Trinity Medical Centre Littleborough

20/11/2025

🔵𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 (𝗪𝗔𝗔𝗪)🔵

💡 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄?

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global public health threats according to the World Health Organisation.

When bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites become resistant to medicines, common infections become harder, and sometimes impossible to treat.

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇:

1. Antibiotics kill viruses.
2. Antibiotics are effective against cold & flu.
3. Unnecessary use of antibiotics makes them become ineffective.
4. Taking antibiotics often has side effects such as diarrhoea.
5. You can share antibiotics with others.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?

𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀:

1: ❌False - Antibiotics only kill bacteria, not viruses like cold & flu.
2: ❌False - Cold & flu are caused by viruses, so antibiotics wont help.
3. ✔️True - Misuse of antibiotics causes resistance, making them less effective.
4. ✔️True - Antibiotics can cause side effects like diarrhoea, nausea, or thrush.
5. ❌False - Never share antibiotics with others. They may not be suitable for other people and could cause harm.

ℹ️Understanding how antibiotics work and using them correctly helps prevent resistance, keeping these life-saving medicines effective for the future.

🔷𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 (𝗪𝗔𝗔𝗪)🔷

Why Go Blue for AMR?

Blue is the official colour of WAAW, chosen by the World Health Organisation to symbolise global unity in the fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

When you wear blue this week, you’re helping raise awareness about one of the biggest health threats of our time.

Our PCN GP Practices have pledged to wear blue and go blue on days throughout WAAW week to send a unified message that AMR is a serious issue that needs urgent action.

Here are some snaps of our GP Practice wearing blue.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 - 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁!

🫵 Make your pledge today and become an Antibiotic Guardian:
👉 https://antibioticguardian.com/

18/11/2025

World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week!
18th-24th November
JOIN US TO RAISE AWARENESS AND WEAR SOMETHING BLUE!

30/10/2025

The phone lines and computers are now working. We apologise for any disruption caused

30/10/2025

POWER CUT!
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but we have experienced a power cut meaning at the moment we have no phones or computers working. We will update as soon as we know more.

29/10/2025

Teaching children how to swallow tablets can make a big difference — it helps with accurate dosing, reduces stress, and encourages independence when taking medication.

Check out this short, helpful video from the NHS on how to teach your child to swallow pills safely and confidently 👉

A quality improvement project undertaken at the Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne to teach children how to swallow tablets.Converting chil...

02/10/2025

We want residents between 17-25 to tell us about their experience accessing local support in , , and the Pennines, as we look to make future improvements.

To give us your views, please complete our survey today 👉 https://bit.ly/3IHX8XW

16/09/2025

🔔𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗖𝗡 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁🔔

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Milnrow & Newhey Health Centre, OL16 4JF.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Saturday 27th September 2025
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 11am - 1pm

𝗪𝗵𝘆: Join us for a free community patient engagement and education event, focused on 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 health and wellbeing!

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁:
Littleborough Group Practice
Pennine Surgery
The Village Medical Centre
Trinity Medical Centre Littleborough
Milnrow Village Practice
Stonefield Surgery

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲? 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁! 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗖𝗡 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼:

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 an array of stalls from PCN services and local community teams.
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 with your own clinicians and PCN staff
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 about Bowel, Prostate and Cervical cancer via Cancer educational talks led by your own GP's.

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 - All talks run from 12pm - 1pm.

Come along to learn, ask questions and feel empowered about your health.

Feel free to attend the health centre from 11am to explore the array of stalls and services which will be available on the day!

We look forwards to seeing you there!

Kind regards,

The Pennines PCN Team

*Please note that the Milnrow and Newhey Health Centre is an disabled accessible building and has on site car parking for visitors to the front of the premises.

22/07/2025

Update: The phone lines are now back working.

22/07/2025

Did you know that your local pharmacies can now treat and prescribe for the following conditions.

22/07/2025

OUR PHONE LINES ARE CURRENTLY DOWN!

Sorry for any inconvenience this is causing, we are trying to get this fixed as soon as possible.

If you have a query please send this through our patches site and we will get back to you as soon as possible, you can also send prescription requests via patches or the NHS app. You can book appointments also through the NHS app. If you have an acute condition, you could try the local pharmacy who will advise you. If your condition is urgent and you cannot wait, please attend urgent care.
We will update you as soon as we know more information.

25/06/2025

Dear patients,
Following recent guidance and news about Mounjaro use in weight loss, we wanted to share the exact guidelines.
As you can see the criteria is strict and it will be the practice that reaches out to the patients identified.
We will also be reviewing on a case by case basis those patients that were already on the medicine before the new guidance was issued.

Thank you for your understanding.