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 relevant to them. We hope these updates continue to prove useful.
Pharmacy Christmas Opening Times
Please find below opening times for local pharmacies over the holidays.
All other days over the Festive period are normal opening hours for that day of the week though please check with your local pharmacy if you have any concerns.
Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25)
Broadway Pharmacy, 331 Garstang Road, Fulwood PR2 9UP Tel: 01772 717574. 9am-Noon.
Buckshaw Pharmacy, 25 Main Square, Buckshaw Village PR7 7AR Tel: 01772 452341. 8am-11am.
Whittle Brook Pharmacy, 230 Preston Rd, Whittle-le-Woods PR6 7HW. 01257 262536. 8am-11am.
Peter Buckley Chemists, 11 Station Rd, Bamber Bridge PR5 6QS. 01772 335540. 10am-1pm.
Sharoe Green Pharmacy, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston PR2 9HD. 01772 712244. 1pm-4pm.
Aspire Pharmacy, 9 Railway Rd, Ormskirk L39 2DN. 01695 580022. 10am-1pm.
Boxing Day (Thursday, December 26)
Boots, 10-13 Fishergate, Preston PR1 3NN Tel: 01772 254 517 11am-5pm.
Boots, Deepdale Retail Park, Preston PR1 6QY Tel: 01772 792 265 10am-6pm.
Asda, Eastway, Fulwood PR2 9NP Tel: 01772 707810 10am-4pm.
Boots, Capitol Retail Park, Walton-le-Dale PR5 4AW Tel: 01772 885 478 11am-4pm.
Asda, Clayton Green PR6 7JY Tel: 01772 332 290 10am-4pm.
Boots, Market Walk, Chorley PR7 1DB Tel: 01257 262648 10am-4pm.
Asda, Skelmersdale WN8 6LA Tel: 01695 567010 10am-4pm.
If you are ordering prescriptions, please note the following dates.
Date you order your prescription Date prescription ready at your pharmacy
Thursday, December 19 Monday, December 23
Friday, December 20 Tuesday, December 24
Saturday, December 21 to Monday, December 23 Friday, December 27
Tuesday, December 24 Monday, December 30
Wednesday, December 25 to Friday, December 27 Tuesday, December 31
Saturday, December 28 to Monday, December 30 Thursday, January 2
Surgery Christmas Opening Times
Please finds below opening times for all our surgeries over the holiday period.
Up to and including Tuesday, December 24: Normal opening hours.
Christmas Day and Boxing Day: Closed.
Friday, December 27: Normal opening hours.
Saturday, December 28: Closed except for pre-booked appointments via our enhanced service.
Sunday, December 29: Closed.
Monday, December 30 and Tuesday, December 31: Normal opening hours.
New Year’s Day: Closed.
Thursday, January 2 onwards: Normal opening hours.
Outside these times, normal procedures apply ie call 111 for all issues except for emergencies, in which case you should call 999.
Annual Flu Jab and RSV Vaccination Clinics
Our annual flu jab is coming to a close this week and all our remaining vaccination slots are now booked up. Today, Thursday, December 19 is the last day you can book either of the above jabs via the national online system and no further jabs are being offered until further notice.
The RSV programme will continue into the New Year and is available to those aged 75-80 and those 28 weeks pregnant or over. Please contact your surgery for details.
Merry Christmas to You All
We would like to wish all our patients a very Merry Christmas. We will be issuing a short news update between Christmas and New Year and will be publishing a normal update on Thursday, January 2.