Ashworth Street Surgery

14/07/2025

Have you been putting off your smear? 🗣

Complete our online survey to help us help you!

This attached survey helps us to gathering a better understanding the reasons for missing your last smear test or not booking one at all. Patients long-term health is very important to us, so any information you provide that will help us to help you get the screening you deserve (and live long and healthy lifestyles!) will be gratefully appreciated. Your answers are completely anonymous - unless you would like to provide your name and date of birth so that we can personally support you in getting your smear test completed. Our nursing team are AMAZING and if you do opt for some support they will call you personally to discuss any of your worries. Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey!

If you would like a call please ensure your number is correct on your records 📞

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12/07/2025

Every Wednesday from 12 -3pm 🦋

11/07/2025

Would you like help to stop smoking 🚬 🚭

Living Well offers several Stop Smoking Drop In's around the Borough for anyone over 18 years old.

Interested? Get support now!
You can meet with a coach to discuss stopping smoking at one of the venues below 🚬🚭

Start your quit journey today!

09/07/2025

Young children and babies may not get enough vitamin A and D even if they’re eating well. If you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, you may not get enough vitamin C, vitamin D or folic acid.

You can get these important vitamins for free whilst you receive NHS Healthy Start payments. There are two vitamin products available:

Healthy Start women’s tablets
Healthy Start children’s drops
Healthy Start vitamin products provide the correct amount of vitamins recommended by the government.

Follow the link below for further information ℹ️
https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/getting-vitamins/

Who's eligible for healthy start 🤔❓️ https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/how-to-apply/

Which pharmacy stocks healthy start vitamins🤔❓️
https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-health-services/healthy-start-vitamins

Getting vitamins Why you should get your free Healthy Start vitamins  Young children and babies may not get enough vitamin A and D even if they’re eating well. If you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, you may not get enough vitamin C, vitamin D or folic acid. You can get these important vitamins fo...

09/07/2025

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️Give Falinge Park junior parkrun a follow to keep up to date on events 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

🎉 Falinge Park junior parkrun #60 – This Sunday! 🏃‍♂️💨
📍 Falinge Park, Rochdale
⏰ 9:00 AM (Meet at the flag!)
👧🧒 Ages 4–14

Looking for something fun, free, and full of positive energy this weekend? 🎈take your little ones down to Falinge Park junior parkrun – a brilliant way to kickstart their Sunday! 🌞

🎉 Falinge Park junior parkrun #60 – This Sunday! 🏃‍♂️💨
📍 Falinge Park, Rochdale
⏰ 9:00 AM (Meet at the flag!)
👧🧒 Ages 4–14

Looking for something fun, free, and full of positive energy this weekend? 🎈 Bring your little ones down to Falinge Park junior parkrun – a brilliant way to kickstart their Sunday! 🌞

✅ Helps kids stay active
✅ Builds confidence and self-belief
✅ Encourages friendships and community spirit
✅ Celebrates milestones with wristbands 🏅
✅ No pressure – run, jog, walk, or skip your way round!

💙 We’ve had 59 amazing events so far, and we’d LOVE to see some new faces join our friendly crew of regulars this Sunday!

✨ We also have 2 marshal spots still available – if you’d like to wear a hi-vis and cheer the kids on, please get in touch! It's easy, fun, and makes a big difference! 🙌

Register for free at 👉 parkrun.org.uk (don’t forget to print your barcode!)

Let’s make Sunday a FUNday at Falinge Park! 🎽🎉

09/07/2025

Dementia affects everyone differently, however it can be helpful to think of it progressing in 'three stages'.

Dementia is progressive. This means signs and symptoms may be relatively mild at first but they get worse with time.

Knowing a little about what to expect in each stage can help us understand how dementia changes over time and how to prepare for the future The stages also act as a guide to when certain treatments, such as medicines for Alzheimer’s disease, are likely to work best.

It can sometimes be difficult to tell when a person’s dementia has progressed from one stage to another because some symptoms may appear in a different order to how we’ve presented them here, and the stages may overlap.

Some symptoms, particularly those linked to behaviours, may develop at one stage and then reduce or even disappear later on. Other symptoms, such as memory loss and problems with language and thinking, tend to stay and get worse with time.

As dementia progresses, a person will need more help and, at some point, will need a lot of support with daily living. However, how soon this happens and the type of support needed will vary from person to person.

It’s natural to want to know which stage a person is at or what might happen next. But the most important thing we can do is focus on the person in the present moment, to help them live well for as long as possible.

This is a guide to some of the common symptoms at each stage, but everyone’s dementia journey is different. If you need more help or advice we’re here for you.

30/06/2025

Why use Patchs? 📱 📲
✔️Save time – no more frustrating waits trying to get through via your GP’s phone line
✔️Get help – let your GP know about your problem in your own words
✔️More control – track the status of your query from your smartphone
✔️Better access – communicate accurately in your own language
✔️Be prioritized – if your query is urgent, your GP will know, and you will be given precedence according to the severity of your symptoms
✔️Manage your health – request health advice, fit notes, prescription medication & more
✔️Video consultations – see your GP without leaving home
✔️Easy to use – create a Patchs account on your phone or computer

27/06/2025

If you need urgent support you can call NHS 111 and select the mental health option to talk to a mental health professional and get help 24/7.
If you need help in British Sign Language (BSL) an NHS 111 SignVideo service is available.
If you have a hearing problem, use text relay. Call 18001 111 using the Relay UK App or a text phone.

Click the link in the comments below for more information!

26/06/2025

🚨WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATION (Mounjaro) is currently not available for NHS prescription in Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale / Greater Manchester 🚨

An important message to inform you that:

Our GP Practices are receiving many requests to prescribe weight loss injections (Mounjaro or similar).

The Greater Manchester ICB (the organisation responsible for overseeing NHS funding for GP Practices in HMR) has issued instructions that this medication *cannot* be prescribed for weight loss.

The website link below gives more information, including who may be eligible for this medication in the future:
https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/weight-management-in-greater-manchester/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLGLghleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBtZG5VYzNxTTdlUGlkcnY5AR6Oq5A93_StBAIsxCzvhOTQnVs_F9SM0wSJOX2oKTCuanf_mskaESh4sKFwPw_aem_jWIj2GDm1LV3Wvi9gnU6lA

We do recognise that this is a frustrating situation for many patients, however, booking an appointment to speak with one of our GP's or Practitioners about this will not change the outcome.

The decision not to prescribe has NOT been made by the GPs / Practitioners at our GP Practices – however, must follow the instructions that have been put in place by Greater Manchester ICB.

There are a number of our patients receiving weight loss medication (Mounjaro, or similar) for their Diabetes management - this is allowed on the NHS and will continue.

We also recognise that some patients are accessing prescriptions from private pharmacies or online providers. Please ensure you let your private provider know about any other medications you are taking.

If you are receiving Mounjaro from a private provider AND taking the oral contraceptive pill or oral HRT, please contact your registered GP Practice and book a medication review, as the oral contraceptive (or HRT) may not be as effective.

17/06/2025

DID YOU KNOW...you can now use PATCHS to communicate with our surgery?

PATCHS is another patient portal that can be used to request appointments, medication, sicknotes as well as general queries. This saves patients time and helps reduce call times. To register for patchs please click the link below

Health advice, treatments and support made simple

17/06/2025