Walkden Medical Centre News

July-Sept 2019

Opening Hours

Reception hours are 08:00 - 18:30 Monday to Friday. On the day appointments can be booked at reception, either in person or by telephone, from 08:00.

August Day Bank Holiday

The practice will be closed on Monday 26^th August

Staff Changes

We wish Dr Choudry best wishes as she begins her maternity leave. We will be welcoming back Dr West who will be acting in her place whilst she is away. Please note we are directing coil and implant fittings to the local family planning clinics.

Practice Pharmacist

We now have a pharmacist working alongside the practice. He is helping us in many ways. He will be doing face to face medication reviews with our patients who have chronic airway disease and hypertension.

NHS App

The NHS App is now available to the public on Google Play and Apple app stores. GP practices are being connected to the app gradually and will all be connected by 1 July 2019. People will only be able to use all features when their GP practice is connected to the app.

Physiotherapy self-referrals

You can access NHS physiotherapy without seeing your GP first. It can be accessed via the practice website. go2physio

Social Prescribing

Wellbeing Matters is a social prescribing approach which links statutory health and care services to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. The aim is to support people to connect to local community assets to support their wellbeing and independence, reducing the need for intervention by health and care services. Ask your clinician if you would like more information.

University of the Third Age

U3A provides life-enhancing and life-changing opportunities for retired and semi-retired people to come together and learn together, not for qualifications but for its own reward: the sheer joy of discovery! They have 25 difference activities for people to get involved in. Marlene Evans for more info 0161 790 9380.

Park Run

We’ve become a park run practice. Get involved in your local park run. It’s a fun 2 or 5km walk/jog or run, starting at 9am on Saturdays around Worsley woods. Check out the website. https://www.parkrun.org.uk/register/

Cervical Screening

If due please attend for your smear! Around 2,600 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in England each year. Around 690 women die from the disease, which means 2 deaths every day. It's estimated that if everyone attended screening regularly, 83% of cases could be prevented.

Did Not Attends (DNAs)

From March 2018 to April 2019 there were 1030 DNA’s. The estimated cost to the NHS for these DNA’s was £47,380.

Healthy Holidays scheme

If your child or children receive free school meals, they may get help with the extra cost of food during the six week summer holidays.

Salford City Council is offering £30 in shopping vouchers through its healthy holidays scheme. Parents/carers of children in reception class and primary school years one and two will need to be claiming certain benefits to qualify but all others whose children are receiving free school meals will be eligible.

The offer is being run through Salford Assist which can help people facing a crisis or emergency – and there is other help and advice available if needed.

Please see www.salford.gov.uk/healthyholidays for details and how to apply

Annual Reviews for Long Term Conditions (LTC)

Patients will be asked to attend for their annual LTC review around their birthday.

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