Slaidburn Country Practice

10/09/2025

Slaidburn Health Centre and GP Practices in East Lancashire are closed today from 1pm-6.30pm for Protected Learning Time. This enables practices to provide dedicated training to their staff.
We are also using this time to allow for important IT equipment to be replaced at the health centre.
For all life-threatening medical emergencies please ring 999.
If you feel you have an urgent request that cannot wait until tomorrow, provisions have been made for urgent triage, please ring 111.
For all routine requests for results, appointments, prescriptions, and general queries please ring the health centre tomorrow.
The health centre is open as usual for medication to be collected.

05/09/2025

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21/08/2025

Laboratory Delays at ELHT

We are aware some blood samples have been rejected by the hospital laboratory due to being deemed "too old" for testing. We want to reassure our patients that these delays are not due to any actions by our Practice staff. This issue originates at the hospital and is currently affecting all GP practices in the area.

We understand how frustrating it is to be asked to return for a second blood test, and we share that frustration. These situations place an additional strain on both patients and our team, who must allocate further time and resources to repeat

We will continue to monitor the situation closely and update you as more information becomes available.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

15/08/2025

14/08/2025

📣🎉Menopause Support Group, starts tomorrow in Clitheroe! 🎉📣

📣New Menopause Peer Support Group in the Ribble Valley📣

We are thrilled to announce we are running this new menopause peer support group✨

📆Every Friday
🕰1pm - 2pm
📍St Mary's Centre, Clitheroe, BB7 2DG

➡️Come and join us at the first session on 15th August

14/08/2025

Today at Clitheroe Castle Park 🌞

Free Event tomorrow afternoon, lots of fun for all the family!
Ribble Valley Family Hub
☀️🍕😊

07/08/2025

Are you tick aware?

22/07/2025

Calling all men 65 and over – have you heard of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening?
You might not know this, but the NHS offers a free screening to all men in the UK during the year they turn 65. This screening is an ultrasound which looks for an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), which is where the walls of the aorta get weak and swell up. 1 in 92 men will have an AAA.
If an AAA gets too big it can burst, and chances of surviving this are less than 20%. They have no symptoms so screening is the only way to catch it – you can then be monitored and treated before it causes any problems.
Keep an eye out for your invitation in the post – screening could save your life!
If you are over 65 and have never been screened, contact your AAA screening team on 0191 445 8747 to book an appointment at an NHS site near you. Visit www.gatesheadhealth.nhs.uk/services/aaa/ for more information, and watch our AAA Video: https://fb.watch/7tORZvND2n/

23/06/2025

Unfortunately, we are still experiencing technical issues and are unable to access the computers. We are hoping to have electricians on site this afternoon.
We apologise for any inconvenience.

23/06/2025

Good morning,
The computers and phones are not working this morning, please be patient, we are trying to fix the problem😁

20/06/2025