Windermere Medical Centre

22/10/2025

📢 Important Patient Notice 📢

Windermere Medical Centre will be closed for GP & staff training from 1:00 PM today Wednesday 22nd October and will reopen at 8:00 AM Thursday 23rd October.

During this time:
🔹 For emergencies, St Helens Rota will provide out-of-hours cover.
🔹 You can also contact NHS 111 for medical advice and assistance.

Thank you for your understanding as we continue to improve our services.

Windermere Medical Centre

02/10/2025

A walking stick has been left at our reception. If you think this may be yours please call in to reception with the description.
Thank you

26/09/2025

24/09/2025

📢 Important Patient Notice 📢

Windermere Medical Centre will be closed for GP & staff training from 1:00 PM today Wednesday 24th September and will reopen at 8:00 AM Thursday 25th September.

During this time:
🔹 For emergencies, St Helens Rota will provide out-of-hours cover.
🔹 You can also contact NHS 111 for medical advice and assistance.

Thank you for your understanding as we continue to improve our services.

Windermere Medical Centre

01/09/2025

FLU SEASON STARTS SOON.

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE SENDING SELF-BOOK LINKS TO PREBOOK YOUR FLU VACCINATION APPOINTMENT.

FLU ELIGIBILTY CAN BE FOUND BELOW.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO USE THE BOOKING LINK, OR DO NOT RECEIVE A TEXT MESSAGE BUT BELEIVE YOU ARE ELIGIBLE, PLEASE CONTACT THE SURGERY AFTER 10AM TO SPEAK TO A RECEPTIONIST.

From September 2025:

Vaccinated at the surgery
●pregnant women
●all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025 (nasal FLU vaccination)
●all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years (nasal FLU vaccination)

Vaccinated in school
●primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
●secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)

From October 2025:

●those aged 65 years and over
●those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19 )
●those in long-stay residential care homes
carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
●close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
●frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants

01/09/2025

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22/08/2025

📢 Important Patient Notice 📢

Windermere Medical Practice will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August reopening at 8am on Tuesday 26th August

During this time:
🔹 For emergencies, St Helens Rota will provide out-of-hours cover.
🔹 You can also contact NHS 111 for medical advice and assistance.

Windermere Medical Centre

18/08/2025

With the bank holiday approaching, make sure you order your repeat prescription in advance.

To find out how to do this, visit https://nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions/how-to-order-a-repeat-prescription/

25/07/2025

We've Upgraded Your Experience! 🚀

We’re excited to announce a new and improved way to connect with us! Our DIGITAL FRONT DOOR just got a refresh — making it easier than ever for you to get in touch.

👉 Click below to get started:
You can send through your online consultation, admin request or requests for medication.

✨ What’s new?

A cleaner, faster, and more intuitive system

Access from any device — mobile, tablet, or desktop

Same trusted care, now even easier to reach

Thank you for being part of our community. We can’t wait for you to try it out!
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23/07/2025

📢 Important Patient Notice 📢

Windermere Medical Centre will be closed for GP & staff training from 1:00 PM Thursday 24th July and will reopen at 8:00 AM Friday 25th July.

During this time:
🔹 For emergencies, St Helens Rota will provide out-of-hours cover.
🔹 You can also contact NHS 111 for medical advice and assistance.

Thank you for your understanding as we continue to improve our services.

Windermere Medical Centre

17/07/2025

Did you know you can now access services like the NHS Pharmacy Contraceptive Service from the comfort of your own home?

Learn more at https://www.chemist-4-u.com/clinic/contraception?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=ssp

14/07/2025

Important Patient Notice 📣

We are currently experiencing problems with our telephone and computer systems.
Please use PATCHS, via our website, should you need to contact us urgently whilst our IT Team work on the problem. Thank you for your patience