Woodside Medical Centre Middleton

22/10/2025

21/10/2025

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Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

15/10/2025

We Need Your Help – Reducing Telephone Traffic at Woodside Medical Centre

We’re pleased to share that telephone traffic at the practice has improved — but our lines remain very busy. All our staff and clinicians work incredibly hard every day, often staying beyond their shifts, to ensure your needs are met.

We are continuing our efforts to reduce the number of calls coming through our main phone line, and we kindly ask that you avoid calling the surgery to request repeat prescriptions.

Instead, please use one of the following alternative methods:

📱 NHS App
Order repeat prescriptions and access your medical records safely and securely from your phone or device.
www.nhs.uk/nhsapp

📞 Dedicated Prescription Phone Line
Call 0161 643 9431 anytime — this answerphone service is available 24/7 for prescription requests.

📧 Email
Send your request to: hmrccg.woodsideonline@nhs.net

🌐 PATCHS Online Consultation System
Visit PATCHS and answer 4 simple questions to:
• Request repeat medications
• Get health and symptom advice
• Renew fit notes
…and more
Https://patchs.ai/practice/woodsidemedicalcentre

🖥️ Register for Online Services
If you haven't already, we encourage you to sign up for online access to manage your healthcare easily from home.

⏳ Please allow 2 working days for all repeat prescription requests to be processed.

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Thank you for your continued support and understanding as we work to improve your experience at Woodside Medical Centre.

Download the NHS App, or open the NHS website in a web browser, to set up and log in to your NHS account. Owned and run by the NHS, your NHS account is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services online.

07/10/2025

Are at risk of flu

💥💥💥💥We have your flu vaccine ! 💥💥💥

Who should have the flu vaccine

The flu vaccine is recommended for people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.

It's offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter.

You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you:

are aged 65 or over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2026)
have certain long-term health conditions
are pregnant
live in a care home
are the main carer for an older or disabled person, or receive a carer's allowance
live with someone who has a weakened immune system
Frontline health and social care workers can also get a flu vaccine through their employer.

!!!!!!!!!!Vaccination Appointments are now available and can be booked on line VIA NHS APP

💥💥💥weekday Appointments available💥💥💥💥💥💥 AM/ AFTERNOON/PM/

💥💥💥💥or Sunday 12.10 .2025 AM/ AFTERNOON

Thank you Woodside Medical Centre

04/10/2025

Are You a Military Veteran Registered with Woodside Medical Centre?

We’re pleased to invite you to our 2nd Military Veteran-Focused Event, taking place on:

🗓 Thursday 9th October 2025
🕐 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Woodside Medical Centre

Following the success of our first Veteran event held on 24th July 2025, we’re excited to welcome even more of our valued Veteran community.

This event is a fantastic opportunity for our Veteran patients to:

Connect with our nursing team and doctors

Access tailored support and information

Engage with local organisations offering Veteran-focused services

We’re also delighted to have Living Well Rochdale and Andy’s Man Club attending once again, offering their time, resources, and continued support.

We would love to see you there — whether you attended last time or are joining us for the first time. Come along for an afternoon of connection, conversation, and community.

Let’s support each other and continue building a stronger Veteran network at Woodside Medical Centre.

Woodside Medical Centre is Now an Officially Accredited Veteran Friendly GP Practice! 🇬🇧

We’re proud to announce that Woodside Medical Centre has been officially recognised as a Veteran Friendly GP Practice — a significant step in our commitment to supporting those who have served in the Armed Forces.

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18/09/2025

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Attending regular screening can help to detect cancers before they may be seen or felt. 🌸

If you have missed your appointment for whatever reason and wish to rebook please give us a call on 01204 390454 or email BSU.Appointments@boltonft.nhs.uk

29/08/2025

Andys man club attended our Military Veteran open day last month, to help support our military veteran population
If you are a military veteran please look out for our next invite to our next open day on 9th October 2025 1pm- 4pm

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25/07/2025

Following our visit yesterday Andys man club have shared some useful links below

Website https://andysmanclub.co.uk/

Facebook Andys man club

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24/07/2025

Today we proudly hosted our very first military veteran event at the practice!

Veteran patients had the opportunity to connect with our nursing team, doctors, and access a wide range of support and information tailored to their needs.

A heartfelt thank you to Living Well Rochdale Andy’s Man Club and member of our patient patient participation group for attending and contributing their time and valuable resources — your support was truly appreciated.

We’re pleased to announce that we plan to hold another veteran-focused event in October, where we hope to welcome even more members of our veteran population

23/07/2025

Military Veteran information

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18/07/2025

Are you a patient at Woodside Medical Centre?
Have you visited our website? www.woodsidemedicalcentre.co.uk
If the answer is yes to both, then we would value your feedback on our current website. Please visit the link below and fill in our quick survey.

Thank you.
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11/07/2025

Are you a patient at Woodside Medical Centre?
Have you visited our website? www.woodsidemedicalcentre.co.uk
If the answer is yes to both, then we would value your feedback on our current website. Please visit the link below and fill in our quick survey.

Thank you.
https://forms.office.com/e/H3sYzqwVJb