Mandalay Surgery Notice Board

27/03/2026

🌸 Spring 2026 Newsletter 🌸

23/03/2026

**update - power now back on**

Unfortunately we are experiencing a power outage in the surgery.
We have notified the electricity board and they are sending engineers.
We do not have a time for the fault to be fixed.
Please do not call or come into the surgery as we do not have access to any systems, phones or medical records.
If it is a medical emergency please contact 999 or 111

02/03/2026

1 week to go until national No Smoking Day!

Wednesday 11th March 2026.

Did you know relying on willpower alone is the least effective way to quit? Get free expert support from your local stop smoking service for the best chance of success! 💪 You’re 3 x more likely to quit!

We have a wide range of FREE stop smoking support services for you in Bolton

– Take control of your future, let’s do this together 🤗

https://letskeepboltonmoving.co.uk/smoking

➡️Nicotine replacement therapies

➡️Vape starter kits

➡️Behaviour change sessions

➡️Specialist quit programmes

➡️Pharmacy support

➡️NHS programmes

➡️Digital based apps

Find the method that suits you!

Smokefree Bolton aims to create a positive movement across the borough towards becoming Smokefree. If you're looking to quit smoking there's no need to 'go it alone' - it's much easier to stop smoking when you have the right support.

27/02/2026

08/12/2025

Get To Know Where To Go – how to stay healthy and well this winter!

With colder temperatures and shorter days - plus all the coughs, colds and bugs doing the rounds - winter can be tough for us all. Our NHS also comes extra under pressure too so it’s more important than ever to know what to do and where to go if you’re feeling under the weather. To find the right service for your needs, go to the ‘Get To Know Where To Go’ page on the NHS Greater Manchester website.
https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/gtkwtg/

Your local pharmacy can give expert advice on minor illnesses, including over the counter medicines and prescription medicine for some conditions (age restrictions apply) without a GP appointment. For more information, go to the ‘Think Pharmacy First page on the NHS Greater Manchester website'
https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/pharmacy-first/

If you take regular medicines on repeat prescription, don’t forget to order in good time before the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.

Your ‘just in case’ winter contact list:

Teeth: Greater Manchester Urgent Dental Service – call 0333 332 3800. 8am-10pm every day, including weekends and bank holidays.

Eyes: Greater Manchester Urgent Eye Care Service – www.primaryeyecare.co.uk/find-a-practice. Available all week, including weekends and bank holidays.

Mental health: go to https://111.nhs.uk or call 111 and select the mental health option 2.

Not sure what to do? Go to https://111.nhs.uk (over 5 years of age only) or call NHS 111.

01/12/2025

To clarify, we are not refusing blood tests!
If you have a hospital blood form, then we are only able to take your bloods if you have a shared care protocol in place, otherwise we would direct you back to the hospital.
Bloods requested by the GP's/ANP's are available as normal.

18/11/2025

Traffic is extremely busy around the surgery, please allow plenty of time to get to your appointment!

31/10/2025

World AMR Awareness Week

18 to 24 November is World AMR Awareness Week
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective and infections become increasingly difficult or impossible to treat.

A global action plan to tackle the growing problem of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines was endorsed at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015. One of the key objectives of the plan is to improve awareness and understanding of AMR through effective communication, education and training.

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign that is celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding of AMR and encourage best practices among the public, One Health stakeholders and policymakers, who all play a critical role in reducing the further emergence and spread of AMR.

click the link for more information

The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) highlights best practices to help stop the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.

29/10/2025

We have some avalible appointments this evening for flu vaccines.
If you would like to book an appointment please contact the surgery. 💉

10/10/2025

Today, on World Mental Health Day, we want to remind you that your life matters — not just today, but every single day. Even when the world feels heavy or the light seems far away, please hold on. You’ve made it through so much already, and that strength will carry you forward. You are not alone in your struggles. You are valued, you are needed, and you are loved — even when your mind tries to tell you otherwise. 💚

Samaritans 116-123
Young minds 0808-802-5544
Su***de prevention UK 0800 587 0800
SANEline 0300 304 7000
Calm 0800 58 58 58
Alternatively text SHOUT to 85258.

10/10/2025

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that supported our Macmillan coffee morning. We raised £457.26 which is our biggest total to date.