Slag Lane Medical Centre Lowton

18/07/2025

This summer think Pharmacy First!
Your local pharmacy can provide advice and support for a range of minor illness – plus prescription medicines for some common conditions. All without a GP appointment!
Search ‘Greater Manchester Pharmacy First’ to find out more.

10/07/2025

📢 Local Health and Wellbeing Event Alert 📢

🗓️ Wednesday 30th July
📍 Leigh Leisure Centre, Sale Way, Leigh Sports Village, WN7 4JY
🕕 10am-2pm

Health First along with a number of health care providers are offering a wellbeing open day open to all 🙌

The team will be on-site offering Mini Health Checks to anyone aged 18+ 🩺

Other services will include 👇

👉 Stop Smoking Support
👉 Nutritional Advice
👉 Carbon Monoxide Screening
👉 Information and Advice

🚨 Please scan the QR Code in the post to find out more details 🚨

Alongside the services on offer there will be a free climbing wall to keep the children entertained 🤩

Keep your eyes peeled for more updates in the coming weeks⁉️

We hope to see everyone there! 🙌

Wigan Council Be Well Wigan

📞01942 863437
📧Info@healthfirstalw.co.uk
🌐www.healthfirstalw.co.uk

13/06/2025

13/06/2025

13/06/2025

We have added some more venues to our Carers Connect Timetable. We now visit St Judes Club in Poolstock on a Wednesday afternoon on Week 2. The Farmhouse Kitchen in Astley on a Friday Morning (so come along tomorrow if you're free 🙂) and Morrisons Cafe in Leigh on Thursday Afternoon on week one. Michelle, Lynne and Sandra always look forward to welcoming new and existing carers for support, information, to meet other carers and anything else we can help with.

12/06/2025

Early detection saves lives!
Join us for the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Event in . A quick, painless 10-minute scan could prevent a life-threatening condition.
📅 Date: Tuesday 29th July
⏰ Time: 9:30am – 18:00pm
📍 Location: Manchester United Old Trafford Football Stadium, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M160RA
👥 Eligibility: Male residents of Manchester and the surrounding areas aged 64-66 who haven’t been screened
📞 Book now: 0161 291 5716
Don't miss this life-saving opportunity! 💙

12/06/2025

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04/06/2025

If you have symptoms of measles, stay at home and phone your GP or NHS 111 for advice. Stay away from GP surgeries, A&E departments, and other health care venues. People with measles should stay off nursery, school, or work until at least 4 days from when the rash first appears.

04/06/2025

Stop smoking, start saving.

Track your saving with the free NHS quit smoking app.

📲Download the app on Google Play or Apple Store

Find out more➡️www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/

04/06/2025

Two doses of the MMR vaccine offer protection for life against measles, mumps and rubella. Are you and your loved ones protected? If you’re not sure, contact your GP about getting catch up jabs.

22/05/2025

Please come and join us for a health, wellbeing and mental health event organised by our LiGA primary care network.

When - Wednesday 04/06/25 13:00pm To 16:30pm
Where - Join us at Kidglove house, Kid glove road, Golborne, WA3 3GS

This will give an opportunity to meet a number of the services available to support you and the local community. Attending services include:
- Benefits Advisors From Income maximisation team
- Wigan Family Welfare
- Health First
- Be Well Smoking Advice
- Pensioners Link
- Armed Forces Veterans
- National institute for health and care research
- Patient Participation Groups
- Also Other Services

22/11/2024