Longford Street Medical Centre

18/11/2025

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day.

Struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress or obsessions and compulsions?

NHS Talking Therapies can help. Your GP can refer you or refer yourself at http://nhs.uk/talk

04/10/2025

Don’t forget it’s walk in flu clinic today at the surgery. Eligible patients have been invited to our clinics today and Saturday 11th October. Join us any time between 9:30-1:30.

03/09/2025

***Flu Vaccine Clinics***

Flu vaccination clinics will start on the 1st October. We will shortly be contacting patients to book in.

-aged 65 or above
-underlying medical problem e.g. asthma, copd, heart problems, kidney/liver problems, stroke, diabetes etc..
-immunosuppressed
-carers (if you care for a relative or friend)
-health and social care professionals

We have ordered enough flu vaccine for all our eligible patients at significant cost and would encourage you to book into the surgery rather than go elsewhere to avoid vaccines going to waste

Unfortunately we cannot offer the Flu vaccine to patients not registered with the surgery

02/09/2025

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Are you a patient at…

Heywood Health
Hopwood Medical Centre
Birtle View Medical Practice
Longford Street Medical Centre
Heady Hill Surgery

✨ Did you know you can contact your GP Practice online with PATCHS?

PATCHS is a secure and simple service for 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 requests such as:

📄 Sick notes
💊 Medical advice
🧪 Test results
…and more!

Just answer a few quick questions online and the practice will aim to respond within 𝟮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.

* No waiting on the phone
* Connect with the right team member for your needs
* Keeps phone lines clear for more urgent requests

🌐 How to register:
Sign up with your NHS App account or as a new patient.

Step-by-step guide
👉https://advanced.wistia.com/medias/b3qkjydw33

🌐 How to use PATCHS:

Watch how it works
👉https://advanced.wistia.com/medias/254v8roi4i

🔗 Your GP PATCHS links:

Heywood Health - https://patchs.ai/practice/heywoodhealth

Hopwood Medical Centre - https://patchs.ai/practice/hopwoodmedicalcentre

Birtle View Medical Practice - https://patchs.ai/practice/birtleviewmedicalpractice

Longford Street Medical Centre - https://patchs.ai/practice/longfordstreetmedicalcentre

Heady Hill Surgery - https://patchs.ai/practice/headyhill

⚠️ Please remember: PATCHS is for 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 requests only (things that can wait a day or two). For urgent problems, please contact the practice directly by phone, NHS 111 or 999 in an emergency.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿?
Sign up today and see how quick and convenient PATCHS can be!

02/09/2025

27/06/2025

We have now received our guidance from Greater Manchester ICB. Please see below.

14/05/2025

Thank you to our amazing team. No 2 days are the same and you deal with every sort of call and situation. We couldn’t do it without you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

share our new video to show your support for your reception teams today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrlETspRMlA

02/04/2025

The Covid Spring Booster programme has started from the 1st April for:

People aged 75 and above
People with a weakened immune system (immunosuppressed)

We are holding a clinic on Tuesday 15th April 2025. If you are eligible and would like to book an appointment, please contact the surgery on 01706 621417.

We may be holding other clinics in the future, dependant on demand. If you cannot make the above date, please visit www.nhs.uk or ring 119 to find alternative providers.

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