Holmes Chapel Health Centre

05/05/2026

Good morning,

Unfortunately, we are experiencing technical difficulties this morning with the Health Centre website. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. If you have any medical or administrative queries in the meantime, please call the Health Centre and we will be more than happy to assist you.

Thanks,
Holmes Chapel Health Centre

15/04/2026

Know your memory event

On the 30th of June Congleton and Holmes Chapel Care Community invite you to their dementia awareness event ‘Know Your Memory’ on Tuesday 30th June, 1-3pm at Holmes Chapel Library.

Meet local professionals offering advice on dementia and living well. Spaces are limited, so book by emailing ecn-tr.choccarecommunity@nhs.net. Please see attached flyer for more information.

27/03/2026

The way you receive your text messages from Holmes Chapel Health Centre is changing.



Unfortunately, from the 1st April 2026, funding for text messages had been cutback by the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB across all practices in Cheshire and so we have looked into new ways of contacting our patients.



The NHS has asked practices to move to more digital and modern ways to practice and deliver healthcare. As part of this, practices have been encouraged to embrace more digital ways of communication including:



· Email communication

· Use of the NHS App



We are adopting the following methods in communicating with patients:



1. Initial contact by email

2. Contact via NHS App where email isn’t available

3. Contact by SMS where NHS App contact isn’t available



To help facilitate these plans for future communication we would ask all patients to consider the following:



Emails:

Ensure we have email contact details for you if relevant and be mindful that future messages will come via email.

If you have a shared email which may be on multiple patient accounts, consider making separate accounts.



NHS App:

Download the NHS App and ensuring that notification settings are turned on.

The NHS App has many useful functions besides receiving practice messages, including:



· Ability to access your medical record anywhere, at any time.

· You can order your prescriptions online, even when the practice is closed.



Please note if a message isn’t successfully delivered or read by you within 24 hours, our messaging provider will automatically send a ‘fallback’ message via another channel, such as SMS, to ensure you receive the message.

19/03/2026

Hi all,

Please see below a MenB Vaccination Update:

We would like to inform our patients that the MenB (Meningococcal B) vaccine is only routinely available on the NHS for children under 2 years of age.

Patients aged over 2 years are not eligible to receive this vaccine at the GP surgery.

If you wish to have the MenB vaccine privately, please contact your local pharmacy or a private vaccination clinic for further information on availability and pricing.

Thank you for your understanding.

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05/03/2026

We would like to inform our patients that Dr Tate and Dr Thorburn will be retiring from the Health Centre on 31st March 2026.
We are working hard to ensure a smooth transition. Your care remains our priority, and the practice will continue to be staffed by our excellent team of GPs, Nurses, and Healthcare Professionals.
Continuity of Care: All patients currently registered under these partners will remain registered with the practice. You do not need to take any action.
We wish them both a very long, happy and well deserved retirement!

16/01/2026

Practice Training Afternoon Closures:

It is very important that our team has the opportunity to meet together for training purposes. The practice will therefore be closed for staff training from 13:00 until the following morning at 08:00 on the following dates:

Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Wednesday 10th June 2026
Thursday 9th July 2026
August 2026 - No PLT
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Thursday 8th October 2026
Wednesday 11th November 2026
December 2026 - No PLT
January 2027 - No PLT
Tuesday 2nd February 2027
Wednesday 10th March 2027

(Patients with pre-booked appointments after 18:30 on Tuesdays should attend as planned.)

This time is important as it provides protected time for our team to meet together to discuss practice issues, including our triage service, and reflect on feedback from patients to help us improve the service we provide.

The online triage service will be switched off from 12:30 on the day of practice training and remain off until the following morning. During the planned closure any urgent phone calls will be dealt with by NHS 111. If you require emergency care please phone 999 as at any other time.

Please ensure any prescriptions required on the day are collected before 1pm.

16/12/2025

Welcome to the Winter 2025 edition of the practice newsletter. In this letter you can learn about, the pathway of a letter, utilising the NHS App, winter wellness, roles within the Health Centre and much, much more!

08/08/2025

Exciting and important news here at the Dispensary at Holmes Chapel Health Centre!
We are implementing a new and efficient Electronic Prescription System to allow our clinicians to easily send prescriptions down to our Dispensary team to process. We are confident that this change will allow simpler, more streamlined processing of your medications – focusing on patient safety and a great customer experience.

To support our team with their learning and ensure a smooth transition, the Dispensary will be CLOSED from Monday 1st September at 2pm until Tuesday 2nd September at 11am. If your prescription is due on either of these dates, please ensure you collect during the time we are open. You are still able to order your medications via email or the NHS app during the closure.

Rest assured – there are no actions needed from patients, this transition will be made solely by the Practice.
Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding during this change

23/07/2025

23/06/2025

This 10-minute, painless scan can detect potentially life-threatening aneurysms early. For more information on the AAA Screening Programme, please visit the official NHS page: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening/

23/06/2025

National IT System issues

Good morning all,

Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing national IT system issues. With this, our systems are running slowly and we are not able to access some applications. Please bear with us, our IT team are working to resolve the issues as soon as physically possible.

Kind regards,
Megan Hayward
Patient Experience Lead
Holmes Chapel Health Centre