Lostock Hall Medical Centre

26/11/2025

Thanks to Practice Manager, David and Ronnie from the Patient Forum we now have a Christmas Tree in the waiting room. It just needs decorating!

26/11/2025

The Patient Forum now has a notice board in the waiting room to keep patients informed

26/11/2025

We are very pleased to announce access to a free resource of Menopause tips, guidance and support for our women patients. Lostock Hall Medical Centre is piloting this NHS supported scheme led by Menopause by Harley St at Home. Links to register will be emailed to patients in due course.

26/11/2025

Just a reminder to drop in for a FREE coffee / tea and a chat with the Patient Forum this Friday from 10am!

21/11/2025

Why men don’t talk about mental health. A serious issue. Do have a look at this and seek help if you need it.

Why men don't talk about mental health; depression and su***de in men; and what you can do if you're worried about your own or somebody else's mental health.

21/11/2025

Do please take a moment to complete this Men’s Health Survey, especially as it is Men’s Health Awareness Month

💬 We’re running a new Men’s Health Survey to understand what really matters to men when it comes to their health and wellbeing.

It only takes a few minutes, but your voice can make a big difference.
👉https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/6NUH2L/

21/11/2025

The practice currently is displaying a stand in the Waiting Room to raise awareness about Prostate Cancer during Men’s Health Month. Do have a look at some of the resources or take some away with you. You can find out more on www.prostatecanceruk.org Prostate Cancer UK

20/11/2025

Why not drop by the practice Friday morning next week for a chat with members of our Patient Forum? And have a free coffee and a biscuit!

18/11/2025

Dr Craven just did a live 5-minute interview on BBC Radio Lancashire with Sharon Hartley about the topical subject of Brain Fog. Do listen out for it online.

07/11/2025

On Thursday 20 November the practice is pleased to be hosting a local council run drop-in session for parents and carers of those with Special Education Needs (SEN). All welcome. Not just our patients.

06/11/2025

Our Doctor, Doctor project has preserved 130 years of memories of healthcare from the Lostock Hall area. It includes a celebration of doctors who have come here from overseas over the last 75 years. In 1948 Dr William Colin-Thome, arriving from Sri Lanka (Ceylon), set up a practice that continued until his retirement in 1977. He is still fondly remembered by many in the community. His son, Professor David Colin-Thome OBE, became a well-known doctor and lecturer in the Northwest of England.
www.DoctorDoctorMemories.co.uk

06/11/2025

With Remembrance Day approaching, the practice reflects on Dr Sydney Sharples who ran his practice at our Dardsley building until his death in 1948.

A photograph below, courtesy of Gillian Bennett, shows Sydney in his uniform as a Captain in the Royal Medical Corp before he left for France in September 1915.

Sydney was the second President of the Lostock Hall branch of the Royal British Legion and held this position for eight years. There is a local story that Sydney attended meetings of the British Legion regularly and was known to carry a fellow ex-soldier, paralysed due to a shell injury in his back, up the stairs of the Tardy Gate pub so he could attend them too.
On his death he left a legacy of £300 which they used to buy the land the club occupied and still does to this day. He was also involved in the creation of the local war memorial which was unveiled on 20 December 1948.

For more information see www.doctordoctormemories.co.uk