Library House Surgery

08/10/2025

We are currently trialling the use of AI Scribe programs to record some consultation notes. You can find out more about this on our website, including the safeguards we have put in place:

https://www.libraryhousesurgery.com/pages/AI-Scribe

If you do not want the clinician to use this technology, please notify them at the start of your consultation

07/10/2025

Please note the surgery will be closed from 1:00pm Tuesday 7th October 2025 for training. During this period, please call 111 for medical inquiries or 999 for emergencies. The surgery will re-open as normal at 8am on Wednesday, 8th May 2025.

This is part of a Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB initiative and all GP surgeries are closed. If you are unhappy with this policy, then you can contact the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, Patient Experience Team on:
lscicb-fw.patientexperience@nhs.net or call 0300 373 3550.

23/09/2025

📢 Need Treatment Fast? Think Pharmacy First! 💊👩‍⚕️

Did you know your local pharmacy can now treat a range of common conditions, no GP appointment needed?

The Pharmacy First service means you can get expert advice and treatment for conditions like:

✅ Earache
✅ Sore throat
✅ Sinusitis
✅ Infected insect bites
✅ Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women
✅ Shingles
✅ Impetigo..and more!

👨‍⚕️🕐 This helps you get care quicker, and keeps GP appointments free for more complex needs.

💬 Just walk in or call your pharmacy, many can offer same-day treatment or prescribe medication if needed.

Support your local pharmacy. Save time. Get well sooner.

22/09/2025

💉 Get Your Flu Jab, Protect Yourself and Others This Winter! ❄️

Flu season is here and the best way to protect yourself, your family, and your community is by getting your flu jab.

Now available at Library House Surgery!

✅ Free for eligible patients, including:
Over 65s
Children aged 2–3
Pregnant women
People with long-term health conditions
Carers and frontline health/social care workers

Don’t delay — flu can be serious, and the vaccine helps reduce the risk of complications and hospitalisation.

📅 Book your appointment today:
📞 Call us on 01257 441 771
💻 Or book online via the NHS App

Let’s stay healthy this winter together.

09/09/2025

🏗️ Important Notice: Building Work at the Surgery 🏗️

From 15th September to 13th October 2025, our surgery will be undergoing some exciting building work to create additional clinical rooms and invest in modern, improved healthcare facilities for our patients. 🏥✨

This is a positive step forward to help us provide even better care, but during this time, there may be some disruption.

🔹 There may be some noise during the day.
🔹 Some appointments may be held in different rooms than usual.
🔹 Our car park may be busier than normal.

We’re working hard to keep disruption to a minimum, including doing as much work as possible at weekends and out of hours, but some inconvenience is unfortunately unavoidable.

🙏 We really appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. The improvements will benefit all our patients, and we can’t wait to welcome you to our updated space soon!

22/08/2025

We have a new email address for the Medication Team to receive your medication requests and any medication queries you may have.

lscicb-csr.scripts@nhs.net

The old email address will be live until the 31st October and all emails will be redirected to the new address , to ensure we receive your request.

Thank you

16/07/2025

Like many in Chorley today, a number of staff will be paying their respects to the well known and much loved Malcolm Allen of Malcom's Musicland.

This may mean between 1:30pm - 3pm the phones take a little longer to be answered, we thank you ahead of time for your understanding and patience.

In Loving Memory of Malcolm Allen
You are warmly invited to join us in remembering and celebrating the life of Malcolm Allen.
The funeral procession will pass through Chorley town centre and up Chapel Street with a moment of silence outside Malcolm’s Musicland prior to heading to the Church. Anyone who wishes to share in a final moment of farewell is welcome to gather on Chapel Street on Wednesday, 16th July at 1:45pm.

Funeral Service
Wednesday, 16th July at 2:15pm
St Barnabas Church
Chapel Lane, Heapey, Lancashire PR6 8EN

All who knew Malcolm are welcome.
With heartfelt thanks for your support and presence.

The committal and wake following will be a private gathering for family and close friends. (Invitation only)

12/06/2025

📢 Important Update: Changes to Blood Test (Phlebotomy) Services 📢

We want to inform you about some important changes to how blood tests are arranged at GP surgeries. These changes have been introduced by the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) and apply to all local GP practices, including Library House Surgery.

🔹 What’s Changing?
GP surgeries are now responsible for most blood tests requested by your GP. In some cases, we can do a small number of tests requested by hospital consultants, but this is limited.

🔹 Hospital (Consultant) Blood Tests
We are only funded to carry out up to 5% of hospital-requested blood tests. Most hospital blood tests will need to be done at the hospital. We can only perform them if capacity allows, it’s clinically appropriate, and all correct paperwork is provided.

⛔ If you’re unhappy with this arrangement, please note these changes are set by the ICB, not the GP practice.

Full details can be found:
https://www.libraryhousesurgery.com/News/b322078b-4da3-4804-b4c1-8364ce5622bd

05/06/2025

Our on-the-day appointments are provided by our excellent and highly experienced team of ANPs. But what can an ANP do?

04/06/2025

Due to staff sickness today, we are struggling with the number of appointments we have on offer for our on the day service. We are trying to bring in additional cover to help, but if your issue is non urgent and you are able to wait until later in the week to contact us, we would ask you do so.

Please remember staff answering the phones or on the front desk, have no control over this situation, it is not their fault and they will likely be as frustrated as you are by the situation. Thank you for understanding and patience.

30/05/2025

Whilst not an employee of LHS, Dr Waqar-Uddin was a local GP and someone who many of our staff knew or even worked with in the past. Equally we may have patients who knew him, so we thought it appropriate to share the details of his funeral, for those wishing to pay their respects.

DR. ZAKARIYA WAQAR-UDDIN

On behalf of the family, we can now share details of the funeral arrangements.

Requiem Mass will be held at St. Mary's R.C Church, Euxton on Monday 9th June 2025 at 12noon, followed by interment in the Churchyard.

Everyone who knew him are welcome to attend, there is no dress code, therefore if you wish to wear colourful clothing you are welcome to do so.

Donations in memory of Dr. Waqar-Uddin are being gratefully received to benefit 'C.A.F.O.D' ( cafod.org.uk), a charity which was close to his heart.

22/05/2025

We are saddened to hear of the passing of local GP, Zakariya Waqar-Uddin and our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.

Many of our staff knew Zak in some capacity, be it as a colleague they worked with, a local GP they would see at meetings, a member of the LMC and for some he was their GP.

Please remember it's okay not to be okay. If you need to speak to someone, Samaritans are available 24/7, just call 116 123. Or locally, you can access mental health support via the Crisis line, 24/7 on 0800 953 0110.

Our thoughts and condolences go out to all those affected by loss.

Officers searching for missing 44-year-old Zakariya Waqar-Uddin sadly found the body of a man earlier today (Wednesday 21st May).

Whilst the man has not yet been formally identified, Zakariya’s family have been informed and our thoughts remain with them during this difficult time.

The death is not currently being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.