Welcome to the latest of our weekly newsletters. We regard it as a priority that all patients at our Adlington, Buckshaw, Croston, Eaves Lane and Lostock Hall surgery sites are kept fully informed of news and developments relevant to them. We hope these regular updates continue to prove useful.
Temporary Surgery Closure
Please could all patients be advised that essential training which is being delivered to NHS staff nationwide is taking place this Tuesday, September 17 and on this date all our surgery sites will close at 12.30pm and all phone lines will also close from this time.
During this period, please call 111 or if the issue is an emergency please call 999.
Our normal enhanced service will operate from 6.30pm that day and phone lines at all our sites reopen at 8am the following day, Wednesday, September 18, with doors open 8.30am as normal. We thank you in anticipation of your understanding.
Annual Flu Jab Clinics
Our annual flu vaccine clinics are running from Thursday, October 3.
These clinics are for our registered patients only and are appointment only. Please call your surgery to make an appointment.
Eligible categories are the over 65s and those under 65 who are:
Pregnant, Carers, Frontline workers, Immunocompromised or a household contact of an immunocompromised person or 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 is a common cause of coughs and colds but can be very serious for young people, especially babies, and the elderly and vulnerable.
The NHS programme will this Autumn be offering vaccines 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.
We are offering the vaccine at our own surgeries, and any of our patients who are 28 weeks pregnant onwards or who are in those older age categories are being contacted.
If you are in one of these categories and have not so far been contacted, please call your surgery to make an appointment.
A Day Late!
We apologise but for logistical reasons, this week’s news update is a day late. Back to normal next Thursday, September 19.