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 First
Under the Pharmacy First scheme, pharmacists can offer prescription medicine for the following conditions without you needing to see a GP or make an appointment:
Impetigo (if patient is aged 1+)
Infected insect bites (ages 1+)
Earache (under 17s only)
Sore throat (ages 5+)
Sinusitis (ages 12+)
UTIs (women aged 16 to 64)0
Shingles (ages 18+).
Please use this service if you can as it frees up GP appointments for other patients who may have more serious issues.
However, always make a GP appointment if you have particular concerns.
Former Medicare Surgery
Please note the former Medicare Surgery on Croston Road, Lostock Hall, which closed down some time ago, has now been sold with the new owners now in possession of the building.
Therefore patients attending appointments at The Village Surgery should note that unfortunately they are no longer be able to use the old Medicare car park.
Building Work at Buckshaw Village Surgery Completed
The building work at Buckshaw Village Surgery has now been completed and the scaffolding affecting part of the car park has now been removed.
The disabled car park spaces are back in use and the car park is now fully open as normal.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused while the building work, which was essential for safety reasons, was taking place.
Thank you for your patience and understanding on this matter.
Homeless and Ukraine Appeals
We recently delivered the latest batch of donation to The Chorley Support for Ukraine Group and The Chorley Homeless Group and both groups have asked us to pass on their grateful thanks for your continued support which is really appreciated.
We are continuing to accept donations of items such as sanitary products, toiletries, shoes, clean duvets, towels and non-perishable food items.
You can drop them off at any of our surgery sites during opening hours.
Please mark your bags accordingly if you have a preference as to which appeal you wish them to go to.