Hopwood Medical Centre

13/09/2025

12/09/2025

NEW PATIENTS WELCOME. Patients living in Heywood and surrounding areas are able to register with Hopwood Medical Centre. You can use the QR code below to register or go to our website www.hopwoodmc.nhs.uk

10/09/2025

10/09/2025

For any resident registered with Hopwood Medical Centre or any other Heywood GP Practice. Social Prescribers can help with and signpost any non-medical issues that are affecting your wellbeing including finance/debt, housing, caring for relatives, work related issues etc...

09/09/2025

💜 September is
Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynaecological cancer in the UK, yet awareness remains low.

Research shows that 40% of women wrongly believe that cervical screening detects ovarian cancer. This misconception, along with a lack of symptoms awareness, means many women are at risk of late diagnosis - often when the disease is harder to treat.
This month, help us bust myths and raise awareness.

Do you know the symptoms of ovarian cancer? Sharing this post could help save lives.

09/09/2025

Happy Know Your Numbers! Week 2025. Let's work together to lower the nation's blood pressure. Remember, high blood pressure is one of the most preventable and treatable health conditions – yet it remains one of the UK’s biggest killers.

07/09/2025

The surgery continues to grow. We are offering more appointments than ever. Below are the current Clinical Staff at Hopwood.

GPs :-

Dr Osborne-29 years at Hopwood
Dr Mohammed-22 years at Hopwood
Dr Shabir-22 years at Hopwood
Dr Malik-9 years at Hopwood
Dr Porter-6 years at Hopwood
Dr Hussain
Dr Ahmed

We also have trainee doctors and trainee GPs attached to the surgery

Advanced Clinical Practitioners:-

Darren Johnson
Tabsum Siddique-6 years at Hopwood
Alison Newton-undertakes home visits

Nurses:-

R. Cohen-30 years at Hopwood
E.Ball-10 years at Hopwood

Assistant Practitioner:-

Kelly McIntyre-25 years at Hopwood. Training to be a nurse

General Practice Assistants:-

Bobby Hulme-training to be a health care assistant
Leanne Mullen

Pharmacy Technician:-

Colin Hinsley

Social Prescribers:-

B. Milton
J. Catz

Mental Health Practitioner:-

G.Wilson

05/09/2025

The UK government will be carrying out a national test of the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September at 3pm.

Compatible mobile phones and tablets will receive an alert, make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. Find out more at gov.uk/alerts.

The Emergency Alerts system is used to warn if there’s a danger to life nearby, including extreme weather.

Regular testing ensures the system is functioning correctly, should it need to be used in a life-threatening emergency.

The Emergency Alerts system is an important tool for reaching the public in emergency situations. However, for those who need it, information on how to opt out is available on gov.uk/alerts.

You can also learn about how to prepare for an emergency at gov.uk/prepare.

02/09/2025

***Flu Vacc Clinics***

Flu vaccination clinics will start on the 1st October. We will shortly be contacting patients to book in.

-aged 65 or above
-underlying medical problem e.g. asthma, copd, heart problems, kidney/liver problems, stroke, diabetes etc..
-immunosuppressed
-carers (if you care for a relative or friend)
-health and social care professionals

We have ordered enough flu vaccine for all our eligible patients at significant cost and would encourage you to book into the surgery rather than go elsewhere to avoid vaccines going to waste

Unfortunately we cannot offer the Flu vaccine to patients not registered with the surgery

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?

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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

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