Hopwood Medical Centre

23/03/2026

You can directly attend a pharmacy to be treated for the conditions listed below including prescription medication were indicated. You may also be signposted to a pharmacy by our trained care navigators

21/03/2026

**Surgery Extension**

Work will be starting next week at the surgery to add a dormer extension creating 2 new rooms allowing us to improve services we offer our patients

21/03/2026

Come and say hello to our fostering team tomorrow and Saturday (11am-5pm) at the Manchester Job Show in the Trafford Centre.

We’ll be there to answer all of your questions about fostering. So if you’re curious to learn more about the opportunities we have available to support you make a difference to a child or young person’s life, pop over to the ground floor of the Orient inside the shopping centre.

In the meantime, if you would like more information about fostering, visit www.fosterforgm.com/Rochdale

17/03/2026

**Meningitis B Vaccine**

We are getting a number of queries about the Meningitis B vaccine following the outbreak in Kent The MenB vaccine is offered by the NHS as part of the childhood vaccination programme (since 2015). Outside of this it can currently only be obtained privately via a clinic or pharmacy and is not available on the NHS

The Men ACWY vaccine is given at school aged 13-14 (year 9) and can be given by the surgery on the NHS upto the age of 25 if missed

14/03/2026

14/03/2026

PSA testing for prostate cancer available in Rochdale Saturday 21st March

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Help a loved one take the step — share this post to spread the word about PCR’s National Screening Day.

This March, men across the UK will have the opportunity to book a simple PSA blood test to check the health of their prostate.

For more information, visit the following link: pcr.org.uk/nsd/


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12/03/2026

The practice will be closed from 1pm this afternoon for staff training and will reopen 8am Fri 13th March.

Please contact 111 if you need medical advice

10/03/2026

10/03/2026

Great news for people who use buses! Concessionary travel passes can now be used at any time of day, with the pre 9.30am restriction now lifted for good. 🚌 🚊

09/03/2026

The cancer awareness roadshow will be visiting Morrisons, Heywood on Thursday 12th March. The friendly team will be on hand to talk to residents about the signs and symptoms of cancer you should look out for, cancer screening and what to do if you're worried about cancer.

Finding cancer early can make all the difference. Why not come along and

08/03/2026

The pharmacy will provide prescription medication if indicated