Golborne Surgery

16/12/2025

🎄✨ Christmas & New Year Opening Hours (2025) ✨🎄
Dear patients,
Please see our practice opening arrangements over the festive period:
🕐 Early closures (closing at 1:00 pm):
• Christmas Eve – Wednesday 24 December 2025
• New Year’s Eve – Wednesday 31 December 2025
🚪 Practice CLOSED:
• Christmas Day – Thursday 25 December 2025
• Boxing Day – Friday 26 December 2025
• New Year’s Day – Thursday 1 January 2026
✅ We will be OPEN AS USUAL on all working days between the bank holidays.
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📞 If you need medical help while we are closed:
🚨 In a medical emergency
Please call 999 immediately.
📞 For urgent medical advice that is not life-threatening
Call NHS 111, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
🩺 From 1:00 pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, Wigan GP Alliance will provide urgent GP cover for our patients:
📞 01942 482848
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🎄 Thank you for your understanding. We wish all our patients a safe, healthy and happy festive season.

08/12/2025

❄️ Winter can be a challenging time for many of us ❄️
As the colder months arrive, our health services come under more pressure — and lots of people may notice a dip in their own health and wellbeing, especially those who are more vulnerable.

With Christmas just around the corner, remember that some health services will have reduced or changed opening hours over the bank holidays. That’s why it helps to know where to go for help — even if it’s just for advice.

💡 For those in Greater Manchester (or if you know someone who is), check out the “Get to Know Where to Go” guide — it tells you what NHS service is right for things like: minor illnesses, dental or eye problems, urgent care, mental-health support, and more. 👉 gmintegratedcare.org.uk/GTKWTG 

🎄 Christmas might feel magical for some, but it can also feel lonely or make existing mental-health challenges feel heavier. If this is you — or someone you know — please remember you’re not alone. There is support available, and it’s okay to reach out.

💙 Take care of yourself, check in on others, and make sure you know what help is available this winter. A little preparation can make a big difference.

Stay safe, stay warm, and reach out if you need support. 💫

Get to know where to go for health advice and help in Greater Manchester. Use the right service and get the right treatment sooner.

05/12/2025

📣 COVID Vaccination Clinic – This Saturday! 💉✨

There is a COVID vaccination session being held this Saturday at Kidglove House. If you still need your jab, now’s the perfect time to get protected as we head into winter.

📞 To book your appointment, please call on: 01942 367438

Slots are limited, so give them a ring and get yourself booked in!

Stay safe and stay well 💙

21/11/2025

World AMR Awareness week (WAAW) 18th - 24th November

Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future

21/11/2025

The flu vaccine aims to protect children against the most common types of flu viruses. Book your child’s flu vaccine via your GP, pharmacy or the NHS App. https://nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/

21/11/2025

⚠️ Antibiotics don’t treat colds or flu.

These illnesses are usually caused by viruses and are mostly self-limiting, whereas antibiotics only work on bacteria.

✅ Let’s handle antibiotics with care and keep these life-saving medicines effective.

21/11/2025

Temperatures are dropping across the country this week.

Cold weather can have a serious impact on health, particularly in older people and those with pre-existing health conditions.

Find out how you can stay well this winter ➡️ http://nhs.uk/staywell

21/11/2025

Do you feel yourself coming down with something? Help stop common infections like flu from spreading with this checklist for you and your family.

17/11/2025

25/09/2025

🧦 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 🧦

SSP Health GP practices across Wigan are running a ‘Winter Sock Appeal’ throughout October to support homeless people across Wigan this winter.

🧦 All sizes of socks are required - 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲!

👇 Socks can be dropped off at any of the below GP surgeries:

📌 Ashton Medical Centre
📌 Braithwaite Road Surgery
📌 Bryn Street Surgery
📌 Claire House Surgery
📌 Golborne Surgery
📌 Ince Surgery
📌 Lowton Surgery / Platt Bridge Medical Centre
📌 Marsh Green Medical Practice

The Brick are an anti-poverty charity and are always in need of kind donations.

👇 If you are able to, please also consider donating any of the below items which we can drop off on your behalf:

🧼 Toiletries
🍖 Tinned meat & fish
🍪 Biscuits
🥣 Cereal
🫖 Tea & coffee

All donations will be given directly to The Brick once our appeal has finished for them to distribute over the winter months.