Heywood Primary Care Network

07/09/2025

If you complete the 10 week course, you will be offered a reduced rate membership.

06/09/2025

02/09/2025

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Are you a patient at…

Heywood Health
Hopwood Medical Centre
Birtle View Medical Practice
Longford Street Medical Centre
Heady Hill Surgery

✨ Did you know you can contact your GP Practice online with PATCHS?

PATCHS is a secure and simple service for 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 requests such as:

📄 Sick notes
💊 Medical advice
🧪 Test results
…and more!

Just answer a few quick questions online and the practice will aim to respond within 𝟮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.

* No waiting on the phone
* Connect with the right team member for your needs
* Keeps phone lines clear for more urgent requests

🌐 How to register:
Sign up with your NHS App account or as a new patient.

Step-by-step guide
👉https://advanced.wistia.com/medias/b3qkjydw33

🌐 How to use PATCHS:

Watch how it works
👉https://advanced.wistia.com/medias/254v8roi4i

🔗 Your GP PATCHS links:

Heywood Health - https://patchs.ai/practice/heywoodhealth

Hopwood Medical Centre - https://patchs.ai/practice/hopwoodmedicalcentre

Birtle View Medical Practice - https://patchs.ai/practice/birtleviewmedicalpractice

Longford Street Medical Centre - https://patchs.ai/practice/longfordstreetmedicalcentre

Heady Hill Surgery - https://patchs.ai/practice/headyhill

⚠️ Please remember: PATCHS is for 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 requests only (things that can wait a day or two). For urgent problems, please contact the practice directly by phone, NHS 111 or 999 in an emergency.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿?
Sign up today and see how quick and convenient PATCHS can be!

02/09/2025

Come down today to Darnhill Library on until 7pm, to speak to Rochdale training about apprenticeships, CAB to discuss energy debts and how they can help, Blood pressure and glucose level checks, advice on bulk waste collections, employment support, Adult Care services, living well for stopping smoking and general well-being advice, reducing alcohol intake and Adult care, to name just a few.

01/09/2025

The NHS bowel cancer screening kit can detect signs of cancer before you notice anything is wrong.

If you’re sent a bowel cancer screening kit, put it by the loo. Don’t put it off.

➡️ http://nhs.uk/bowel-screening

27/08/2025

Staff from Hopwood Surgery and Heywood PCN will also be present to discuss health matters including cancer screening

19/08/2025

Come and meet your Social Prescribers at Hopwood Medical Centre today, see how they can help you with any social issues 11 - 3pm

13/08/2025