Leesbrook Surgery

18/03/2026

🔴Please note we are CLOSED for Staff Training from 1pm on Thursday 19/03/2026 and we will reopen at 8am on Friday 20/03/2026 🔴

If you require non urgent medical assistance during this time please call the surgery on -
0161 621 4800 and you will be directed to our out of hours provider or visit your Local Pharmacy
If you Require urgent Medical assistance please phone 999 immediately

17/03/2026

Meningococcal disease (meningitis and septicaemia) is an uncommon but serious disease caused by meningococcal bacteria. Very occasionally, the meningococcal bacteria can cause serious illness, (inflammation of the lining of the brain) and septicaemia (blood poisoning), which can rapidly lead to sepsis.

The onset of illness is often sudden and early diagnosis and treatment with antibiotics are vital.

Early symptoms, which may not always be present, include:

a rash that doesn’t fade when pressed with a glass
sudden onset of high fever
severe and worsening headache
stiff neck
vomiting and diarrhoea
joint and muscle pain
dislike of bright lights
very cold hands and feet
seizures
confusion/delirium
extreme sleepiness/difficulty waking

15/03/2026

Happy Mothers Day 💐
To all our staff members, patients & friends 🩷

13/03/2026

🏡Leesbrook Surgery Housebound Criteria🏡

There is a criteria for Housebound patients
If you do meet the criteria we will happily log you as a housebound patient
If you do not meet the criteria unfortunately you will not be logged as a housebound patient
If you go Shopping, on holiday, to the hair salon/nail salon, appointments outside of your home you will not receive home visits as you can attend the surgery

13/03/2026

🦠Norovirus is still around it is a stomach bug that causes diarrhoea and vomiting. 🤢

It can spread very easily, but washing your hands frequently with soap and water is the best way to stop it spreading.

If you catch it, stay at home until two days after the symptoms stop. Don’t visit hospitals or care homes during this time.

Find out more: www.nhs.uk/norovirus

11/03/2026

🗓️Annual Review Invites 🗓️
Annual Review Appointments are important to manage your Long Term Conditions & ensure you are receiving the best possible care.

They can also help identify any other issues with Blood Tests, Breathing Tests & More

Contact your surgery if you think you are due to have Long Term Condition Review but have not been sent an invitation, You should hear from the Surgery around your Month of Birth 🎂

10/03/2026

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, a crucial time to spotlight the disease, which affects over 7,000 women in the UK annually. The campaign focuses on recognizing symptoms—persistent bloating, pelvic pain, and feeling full quickly—to facilitate earlier diagnosis.
Please contact your registered surgery if you have an concerns

08/03/2026

Happy International Womens Day
To our GP’s, Nurses, HCA’s, Management, Receptionists, Admin team & to you our patients

"Across the NHS, women give every single day. Every act of care gives something back—to our patients, to our teams, and to ourselves"

03/03/2026

🗣️We would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to respond to our Friends and Family Test text messages. Patients who have had pre-booked face-to-face appointments should receive a text message asking for feedback, please ensure we have your up-to-date mobile phone number.
🗣️There were 306 responses received in February 2026
Below we have selected a few of the Positive & Negative comments
It is with Regret that Negative feedback is received, however we discuss all feedback at our Practice Meetings
If any of our Patients wish to Discuss any Issues Raised please Contact the Practice Manager.
Thankyou

02/03/2026

🔴If you are unable to attend an appointment it is vital you contact the surgery to cancel the appointment to make it available for another patient.🔴
📱☎️If you cannot make your appointment you can cancel it on the NHS App 📲
Text back to your Appointment Reminder Message 📱
Contact the Surgery on - 0161 621 4800 ☎️

🗓️We do send Reminders prior to your appointments 🗓️

It can sometimes be difficult to a get a routine appointment with a GP or Nurse within a certain time frame.
Where such demand is unpredictable, this cannot easily be remedied. One thing that makes this even more difficult to overcome is the problem of missed appointments – DNAs.

02/03/2026

📚Secondary School Places ✏️
Today alot of us find out if our children have got their chosen secondary school 📓
It can be quite daunting if you haven’t got where they wanted

📚Contact the Local Council: They must provide a school place and can advise on vacancies.
📋Join Waiting Lists: Ask the admission authority to add your child to the waiting list for your preferred schools, even if you accept another offer.
✔️Appeal the Decision: You have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel.
✍🏼Accept an Alternative Offer: If you were not offered a preferred school, you will be offered the nearest school with space. You should accept this while pursuing other options.

We hope everyone is excited for their next adventure, if some are struggling please always remember there are organisations who can help -
Pennine Care NHS Talking Therapies
Youth in Mind
Tameside, Oldham & Glossop Mind
Samaritans
Campaign Against Living Miserably

27/02/2026

At Leesbrook Surgery all patients will routinely be offered a chaperone.
Chaperones are provided to protect and safeguard both patients and clinicians during intimate examinations or procedures.

Please follow the link below to our Policies section of the website if you wish to know more

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