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.
Annual Flu Jab and RSV Vaccination Clinics
The number of flu cases currently being dealt with by the NHS is continuing to rise, and with this in mind we are arranging additional clinics in which we will be offering annual adult flu and also RSV jabs for our patients.
Thes next of these clinics will take place from 9am-11am on Saturday, January 25, and we will advise further clinics as they are confirmed.
Please note these clinics are for our own patients only but they are open to patients registered at any of our surgeries and not just Buckshaw patients.
We would advise you to contact your surgery to book an appointment but we will also accept a limited number of walk-ins in the first hour of the clinics.
Any patients may attend for the annual flu jab but only patients aged 75-80 or who are 28 weeks pregnant or over are eligible for the RSV vaccination.
Please also note you cannot have both vaccinations at the same time.
Demand for Appointments
In common with GP practices across the country, we are experiencing high levels of demand for appointments due to rising levels of illness in the wintry conditions.
We would like to assure patients that we are making every effort to maintain our level of service by providing as many appointments as possible and ensuring all patients are dealt with as quickly as possible.
In order to assist us, please ensure your appointment is necessary before making it and please let us know if you are unable to attend your appointment in order that we can reallocate to another patient. Thank you for your assistance.
Antiviral Flu Medicine
Antiviral medication is used specifically for treating viral infections such as flu.
It is provided by the NHS but is only available strictly by prescription and in the case of flu, is generally used to treat patients in certain vulnerable groups who are likely to become seriously ill should they contract flu.
If you are in one of these groups and experience flu symptoms, please make an appointment with your GP as soon as possible as antiviral medicines work most effectively the quicker they are administered after symptoms first appear.
Homeless and Ukraine Appeals
We have delivered all your latest generous donations to The Chorley Support for Ukraine group and The Chorley Homeless Group and they were gratefully received.
We are continuing to accept donations for both appeals so if you have any toiletries, sanitary products, baby items, pet food, non-perishable food items, shoes, clean duvets, blankets, towels, coats and sleeping bags, you can them drop 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.