North Preston Medical Practice - Broadway Surgery & Ingol Health Centre

29/04/2026

⚠️ Important Notice for Our Patients ⚠️

We are currently experiencing a nationwide internet outage, which means we do not have access to our computer systems and have limited ability to answer telephone calls.

We apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while this issue is being resolved.

If you have an urgent medical problem, please contact NHS 111 for advice and support.

Thank you for your understanding

28/04/2026

Opening Hours - May Bank Holiday🌸

Over the first May Bank Holiday our telephone hours will be slightly different. Please see the details below:

📅 Saturday 2nd May – Open as usual
📅 Sunday 3rd May – Closed
📅 Monday 4th May - Telephone lines open 9am-11am

💬 Need urgent support?

Urgent appointments are available over the weekend – please call our usual number.

📞 When our telephone lines are closed:
➡️ Call 111 for urgent advice
➡️ Call 999 in an emergency

Thank you and wishing you a safe bank holiday weekend!💙🩷

27/04/2026

May Bank Holidays!🌷

You can order your prescription via your app or by clicking this link: accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/p81103 💊

21/04/2026

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Getting vaccinated when you’re pregnant helps protect you and your baby from illnesses, including whooping cough & RSV.

Visit the NHS website to learn more.✨
🔗 nhs.uk/pregnancyvaccinations

20/04/2026

My Planned Care gives you advice and support while you wait for your hospital appointments and helps you to prepare for your consultation, treatment, or surgery.☺️

This includes giving you information about waiting times at your hospital and other supporting and local services while you wait.

Click the link below for more information! 👇

My Planned CareHelpful information for patients waiting for clinical opinion, treatment, or surgery. My Planned Care gives you advice and support while you wait and helps you to prepare for your hospital consultation, treatment, or surgery. This includes giving you information about waiting times at...

20/04/2026

March Highlights: Take a look at our statistics! 📊

👨‍⚕️ GP Appointments: 1,653
🧑‍⚕️ Nurse/HCA Appointments: 870
🩸 Blood Tests: 295
🩹Wound Care Treatments: 31
🏠Home Visits: 62

📱Telephone Engagement:
- Calls Handled: 2,569
- Call Back Requests Addressed: 1,211

🌐 Online Triage Requests Processed: 813
💊 Prescriptions Issued: 5,231
🧑‍⚕️ Pharmacy team queries: 1,915
🏥 Referrals: 409
📃 Documents Processed: 5,000 (avg.)
🔍Results Reviewed: 4,960
📆 Annual Review Invites/Reminders Sent: 563
👤New Patient Registrations: 159
👩‍🔬 Pharmacy First Referrals: 128

❌Unfortunately, we also saw:
- Missed GP Appointments: 62
- Missed Nurse Appointments: 48

Please remember to cancel your appointment if it is no longer needed. You can reply to your text reminder, cancel via the NHS App, contact us via our website or telephone us.

Thank you to our dedicated team for their hard work and to our community for your continued support! 💙

14/04/2026

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13/04/2026

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If you need urgent mental health support you can call NHS 111 and select the mental health option 2.

01/04/2026

🐣 Easter Opening Hours Update 🐣

Over the Easter period, our telephone hours will be slightly different. Please see the details below:

📅 Friday 2nd April – Lines open 9am–11am
📅 Saturday 4th April – Open as usual, with telephone lines open until 5pm
📅 Sunday 5th April – Lines open 9am–12pm
📅 Monday 6th April – Lines open 9am–11am

💬 Need urgent support?
Urgent appointments are available over the weekend – please call our usual number.

📞 When our telephone lines are closed:
➡️ Call 111 for urgent advice
➡️ Call 999 in an emergency

Thank you and wishing you a safe and happy Easter 🌼

30/03/2026

🐣 Easter reminder: order your repeat prescriptions if they run out this weekend.

With the Easter bank holidays coming up, GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed or running reduced hours.

If you take regular medication, please check what you have now and order your repeat prescription in good time. This helps you avoid running out and reduces pressure on urgent services over the holiday weekend.

You can order repeat prescriptions easily:

📱 Online via your App
🌐 Via our website
📮 Popping into the practice

A little planning now can save a lot of worry later.

18/03/2026

Following the story posted on our Facebook yesterday, we have received the below update today:

Meningitis Outbreak 2026 ⚠️

The Men B Vaccinations are not available on the NHS Currently - apart from baby immunisations.

People under 10 years old should have been offered the vaccine. The schedule is being reviewed in light of the Meningitis outbreak.

There is currently no recommendation for mass Men B vaccination. UKHSA management of the Kent incident is focused on targeted vaccination of defined groups, alongside antibiotic prophylaxis for close contacts.

Men B vaccination should not be offered on demand for reassurance, as protection is strain-specific, takes time to develop, and is not part of the current outbreak control strategy.

There is more information below:

Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.