Whitby Health Partnership

09/09/2025

We have a vaccination clinic on:
⭐Tuesday 16th September
⭐Civic Hall, Ellesmere Port
⭐8.30am to 12.30pm

To be eligible for a vaccine you must be:
⭐aged 75 to 79 years old
⭐at least 28 weeks pregnant

⭐What is RSV?
RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. The RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold and most people get better by themselves.

However, each year thousands of older adults and young infants need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.

RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people.

In babies, RSV is a common cause of a type of chest infection called bronchiolitis and may need to be treated in hospital.

RSV can also cause pneumonia in babies and older adults.

Great Sutton Medical Centre Whitby Health PartnershipHope Farm Medical Centre YorkRoad GroupPractice | Old Hall Surgery | Westminster Surgery

09/09/2025

The surgery will be closed Today (Tuesday 9th September) from 1pm and will reopen Wednesday 10th September @ 8AM 🕗 This is due to staff Training. Please contact NHS 111 for any urgent medical needs, Also you can visit your local pharmacy for help with minor ailments. You will be able to submit an online consultation from 6am Tomorrow morning.

05/09/2025

CERVICAL SCREENING RESULTS ARE NOW ALSO SENT VIA THE NHS APP!!!!!!!!!!!!
From September 2025, the NHS will start sending results from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme directly to patients through the NHS App.

What this means for you:
If your cervical screening result is negative (normal), you will receive a secure message in your NHS App.

You will also see an NHS App notification.

If you don’t read the NHS App message within 72 hours, a letter will then be posted to you as a backup.

If your result is abnormal, you will continue to receive a letter by post for the time being.

Why the change?
This follows the successful rollout of digital invitations and reminders in June 2025, where 9 out of 10 patients received their invitations digitally through the NHS App. Moving results into the App helps provide:

Faster access to your results.

Reduced reliance on post.

Secure digital storage of your results in one place.

What you need to do:
Please ensure you have the NHS App downloaded and installed on your phone or device.

Make sure notifications are turned on, so you don’t miss important messages.

You can download the NHS App here: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/
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04/09/2025

WHP are now sending invites to children aged 2-3 years old to come and have their flu vaccination at the surgery, you can book your appointment using the link in the message. If you wish to decline, its also important to let us know so we can update our records

01/09/2025

⭐Flu & COVID Vaccination Clinics⭐

⭐WEEKDAY CLINICS
Civic Hall, Ellesmere Port | 9am to 6pm

*Wednesday 1st October
*Tuesday 2nd October

*Tuesday 7th October
*Wednesday 8th October
*Thursday 9th October

*Tuesday 14th October
*Wednesday 15th October

*Wednesday 22nd October
*Thursday 23rd October

*Tuesday 28th October
*Wednesday 29th October

⭐SATURDAY CLINICS
Port Arcades, Ellesmere Port - old BOOTS unit | 9am to 1.30pm

*Saturday 4th October
*Saturday 11th October
*Saturday 18th October
*Saturday 25th October

All clinics are walk-in, no appointment needed.

⭐️You are eligible for a FLU VACCINE if you are:

1. aged 65 years and over
2. aged 18 years to under 64 years in a clinical risk group
3. pregnant
4. a carer
5. close contacts of immuno-compromised individuals
6. frontline workers in a social care setting
7. frontline health care workers, including both clinical and non-clinical staff who have contact with patients

⭐️You are eligible for a COVID VACCINE if you are:

1. aged 75 years and over
2. aged 18 years to under 74 years in clinical risk groups
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Please don’t miss this opportunity to protect yourself and those around you this winter.

Great Sutton Medical Centre Whitby Health Partnership Hope Farm Medical Centre YorkRoad GroupPractice | Old Hall Surgery | Westminster Surgery Justin Madders Healthbox CIC Brio Leisure

22/08/2025

The surgery will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August and will re-open on Tuesday 26th August @ 8am. If you have an urgent medical query that cannot wait until the surgery re-opens please call NHS 111. If you have a life threatening medical emergency please dial 999. Remember you can also visit your local pharmacy for help with minor ailments and advice.

https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/posts/pharmacy-opening-times-this-bank-holiday/

07/08/2025

29/07/2025

PLEASE SHARE........

📌📌Drop in session tomorrow here at the surgery, all our patients are welcome, if you need help with setting up the NHS app then please come along. There will be a table set up in the waiting area at the surgery hosted by the lovely Sam from our Primary Care Network One Ellesmere Port Primary Care Network . Sam will be here 8.30am -11.30am and more than happy to help you with setting up and accessing the NHS App. If you are unsure, come and give it a try!! We can help! 📌📌

We have some Drop in session dates for any patients wishing to sign up for the NHS App that haven’t done so already 📱 there are a number of benefits from having the NHS App:

Ordering prescriptions
Book and manage Appointments
View your GP health record
Register your organ donation decision
View your NHS number
Use NHS 111 online to answer questions & get advice
Keep up to date with Hospital referrals

29/07/2025

📌Did you know you can now self-refer for a veriety of services without needing to see your GP or contact the practice?

Check out the self-refer page on our website where you can find instructions for ADHD assessments, Hearing Tests, Weight Management Programmes and many other services📌

Refer yourself to specialist services without the need for a GP appointment.

29/07/2025

24/07/2025

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Please be aware there is currently a national issue with a major mobile phone network provider which is affecting some of our patients receiving call backs from the surgery. If you have provided a mobile number and you are affected you can get back in touch to provide an alternative contact number

Thanks