77d1944e262db1914…

Find a walk-in coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site https://www.nhs.uk/…/find-a-walk-in-coronavirus-covid…/ 12-15-year-olds: – “With the increased threat posed by the Omicron variant, additional vaccination capacity has been added locally.  You may be interested … [continue] Booking a Covid injection

Click on this link to see where your nearest walk-in Covid centre is https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/find-a-walk-in-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-site/

Please can you make sure you order your medication in plenty of time before we close? Please see this link for when we are closed from December 2021 to January … [continue] Prescriptions

The Surgery will be closed from 1 pm on Friday, 24th December 2021 to Tuesday, 28th December 2021, and then from Friday, 31st December 2021, 1 pm to Monday,  3rd … [continue] Holiday opening hours over December 2021 to January 2022

The ‘Choose Well’ campaign is a national NHS initiative that aims to give people information so that they know where to go to in the first instance to get fast, … [continue] Get the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

Flu Jab If you are over 50 years of age, please book your flu injection online through Grasmere Surgery – or register to use Grasmere online – https://www.grasmeresurgery.co.uk/services/online-services/ Or please … [continue] Flu Jab

Wigan GP Alliance provide Cytology appointments every weekend from 10:00 – 16:00. The sessions are held at either  Ashton Medical Practice or Pennygate Medical Centre. If you have received your … [continue] Cytology appointments

“A supplier to the NHS has advised us of a global shortage of some equipment used for taking blood tests. Anyone who needs a test for urgent health problems, will … [continue] Global Shortage of equipment as per the NHS

We will be closed Monday 30th August 2021 for the bank holiday Please contact 111 if you need to access medical treatment when we are closed, or 999 in the … [continue] Bank holiday closure Monday, 30th August 2021

For more information on how to stay safe at home whilst isolating – please see this link   https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/12/C1370-Suspected-Coronavirus-COVID-19-important-information-to-keep-you-safe-at-home-leaflet-August-2021.pdf

This information is provided by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust and Wigan Borough CCG to help protect your kidneys. Please click on the link to view the Medicines … [continue] Medicines and your kidneys

We are aware that some people suffer from long term effects of Covid-19. Please see this link for more information of the Long Term Covid effects If you have tested … [continue] Long Term Covid

Good morning please may we let you know that we are currently having problems with our phones lines. Our I.T, are looking into the problem, and we are hoping that … [continue] telephones problems 21/06/2021

NHS Digital have recently announced it is setting up a new primary care data collection service which will begin on the 1st July 2021. For more information on how data … [continue] General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDfPR) – Data Collection

When entering the surgery, you must wear a face mask. We have many vulnerable patients visiting the surgery, so help us keep you, them, and our staff, safe. If you … [continue] Face Mask

Immunisation leaflet for migrants who have moved to the UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immunisation-information-for-migrants

We will be closed 3rd May 2021 bank holiday Please contact 111 if you need to access medical treatment when we are closed, or 999 in the case of medical … [continue] Bank Holiday 03/05/21

Get the latest NHS information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19). Get a test to check if you have coronavirus on GOV.UK Symptoms Find out about the main symptoms of coronavirus … [continue] Coronavirus (Covid-19) Information

You may be aware that Dr Martin is retiring from Grasmere surgery after working here for 32 years. Dr Martin has asked instead of presents if anyone is wishing to … [continue] Dr Susan Martin Retiring

We will be closed for the above bank holidays. Please contact 111 if you need to access medical treatment when we are closed. The opening hours for community pharmacies over … [continue] Good Friday – Easter Sunday – Easter Monday – Bank Holidays May 3 & 31 2021

Please click on this link for Patient information regarding Covid Vaccinations  

Please may we let you that Dr S Martin will be retiring on the 31st May 2021. Dr Martins last working day is the 12th May 2021. We wish her … [continue] Dr Martin retiring 31/05/2021

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