Littleborough Group Practice

Thank you everyone who attended our Well Man's Day on Saturday - it was a great turnout!
Also congratulations to our prize winners - we had four winners who received tickets to Rochdale FC, Rochdale Hornets or £50 vouchers at The Riva.

We will announce other events soon!

If you are registered with a GP surgery in Heywood, Middleton or Rochdale and it does not offer coil fittings, implants or pessaries, did you know you can be referred into our Sexual Health Clinic.

Please ask your GP for more information if you would like to be referred.

🚨 Calling all patients aged 18 and over registered at Littleborough Group Practice, Pennine Surgery, Trinity Medical Centre, The Village Medical Centre, Milnrow Village Practice and Stonefield Street Surgery!🚨

We are excited to announce a Well Man Day Event provided by the Primary Care Network - Pennines. This will be held at Littleborough Health Centre, on the 6th July 2024 between 10:30am-1:00pm focusing on Men's health issues.

We have liaised with our Practice Patient Participation Groups as our community voices to ensure that we cover as many areas as possible that some of our male patients find difficult to engage with. As a result, we will be talking all things personal: Prostate, Diabetes, Mental Health, Weight management and any other condition you are either concerned about or would like to discuss. We will have Male GPs on site this day for you to engage with directly. Dr Handford will be hosting a talk about PSA tests and Prostate Cancer at 11am, and we will have nurses available for discrete NHS health checks on the day.

There will also be information available for a number of other services such as mental health, dementia support, local men's clubs and lifestyle advice services.

Although this event is centered around male health issues, all genders are welcome.

We will also be hosting a Well Woman Day later in the year, details to be announced at a later date.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Are you struggling to download or use the NHS app or other healthcare apps?
Come along to the surgery on Thursday 16th or Friday 17th May between 10am and 2pm for help with how to download and use the NHS app.
Please bring your smartphone/tablet along with you.

We understand sometimes it’s difficult to obtain an appointment. Patients do not need to ring at 8am for an appointment as we are able to pre-book appointment two weeks in advance.

We are receiving a number of abusive calls, our staff are doing their best.

🔔JOB OPPORTUNITY🔔

We are looking for a full-time receptionist and a part-time receptionist to join our busy reception team.
As a receptionist operating in a busy GP Surgery, you will be the first port-of-call for all patients face to face, over the telephone, email or online. You will deal with all aspects of the patients healthcare.

Duties to include:
• Maintaining and monitoring the practice appointments system and booking appointments, home visits and telephone consultations for patients.
• Signposting patients to the appropriate clinician or service
• Processing and distributing incoming and outgoing mail
• Receiving, sending and filing records and adding codes to medical records
• General office duties such as scanning, photocopying, answering emails and telephone calls and archiving paper health records
• Completion of shared tasks on Emis, Docman and emails within the reception team
• Processing repeat and acute prescriptions in accordance with practice guidelines
• Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team members and associated healthcare agencies and providers via telephone, email or in-person
• Clearing and re-stocking of consulting room equipment as required
• Dealing with patient specimen samples and clinical waste
• Always adhering to a strict code of confidentiality
• Follow safeguarding procedures
• Keeping the reception area, notice boards and leaflet dispensers tidy and free from obstructions and clutter
• Complete the office opening/closing protocol if on the opening or closing shift
• Any other duties at the request of the practice manager or doctor

Working week
Practice opening hours are Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm
Early or late shift dependent on need: Monday to Friday 8 am to 4pm or 10:30am to 6:30pm
Total hours per week: 37.5 hours or 22.5 hours for the part-time position

Desired skills:
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Multitasking and prioritizing
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with Emis, Docman and Outlook preferred but not mandatory
• Problem-solving
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail

Personal qualities:
• Friendly and helpful
• Work well as part of a team
• Professional
• Adaptable
• Patient
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail

Please contact us via email with your CV at:
[email protected]

Address: Littleborough Health Centre Featherstall Road, Littleborough OL15 8HF

Competitive rates of pay
🔔

Littleborough Group Practice

We are looking for an additional receptionist to join our busy team.

30 hours would consider full time.

➡️ Must have General Practice experience.

➡️ Knowledge of EMIS clinical system.

Please send your CV and covering letter to [email protected]

Closing date 20 September

COVID vaccination clinics

Tomorrow 5th 9.00-8pm

Saturday 8th - 08.30-12.30

Next week will be appointments only. Please contact to arrange an appointment.

Good Morning!

We have a walk in clinic for COVID vaccinations this morning between 9am -1pm for patients registered with us who are eligible for a vaccination.

Good Morning,

Again a text has been sent from the NHS to patients informing them that their appointment for COVID boosters have been cancelled. Please still attend your appointment if you receive this text as this is being sent in error and this issue has been reported again.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

We also have a clinic on tomorrow. We still have availability between 1pm and 3pm and will accept walk ins if you have had your second covid vaccination at least 3 months ago and are registered with us.

😁Thank you😁

COVID booster

Anyone over the age of 18 who had their second vaccine more that 92 days (3 months) can now book in for their covid booster.

Please contact the surgery after 1pm to book an appointment or alternatively email [email protected] were an appointment will be given for this Sunday.

This is for Littleborough Group Practice

COVID Boosters

All Patients aged 40 and above who had their second Vaccines 3 months (92 days) are now able to book their booster vaccination.

Patients who are aged 16-17 who have only had one vaccine are now advised to have a second vaccine, this must be 8 weeks since your first vaccine.

Good Afternoon!

It seems again that patients who have booked in for a COVID vaccination today have received illegitimate texts that inform them their appointments have been cancelled. Please still attend the surgery if you have an appointment today if possible.
IT have confirmed that this text was not a legitimate text from the surgery and was sent from a fake party who called themselves NHSM.uk.

Please can patients remain vigilant and not open any link sent through text that you were not expecting from the surgery. You can report this text if you received one by forwarding the text message to 7726.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you for your patience in dealing with this issue.

Littleborough Group Practice 🌈

COVID BOOSTERS
Calling patients in cohorts 1-9 🌈

This means :-
☑️ patients with underlying health conditions placing them more at risk of complications from Covid

☑️frontline health and social care workers

☑️Carers (recorded on medical records)

☑️ patients aged 50+

who had their second dose on or before 29th May

We can now book your booster

Appointments available to book on line but MUST be 182 days since your second dose or you face the risk of being turned away on the day

Book or manage your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination Use this service to book a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination or manage your appointments.

Good Afternoon!

Following on from the text some patients received on Saturday, IT have confirmed that this text was not a legitimate text from the surgery and was sent from a fake party who called themselves NHSM.uk.

Please can patients remain vigilant and not open any links sent through text that you were not expecting from the surgery. You can report this text if you received one by forwarding the text message to 7726.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you for your patience in dealing with this issue.

Dear patients,

There has been a mix up with the appointments today for the COVID boosters. Please do not click on any link that is telling you your appointment is cancelled as this has not come from us. Please still attend your appointment at your arranged time.

Your second vaccine must be before the 18th of May to be eligible for the COVID booster.

We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

Anyone attending for their covid booster tomorro 30th October .

Appointment only - sorry we do not have capacity or vaccines to do walk-ins.

Please attend at your appointment time not to early.

We have approximately 1000 patients booked in, please wear a face covering to protect each other and the staff working.

Car park will be busy please be careful when parking and moving around the car park.

We are being asked why we are doing them on Saturdays, we simply don’t have the capacity during the week.

The staff working are doing this additional to their normal job please be kind and patient with them, they are trying their best.

If you are unable to attend an appointment, please let the Practice know. In the last 4 days we have had 26 patients not attend an appointment 26 face to face appointments that could have be taken by other patients.

COVID Boosters

We are now taking appointments for covid booster vaccination for patients who where in category 1-9

If you are unsure of the categories I have put a link at the bottom of this post.

182 days must have passed since your last vaccine (second) unless you are immunocompromised and then you will receive a 3rd vaccine minimum 8 weeks after your second.

Appointments are on the system up to the end of November. Please do not book earlier than the 6 months as you will be sent away from the appointment.

Appointments can be booked through online access or ringing 01706 393 000 after 1pm.


https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-care-home-and-healthcare-settings-posters/covid-19-vaccination-first-phase-priority-groups

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Covid vaccine boosters.

We are now booking the covid vaccine boosters for patients who are over the age of 50 or patients who are front lines workers, basically anyone who was in category 1-9 in phase 1.

➡️ it must be a minimum of 6 months/ 182 days since your last (second) vaccine. Anyone booking in before six months will be turned away from the appointment as we are unable to give this vaccine any earlier than six months, with the exceptions of patients who are immunosuppressed who will be able to have 3rd vaccine after a minimum of 8 weeks after there 2nd vaccine.

➡️ There are specific clinics for these boosters on Saturdays. Appointments are available up until the 27th November. So we are asking for patients who had there second vaccine before 27th May!

➡️ Please don’t ring if your second vaccine was after the 27th May unless you are immunosuppressed, as we are unable to make an appointment. More appointments will be added in the next month or so for later dates.

➡️ All vaccines are now done at the Practice.

➡️If you have online access you are able to book online, however please ensure the correct time as passed otherwise it will be a wasted trip.

➡️ Appointments made to the Practice should select the COVID/Vaccine line after 1pm.

➡️ All booster vaccines are Pfizer, which has been approved by the MHRA

➡️Phone lines will be busy, please be kind to the reception there doing their best!

Covid vaccine boosters.

We are now booking the covid vaccine boosters for patients who are over the age of 50 or patients who are front lines workers, basically anyone who was in category 1-9 in phase 1.

➡️ it must be a minimum of 6 months since your last (second) vaccine. Anyone booking in before six months will be turned away from the appointment as we are unable to give this vaccine any earlier than six months, with the exceptions of patients who are immunosuppressed who will be able to have 3rd vaccine after a minimum of 8 weeks after there 2nd vaccine.

➡️ There are specific clinics for these boosters on Saturdays. Appointments are available up until the 27th November. So we are asking for patients who had there second vaccine before 27th May!

➡️ Please don’t ring if your second vaccine was after the 27th May unless you are immunosuppressed, as we are unable to make an appointment. More appointments will be added in the next month or so for later dates.

➡️ All vaccines are now done at the Practice.

➡️If you have online access you are able to book online, however please ensure the correct time as passed otherwise it will be a wasted trip.

➡️ Appointments made to the Practice should select the COVID/Vaccine line after 1pm.

➡️ All booster vaccines are Pfizer, which has been approved by the MHRA

➡️Phone lines will be busy, please be kind to the reception there doing their best!

Good Afternoon,

Unfortunately Rochdale is currently experiencing technical difficulties and this has affected the practice. Please bear with us while this issue is resolved.

Thank you for your patience!

COVID Booster programme will be commencing next week.

We will be contacting patients via telephone or text message who are eligible. The telephone lines are very busy, please don’t contact the Practice unless you have received notification that you are eligible and are currently being called as this will help us during this busy time. We will get through these as quickly as possible.

We will be starting with extremely clinical vulnerable patients who are immunosuppressed, moving on with Group 1-4 in the order and then 5-9 .

Booster vaccines are given minimum 6 months after the second vaccine with the exception of immunosuppressed patients were they will receive a third vaccine minimum 8 weeks after the second vaccine.

Booster vaccines are Pfizer.

Anyone needing their 2nd Pfizer or Astrazeneca (8 weeks after 1st given) or need a 1st vaccine. Open clinic 17.00-19.00 TODAY at Littleborough Health Centre (behind Ark Nursery). Please take your vaccine card with you and NHS number 💉💉💉💉

Just a quick reminder for patients with booked appointments this morning, these are at the Health Centre and not the Sports centre.

Thanks

We do have COVID vaccination clinics for anyone who hasn’t already had their first vaccine or anyone who requires their second and it’s been at least 8 weeks.

Currently Flu vaccines cannot be given at the same time but we hope this guidance will change.

We have appointments for Saturday 11th and Tuesday 14th both of which will be at the surgery, as the Mass vaccination centre at littleborough sports centre is now closed.

Dear Patient

Sorry for the lack of information regarding the annual flu vaccination. You may have seen on the news there were some delays and we were unsure if our Practice was going to be affected.

Thankfully we have had a delivery of our vaccines today.

We are currently inviting;

➡️ All patients ages 50 years or older
➡️ Patients who are clinically at risk
➡️ Pregnant
➡️ Carers (who receive Carers allowance)

We will be texting out to patients today.

If you don’t wish to have the Flu Vaccine, please reply to you text with the word “decline” and we can update your record.

We are receiving a number of queries regarding the COVID vaccination booster, at this point we have no update to share and are still waiting on confirmation as soon as we get this we will be in touch.