Milnrow Village Practice

27/04/2026

🟣 Covid Spring Booster Vaccine

OUR FINAL LIST OF PATIENTS HAS NOW BEEN CHECKED AND WE ARE READY TO GO

The GPs have now checked the list we have for patients that are immunocompromised

We now have our final most at risk group of patients that are eligible for the Covid Spring Booster Vaccine

Texts will be sent this afternoon

We have a vaccine clinic tomorrow 9am-6pm

PLEASE act immediately and either book or decline

If you are registered with us as housebound please contact us and request a home visit

If you have a loved one that is immunocompromised and may not use Facebook…. Please mention this to them !

Thank you for your help in this matter

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27/04/2026

27/04/2026

🟣 URGENT MESSAGE

The Covid Spring Booster
Started 13th April and ends on 30th June

Despite the program running until the 30th of June, we are now coming to the end and our well ahead with the vaccination programme

The spring booster is simply for our most at risk patients

Eligibility:-

🔹 Our patients that will be 75 years of age and over by the 30th of June 2026

🔹 Our immuno compromised patients from the age of six months

The GPs are currently working their way through this list to check for eligibility as some patients on the list have since stopped the medication that made them eligible for the vaccine - once they have checked the list, we will give the remaining patients a call

If you know you are immuno compromised, please don’t hesitate in booking an appointment. There is no need to wait for the call from us. We will give you a call if there is any query around eligibility. 

🔹 Our patients living in a care home for the elderly

We carefully planned the programme well in advance and we are way ahead already

The majority of our care homes are now protected - we just have a couple of patients left that’s what either not well on the day we visited or our new residents to the home

Patients that wish to be vaccinated and are housebound are being visited this week

The majority of our patients that will be 75 and over by the 30th of June have now been vaccinated

If you are eligible and wish to have the vaccine, it is now extremely important that you give us a call to book an appointment whether that be at the practice or at home, if you are registered as housebound

☎️ 01706 641 409

Thank you 🌈 

27/04/2026

We close at 1pm on THURSDAY 14th MAY
for practice training and development

We will reopen at 8am on FRIDAY 15th MAY

Please make sure you collect any prescriptions etc before 1pm as the doors are closed promptly at 1pm in order for us to start the training and get through everything that we have planned

During our closure if you feel you need medical advice please call Bardoc on
0161 763 4242

Thank you

26/04/2026

Childhood immunisations are delivered by our trained nurses :- Jan and Natalie

We have an immunisation co-ordinator that will make contact when your child’s immunisations are due :- Louise

If you are considering not immunising your child PLEASE make an appointment to discuss this with our nurses first, so that you are able to make an informed decision 🌈

25/04/2026

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For our followers …. you will be pleased to know that there are just 4 more working days left to raise awareness of Bowel Cancer and hopefully increase the number of our patients taking part in the screening that is available from the age of 50

I know I have bombarded you with this throughout April but it is incredibly important and I just hope I have encouraged just one more patient to return their kit

4 more days and the waiting room will be back to normal and my posts will begin to be more varied - promise !!!!
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Reminder :-

Information slips are available at the front of reception underneath our big “ number 2”
Detailing the telephone number for those that hasn’t yet received their kit

Don’t leave things to chance ….. it literally takes seconds to do and could save your life

Poo etc isn’t embarrassing for staff at the practice

We deal with allsorts of things on a daily basis … nothing is awkward or embarrassing for us ..

Please don’t be put off asking and certainly don’t think twice about doing the test !!!

If you have lost the kit ….. please let us know

Thank you

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20/04/2026

Do you know the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer?

If you’ve had blood in your poo or bleeding from your bottom, a change in bowel habits, unexplained weight loss or a pain or lump in your tummy, and these symptoms last three weeks or more, it’s time to get them checked out.

Chances are it’s not bowel cancer, but if it is, finding it early can make it much more treatable.

Month

18/04/2026

Do you know you can order your repeat prescriptions quickly and easily by using the NHS app?

Skip unnecessary trips or phone calls to your GP practice and have your medication sent to your local pharmacy.

Download the NHS app through Apple Store or Google Play.

18/04/2026

18/04/2026

What a great way to explain Type 2 Diabetes !!