Vallance Medical Practice - Dr Wilkinson and Gu

01/10/2025

We have received some queries about the online booking system that is all over the news today for GP practices.

Please note that our online booking system has been compliant with these new rules for over 5 years.

If you wish to book an appointment you can do so through our website www.vallancemedical.nhs.uk and “submit a new request” at the top of the page.

You can also call the practice on 0161 820 4030, which we would recommend if your issue is of a more urgent nature.

Our practice reviews all requests and a GP will normally reply to you on the same day for all requests, routine and urgent, if your request is put through before 1pm.

Rapid health is our online patient triage system; Rapid Health can be used to access self-care information, submit medical and administrative requests, and even register new patients to the surgery. Get started with our online booking tool

18/09/2025

There are planned bus strikes for the Bee network from the 19th to 22nd September. If you're travelling to the practice or to hospital appointments please take this into consideration.

Best wishes
Vallance staff

25/07/2025

Junior Doctor strikes

Please note that our practice are not expecting any disruption to our own services from the Junior Doctors strikes. However, referrals to hospitals and elective treatments at hospitals may be affected.

For patients that have been affected by any disruption at the hospital, please do contact the hospital team and not the practice as we have no control over the hospital appointment system at all.

thank you

Vallance team

23/06/2025

Mounjaro and Weight loss jabs

Dear patients, you may have become aware of news today that NHS England is allowing GPs to prescribe weight loss injections (particularly Mounjaro, aka Tirzepatide) in practices.

Please note that whilst this is true on a national level, the responsibility for this service in Manchester lies with the Greater Manchester ICS (the local health board).

GMICS have yet to release any formal plans on Mounjaro for GPs but it is anticipated any time.

Please note that once the plans are available, the practice will receive a list of eligible patients from GMICS directly, and we will then be contacting them in due course. We are asking patients to NOT contact the practice regarding weight loss injections.

For the latest on the GMICS guidance please check their web page on this matter here:
https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/weight-management-in-greater-manchester/

Best wishes

The doctors at Vallance Medical

Information about specialist weight management services for people living in Greater Manchester.

20/06/2025

29/01/2025

The team at Vallance Medical wishes everyone a happy Chinese New Year. Wishing you and your family health, wealth, and endless happiness！

新年快乐！

24/12/2024

Over the Christmas break the practice will be closed on 25th, 26th December and be back on the 27th. We will also be closed on the 1st January and open again on the 2nd January.

The team at the Vallance wish all our patients and family a festive and healthy Christmas and New Year!

10/10/2024

https://www.gtdhealthcare.co.uk/patient-services/dental

For patients that need some dental support this new helpline is run by dental nurses for urgent dental problems. You can contact them directly through the number in the link

The Greater Manchester Urgent Primary Care Alliance (GMUPCA) is a community interest company that brings together gtd healthcare, Mastercall Healthcare and Bardoc, to provide healthcare services across Greater Manchester. The alliance aims to work with commissioners to deliver services that are inte...

22/07/2024

We are now back online and able to access records prescriptions and appointments.

There has been a lot of catch up appointments to go through today but we should be back to normal running within the week. Please bear with us as we anticipate a busier few days.

Best wishes
Vallance team

19/07/2024

Dear patients, Computer systems are down and this is a nationwide problem. this will heavily disrupt services today. We apologize for the disruption and will keep you updated

Edit - 19/7 - we have been informed that some parts of the system are being repaired but there is still a lot of disruption throughout and the disruptions may continue to affect systems. We have not been able to work our computers and have taken the decision to cancel our routine Saturday clinics. We apologise again for this disruption. We have contacted patients to rebook them for another time.

28/03/2024

We hope our patients and family will have a restful Easter break. The practice will reopen on Tuesday 2nd April.

14/03/2024

Courtesy of the British Islamic Medical Association, we have a helpful guide for our patients about health problems during Ramadan. Our practice wishes all our patients the best for Ramadan and to let them know that we are here to support them for health queries.