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Please see local Pharmacy opening times during the Christmas and New Year periods

Protecting patients and staff remains number one priority for everybody working within health and care. Our GPs and GP team have worked incredibly hard since the start of 2020 to … [continue] Winter Pressures – Extra Appointments

Over the Christmas and New Year period we will be closed on the Bank Holidays Monday 26th December 2022 Tuesday 27th December 2022 Monday 2nd January 2023 More information will … [continue] Christmas Opening

**Christmas Medication Ordering** Please ensure you order any medication you will be due week commencing 19th December BEFORE close of play on Friday 16th December to allow the GPs and … [continue] **Christmas Medication Ordering**

**𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺 𝗝𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻** 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 Just a reminder to all our patients that we will be closed over the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend. We will be closed … [continue] Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend – INFORMATION

If you need help with an urgent dental problem, call our Urgent Dental Care Service on 0333 332 3800, available from 8am to 10pm every day, including weekends and bank … [continue] Urgent Dental Treatment

If you are asked to complete a FIT test or receive one in the post as part of the national bowel screening programme, here is a step by step youtube … [continue] FIT Test – Bowel Screening

🩸💉Phlebotomy Service Update💉🩸 We know it has been really difficult to book a blood test appointment recently with lengthy waiting times on the central booking line, so hopefully the below … [continue] Phlebotomy – Blood Tests Online Booking

From the 1st April 2022 we are changing the way we recall patients for their Long Term Conditions Annual Reviews i.e. Asthma, COPD , Hypertension (BP) reviews. We will now … [continue] Long Term Conditions – Annual Reviews

The medical secretaries spend a lot of time talking to patients about their referrals. Most of those enquiries are regarding timescale. To explain the referral system; following instruction from a … [continue] Referrals – While you Wait Information

We now have a surgery Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Wrightingtonstsurgery This Facebook page is used to cascade information to patients. We cannot fully respond to any negative comments or complaints, therefore any … [continue] Facebook Page – Wrightington St Surgery

Breast screening patient feedback Don’t delay in booking your breast screening appointment! Early detection saves lives so it is important to attend your breast screening appointment and to check your … [continue] The Importance of Breast Screening

Please follow the link  to like our Facebook page where you can keep up to date with local programmes running at the surgery and surrounding areas https://www.facebook.com/Wrightingtonstsurgery    

PLEASE CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS WHEN ATTENDING SURGERY From 27th January 2022 face masks are no longer a mandatory requirement in many public settings in England. Currently our own Practice … [continue] Please continue to wear masks when attending surgery

If you have COVID symptoms you will be asked to undertake a full PCR test prior to being offered an appointment.  This is requested across all GP Practices. We have … [continue] Zero Tolerance Policy

Askmygp opening times are: Monday – 07:00 – 12:00 Tuesday – 07:00 – 12:00 Wednesday 07:00 – 11:00 Thursday – 07:00 – 12:00 Friday – 07:00 – 12:00 Saturday CLOSED … [continue] AskmyGP Opening Times

Our first flu vaccine delivery has finally arrived.  If you are eligible for a free flu vaccines, please contact the surgery to book an appointment.  Our clinic is on Wednesday … [continue] Flu Update 2021

We are having a new telephone system installed in the surgery which unfortunately means we have to change our surgery telephone number The new telephone number will come into effect … [continue] Change to Surgery Telephone Number