Marton Medical Practice

09/09/2025

https://www.martonmedicalpractice.co.uk/2025/09/09/new-appointments-booking-from-1st-october-2025-important-information/
New Appointments booking from 1st October 2025 – Important Information

Clarification regarding the current process for booking GP appointments. See practice Website for more details

A new appointments system is being introduced starting on 1st October 2025 following the Government directive that online access systems are live in all Practices from that date. In preparation for this we need to clear the backlog of patients requesting appointments v appointments available for booking. To do this, from 15th to 30th September we will book patients on the day only and online booking will be switched off. We appreciate this week (8-12 September) is difficult for our patients, and for our staff, in booking you in to suitable slots. PLEASE BARE WITH US, it will get much better.

Clarification regarding the current process for booking GP appointments. A new appointments system is being introduced starting on 1st October 2025 following the Government directive that online…

29/05/2025

10/02/2025

📢 We need you! This survey is aimed at all women in Lancashire and South Cumbria and is intended to gather women’s views on support for women’s health issues, where women’s health hubs should be located, how they could be accessed, and any barriers.

Fill out the survey here: https://orlo.uk/d6i5J

30/01/2025

Upcoming changes to the NHS app for Android and IOS
Posted on:30th January 2025

Apologies for this being technical but I wanted all our patients to be aware of the upcoming changes to the NHS app, especially if you have an older model mobile phone.

If you have older friends and relatives who may not be as tech savvy as younger people, please do assist them to check if their phone has a front facing camera and is on at least Android version 8 or above, or IOS version15 or above
If older friends and relatives are more tech savvy than you, please ask them for help!

If the phone is not on the the minimum version of Android or IOS and can’t be upgraded then users will need to access their NHS App services via their NHS Account using a web browser

Full details are on the Practice website news item:

Apologies for this being technical but I wanted all our patients to be aware of the upcoming changes to the NHS app, especially if you have an older model mobile phone. If you have older friends and…

20/01/2025

Please be aware that our reception desk will be closed for staff training on Wednesday 12th February between 13:00 and 16:30.

16/01/2025

The NHS has a duty to deliver on a number of health commitments in relation to the Armed Forces community (service personnel (regular and reserves), their families and veterans). There is a lot of information about this on our Practice Website, including the link below to the Veterans’ Foundation, Blackpool FC Community Trust.

Do have a look at their website, there's lots going on for our Armed Forces community

Supported through funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund and Veterans’ Foundation, Blackpool FC Community Trust are proud to host a range of armed forces programmes within the Community. This includes serving personnel, families, veterans and families of veterans.

04/01/2025

🚨 Our Emergency Department is currently seeing a high demand for its services🚨 Colleagues are doing everything they can to see and treat patients as quickly and safely as possible.
If you are injured or begin to feel unwell and it is not an emergency please see if one of our alternative services could help....
💊 Find a local pharmacy here: https://buff.ly/3DEuG3b
🏥 Can you visit an Urgent Treatment centre? https://buff.ly/4cCwVDZ
📲 Call NHS 111 or online https://111.nhs.uk/
🧠 Mental Health Crisis Line - 0800 953 0110
🔥 For advice on burns and scalds visit https://buff.ly/3TWTmMG
Find out more about local Blackpool health services here: https://buff.ly/3SS6lzg
Please remember to save 999 for life-threatening emergencies.
ℹ️ If you do need to travel to our emergency department, you may have a long wait - please consider bringing a phone charger, any medication you are on, including inhalers, and money to use the vending machines to make your wait more comfortable

18/11/2024

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EVERYONE NOTIFY ALL HOMELESS THAT YOU SEE THAT SWEP IS ACTIVATED.
HOMELESS WILL BE PUT IN HOTELS.
SEE A HOMELESS PERSON RING FOR THEM

Winter Provision (extended SWEP)
During the winter months, the Housing Options Team will be intensifying their efforts to actively engage with rough sleepers, providing offers of support and accommodation where possible. Housing Options has begun this approach now and will continue to the end of March.

So we can ensure offers of accommodation are suitable and to ensure appropriate health support is also available, initial assessments will be completed with rough sleepers by the Housing Options Team before placement.

You can contact housing options in the following ways:
Office opening times

If you are in a homelessness emergency you can attend the housing options office at Chapel Street:
1.00pm to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Please be aware that if you call into the office you may have to wait to see someone.
Address: Housing options, Chapel Street, Blackpool FY1 5DA
Telephone opening times

1.00pm to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday
1.00pm to 4.30pm Friday
Alternatively you can email us housing.options@blackpool.gov.uk

Outside of our opening hours we provide an out of hours service, for emergencies only, on telephone 01253 477600.

Rough sleepers

Housing options undertakes regular street outreach to identify and offer support to rough sleepers.

If you are sleeping on the streets telephone housing options on 01253 477760 or attend our offices on Chapel Street Monday to Friday 1.00pm to 4.30pm.

If you are a member of the public and have identified a rough sleeper, you can telephone us direct on 01253 477765, or email us at HSAT@blackpool.gov.uk

24/10/2024

We are seeking to actively encourage our elderly and vulnerable community members to sign up to the utility ‘priority users’ schemes for electricity, gas and telephone.

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB have put together a quick information guide to help.

Please let your elderly and vulnerable relatives and neighbours know about these schemes

Who can sign up
Utility companies offer a priority services register for customers who require extra support and additional services (vulnerable people).

You can sign up to this service register if you are:

a pensioner

disabled or chronically sick

have a hearing or visual impairment

When on the register you can get the following support:

free advice on being more energy-efficient

protection from cold callers with a password protection scheme to keep you safe

your meter moved free of charge if it’s hard for you to use or read the meter

a free quarterly meter reading if you can’t read your meter

bills sent to a relative, carer or friend to help you check them

your bills and meter readings in a braille, large print, audio tape, textphone or typetalk if you’re visually impaired

advance notice if your supply is going to be interrupted

priority reconnection if your supply is interrupted

alternative facilities for cooking and heating if your supply is interrupted

extra help to use your meter or appliances

annual gas safety checks

Free gas safety checks

You may also be eligible for a free gas safety check, for this you must own your home and get a means tested benefit such as Pension Credit or Income Support. Also, one of the following must apply:

you live alone

you live with other adults who are aged over 60, disabled and or chronically sick

you live with at least one other child under five

How to sign up to the priority services register

British Gas: Lines open Monday – Friday 8am to 8pm
0800 072 8625, or 0800 294 8604.

E-on: Lines are open 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 8am to 6pm on Saturdays.
0345 052 0000
If you’re deaf or have hearing loss, and have access to a Minicom text telephone, you can call free of charge on 0800 056 6560, or you can email deaf.contact@eonenergy.com.

EDF: Fill out the online priority services register form at https://www.edfenergy.com/for-home/help-support/priority-services-register
Alternatively, you can call 0800 269 450 or minicom 0800 096 2929

United Utilities: Fill out the online priority services register form at https://www.unitedutilities.com/priority-services-register-form.aspx, call 0345 072 6093, or
webchat at http://www.unitedutilities.com/Priorityservices.aspx #

03/10/2024

Now that wintertime is drawing closer, alongside your trusty hats, coats and gloves one more crucial item to your winter routine: a strategy to prepare for and prevent colds and flu.

Colds and flu affect 15 million people each year in the UK and are much more common in the winter months. Lancashire and South Cumbria is running a local cold and flu campaign to help raise awareness of how people can prepare for these illnesses, what they can do if they get ill and when they need to see the doctor or visit a community pharmacy.

The information materials in this campaign help explain what you can do to help prevent the spread of germs that can cause colds and flu and simple preparation measures in case you do become ill. They also explain how long you can expect the various symptoms of colds and flu to last. And remember: a few proactive measures can safeguard you, your family and friends from catching a cold or flu.
Self care:

Practical things you can do to protect your lungs in winter. https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/cold-weather
Cold and Flu Leaflethttps://www.selfcareforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Coldandfluleafletcolour.pdf
Caring for children with coughshttps://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/e/265/files/2016/01/UoB_Childrens-cough_PDF-leaflet_A4.pdf
Clean Hands Counthttps://www.cdc.gov/clean-hands/media/pdfs/patient-brochure-508.pdf?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/pdfs/patient-brochure_508.pdf
Healthy Habits: Coughing and Sneezing https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/about/coughing-and-sneezing.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/hygiene/personal-hygiene/coughing-sneezing.html
Keep warm and keep well: Seasonal vaccinations and winter health – NHS (www.nhs.uk) and Keeping well – Lancashire County Council https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/keep-warm-keep-well/
Common cold in adults https://www.selfcareforum.org/common-cold-in-adults/
Winter illness – get ready https://www.selfcareforum.org/winter-illness/
Cough in Adults https://www.selfcareforum.org/cough-in-adults/ and Cough – NHS https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cough/
Cough and cold in children https://www.what0-18.nhs.uk/parentscarers/worried-your-child-unwell/cough-and-cold
Sore throat in Adults https://www.selfcareforum.org/sore-throat/
Fever in children – Self Care Forum https://www.selfcareforum.org/fever-in-children/
How to treat a cold | NHS (youtube.com) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyBlpmXEsp8
When should you get your flu vaccine? – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flu-vaccine-supply-when-can-you-get-your-vaccination/when-can-you-get-your-flu-vaccine
NHS England — North West » Keeping you well, all year round https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/keeping-you-well/
Fact Sheets – Self Care Forum https://www.selfcareforum.org/fact-sheets/
How to protect your mental health and cope as we head into winter – Mental Health UK (mentalhealth-uk.org) https://mentalhealth-uk.org/blog/how-to-protect-your-mental-health-and-cope-as-we-head-into-winter/

Check your symptoms:
Online symptom checker: Symptom Checker (patient.info) https://patient.info/symptom-checker
Get help from 111 online. https://111.nhs.uk/

29/07/2024

Men of Lancashire and South Cumbria, and Marton Medical practice. This is for you. It could save your life!

When you turn 65, the NHS invites you to be screened for an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA). This is where the walls of the aorta weaken with age and swell up – if you have one and it bursts, it is likely to be fatal. An AAA has no symptoms, so getting screened is the only way to find out if you have one.
Screening is a quick and pain free ultrasound, and you find out your results there and then. You will automatically receive your invitation in the post – please don’t ignore it! It could save your life.
If you are over 65 and have never been screened, you can still make an appointment by calling your AAA screening team on 0191 445 8747. You can also call this number if you need to rearrange your appointment.
For more information, visit www.gatesheadhealth.nhs.uk/services/aaa/ and watch our AAA Video: https://fb.watch/7tORZvND2n/