Causeway Medical Centre Patient Newsletter |
Issue 1 Spring 2024 |
Belated Happy Easter to everyone!
Happy and Blessed Eid Mubarak for 10th April
The practice will be closed on the following days from 1pm for staff training:
- 24TH April
- 16th May
- 6th June
- 27th June
Buildings |
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- Causeway Medical Centre will be closed from 1pm on Mondays and Thursdays for the foreseeable future. This is due to staff issues currently being experienced.
- The practice has met with Councillor Andy Carter to discuss the ongoing issues with the Causeway site, to see if there are any buildings / space becoming available for development of a new site.
- Great Sankey Health Centre:
The building works are now all finished, we now have 2 new clinical rooms, and the first floor is now being utilised for non-patient facing staff, i.e. Admin / Pharmacists.
Pharmacy First Projects |
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- Pharmacy First is a project that is now rolled out across all Pharmacists in Warrington, and across England. This allows Pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics, if required.
- You may well be asked to attend the Pharmacy if you have certain medical conditions:
- Urinary Tract Infections - female aged 18-65 years.
- Impetigo - aged over 1 year;
- Acute sore throat - aged over 5 years.
- Shingles – aged over 18 years;
- Infected insect bite – aged over 1 years.
- Acute sinusitis – aged over 12 years;
- Acute Otitis Media (Ear-ache) – aged 1 – 17 years.
NHS App |
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The Practice will be running “drop in” sessions to help patients utilise the NHS App to its full potential and increase your knowledge of how to find test results / order prescriptions / view appointments and referrals / and find local NHS services.
Downloading the NHS App
The NHS App is free to download onto a smartphone and tablet devices.
1. Search the “NHS App” on your device’s app store.
2. Click “Download”
3. The NHS App icon will appear on your home screen.
Staffing |
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- We have now employed a new Salaried GP at the practice as Dr Summer Nadeem, Dr Nadeem has worked with us for the 18 months as one of our Trainee GPs. Congratulations
Central & West Warrington PCN Health Living Newsletter |
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This has been developed to share hints and tips and lots of information about Healthy Lifestyles.
Men’s Mental Fitness |
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Offload is aimed at adult men who have low to moderate mental health and struggling with the pressures of life (no formal medical diagnosis required).
It is a set of 10 mental health workshops using the lived experiences of professional athletes, designed to raise awareness & tackle stigma of mental health/illness by developing self-management toolkit for beneficiaries.
Offload saves lives; it increases confidence & self-esteem, creates better coping mechanisms and participants develop crucial life-changing social connections.
Want to find out more – click this link.
Carers |
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- Are you a carer for someone – please ensure you let us know at the practice.
Are you aged 16-18? |
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- Do we have up to date contact details – please contact the surgery via email:
cmicb-war.causewaymedicalecentre@nhs.netwith your name / date of birth and details to be changed.
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