Welcome to the latest of our weekly newsletters. We regard it as a priority that all patients at our Adlington, Buckshaw, Croston, Eaves Lane Chorley and Lostock Hall surgeries are kept fully informed of news and developments relevant to them. We hope these updates continue to prove useful.
Annual Flu Jab Clinics
We kick off our programme of annual flu vaccine clinics next Thursday, October 3 which is the date set by the NHS nationally for the start of this year’s flu vaccination campaign.
Our clinics are for registered patients only and are appointment only and you can call your surgery to make an appointment.
Eligible categories are the over 65s and those under 65 who are in one of these categories: Pregnant, Carers, Frontline workers, Immunocompromised or a household contact of an immunocompromised person, or if you suffer from one of the following chronic diseases - Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Chronic Heart Disease, Vascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Liver Disease.
Dates of clinics are as follows.
Buckshaw Village Surgery: Thurs, Oct 3; Fri, Oct 4; Sat, Oct 5; Tues, Oct 8; Sat, Oct 12.
Adlington Medical Centre: Fri, Oct 4; Thurs, Oct 10.
The Village Surgery, Lostock Hall: Thurs, Oct 3; Mon, Oct 7; Fri, Oct 11.
Croston Medical Centre: Tues, Oct 8; Mon, Oct 14; Wed, Oct 16.
Eaves Lane Surgery: Wed, Oct 9; Fri, Oct 18.
RSV Vaccinations
Respiratory Syncytial Virus can be very serious for young people, especially babies, and the elderly and vulnerable.
The RSV vaccine is being offered to pregnant women and adults aged 75-79, including those turning 75 on or after September 1 and those who turn 80 between August 1 this year and August 31, 2025.
Any of our patients who are 28 weeks pregnant onwards or who are in those older age categories are being contacted with regard to making an appointment. If you are in one of these categories and have not been contacted, call your surgery to make an appointment.
World Mental Health Day 2024
Mental health is very important to all of us and the above takes place on Thursday, October 10.
There are a range of resources provided by the NHS and you can check out the very useful Every Mind Matters Resource at https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/ and the Better Health resource by going to this website: www.nhs.uk/better-health . If you have no internet access, please call at your surgery where you can pick up leaflets etc.
Your Weekly Patient Newsletter
For logistical reasons, there will be no patient newsletter for the next two weeks but the news update will return on Thursday, October 17.
During this period, we will advise any urgent updates for patients via our website at www.nmhealthinnovations.co.uk and via our social media channels. If you have any urgent queries, please contact the reception team at your own surgery.