Cornerstone Medical Practice

09/02/2026

⏰ Phone lines before 9am

Please note:
📞 Calls before 9am are for urgent same-day appointment requests only.

For all other enquiries, please call after 9am, such as:
• Blood test bookings
• Referral queries
• Test results
• Administrative requests

This helps us prioritise patients who need urgent care. Thank you for understanding.

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

CANCER SCREENING SAVES LIVES

𝖬𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗅𝗒 — 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗒𝗆𝗉𝗍𝗈𝗆𝗌 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗋 — 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀.

𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗍, 𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅, 𝖻𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗅, 𝗈𝗋 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗒.
𝖲𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗅𝗒, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾.

𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝗎𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌, 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖦𝖯 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉.

𝖤𝖺𝗋𝗅𝗒 𝖽𝖾𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝖡𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒. 𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗏𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽, 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖽.

𝖲𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗄 𝗍𝗈 the 𝖦𝖯 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍. 🎗️
• 📞 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗌
• 🩺 𝖳𝖺𝗅𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖦𝖯 𝗈𝗋 𝗇𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗌
• 📅 𝖣𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌

BOWEL CANCER SCREENING
Is offered to everyone aged 50 to 74 every two years via a home kit to check for signs of cancer.

BREAST CANCER SCREENING
Women aged 50 to their 71st birthday are invited for a mammogram every three years.

CERVICAL SCREENING
Aged between 25 to 64 are invited for a routine smear test to check for HPV, typically every 5 years.

PROSTATE CANCER
There is no national, automatic screening programme in the UK. Men over 50+ with concerns can request a PSA blood test from their GP.

04/02/2026

🎗️𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝖢𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋 𝖣𝖺𝗒🎗️ ♥️

𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝖢𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋 𝖣𝖺𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌, 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗅𝗒 𝖽𝖾𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗅𝗅. 𝖦𝖾𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖾𝖽. 𝖦𝖾𝗍 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝖾𝖽. 𝖲𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽. 𝖲𝗆𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝗆𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗐. 🎗️ #𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽𝖢𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝖣𝖺𝗒 #𝖢𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝖯𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 #𝖧𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗁𝖥𝗈𝗋𝖠𝗅𝗅

03/02/2026

LGBTQ+ History Month 🌈

This month, we’re proud to recognise LGBTQ+ History Month — a time to celebrate the achievements, contributions, and resilience of LGBTQ+ people, past and present.

At Cornerstone MP, we’re committed to providing a safe, respectful, and inclusive space for all our patients. Everyone deserves to feel seen, heard, and supported when accessing healthcare — always.

We also acknowledge that LGBTQ+ communities can face health inequalities, and we continue to listen, learn, and improve the care we provide.

💜 Inclusion isn’t just a month — it’s part of who we are.

28/01/2026

***REMINDER***
Today, Wednesday 28th January 2026, our practice will be closing from 1:30pm for essential staff training. This helps us continue delivering the highest quality care to our patients. 💙

But rest assured — urgent care is still available this afternoon!

Our colleagues at Salford Primary Care Together will be supporting all urgent health needs, including:

✅ Same Day Urgent Care
✅ Acute Prescriptions
✅ Face-to-Face & Remote Consultations
✅ Urgent Home Visits (where clinically appropriate)

📞 If you need urgent assistance this afternoon, please call: 0161 983 0641

Thank you for your patience

14/01/2026

💙 January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 💙

Cervical screening saves lives. It can detect high-risk HPV and prevent cervical cancer before it develops.

If you’ve been invited for screening and haven’t booked yet, now is the time ✔️
If you notice symptoms like unusual bleeding, pain during s*x, or unusual discharge, contact your GP – don’t wait for your screening appointment.

📬 Don’t ignore your smear test invitation❗️

🕒 We offer late evening & weekend appointments

We know it’s not always easy to attend appointments during the working weekday. That’s why our practice offers late night and weekend appointments to make accessing care easier at our extended access hub.

📞 Contact your GP practice to book
🔎 Learn more at nhs.uk/cervical-screening

13/01/2026

✨ Hello January! ✨
A new year is the perfect time to focus on your health and wellbeing 💙

This month, we’re encouraging our patients to:
✔️ Book routine check-ups
✔️ Stay active and eat well
✔️ Look after your mental health
✔️ Boost your immunity during the winter months

Our team is here to support you every step of the way. If you need advice, appointments, or repeat prescriptions, please get in touch as early as possible.

💬 Your health matters – today and all year round.

13/01/2026

Big thanks to

Christine Shiels, Alex Buffey

for all of your support! Congrats for being top fans on a streak 🔥!

07/01/2026

It's getting cold 🥶
If you have asthma, the cold weather can make your symptoms worse and increase your risk of becoming unwell. Learn what to do to help stay well...
For more information, visit https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/cold-weather

07/01/2026

Dry January 💙
Stopping drinking is a positive step for your health
Benefits of not drinking alcohol include:
✔ Improve sleep
✔ Boost energy
✔ Lower blood pressure
✔ Save money
✔ Improve mood, concentration, and mental wellbeing
✔ Reduce the risk of cancer, liver disease, and stroke
✔ Help the liver recover and function better
✔ Reduce the risk of cancer, liver disease and stroke
Find NHS advice and support here: 👉 nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-advice