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.
Blood Tests – Chorley Hospital
Please could all patients note that Chorley and Preston Hospitals are no longer taking GP urgent bloods.
Patients are advised to attend Healthport Community Diagnostic Centre, Vicarage Lane, Fulwood, PR2 8DW for their GP urgent blood tests.
Opening times are 8.30am-4.30pm from Monday to Friday and free parking is available.
This is a walk in service with no appointment needed and the service also accepts hospital bloods as walk-ins.
Please note this service closes promptly at 4.30pm so patients must arrive before 4pm.
Prescription Ordering Times
Prescription ordering times are affected over the Bank Holiday break.
Prescriptions ordered today, Thursday, May 1 will be ready at the pharmacy next Tuesday, May 6 and those ordered tomorrow, Friday, May 2, will be ready for collection next Wednesday, May 7.
Prescriptions ordered from Saturday, May 3 to Monday, May 5 will be ready on Thursday, May 8.
Normal times from this date onwards.
Pharmacy Opening Times
Opening times for local pharmacies on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5 are:
Boots, Fishergate, Preston 01772 254517. 11am-5pm.
Boots, Capitol Retail Park, Walton-Le-Dale 01772 885478. 11am-5pm.
Asda, Clayton Green 01772 332290. 10am-4pm.
Tesco, Foxhole Road, Chorley 01257 491847/0345 6779157. 10am-4pm.
Tesco, Buckshaw Village, 01204 501030. 10am-4pm.
Tesco, Towngate Leyland 01772 940540. 10am-4pm.
Asda, Skelmersdale 01695 567010. 10am-4pm.
Opening times for this Saturday, May 3 and next tuesday, May 6 onwards are as normal.
Surgery Opening Times over the Bank Holiday Weekend
Our surgeries are open as usual up to normal closing time tomorrow, Friday, May 2.
This Saturday, May 3 we are closed but the normal enhanced service of pre-booked appointments will operate
All surgeries are closed this Sunday, May 4 and on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5. On these days, please call 111 for medical advice and 999 in the event of an emergency.
Opening hours as normal from Tuesday, May 6 onwards.
Building Work Affecting Parking at Buckshaw Village Surgery
Please note as previously advised, planned building work on the surgery building at Buckshaw which began this week requires scaffolding which takes up some parking spaces so therefore the disabled car parking spaces have been moved over to the opposite side of the car park.
The work is expected to take two weeks and during this time, patients should note that as less spaces are available, parking is more limited than usual so please allow extra time to arrive for appointments to avoid being late.
Thank you in anticipation of your understanding.