Whitworth Medical Centre

14/10/2025

💬 East Lancashire Young People’s Mental Health – Free Online Advice Sessions 💬

Are you under 18 and feeling concerned about your mental health?
Or are you worried about the wellbeing of someone under 18?

Join our free, confidential online advice sessions with ELCAS via Attend Anywhere.

How to join:
1️⃣ Visit: tinyurl.com/ELCAS-LSCFT or scan the QR code in the poster.
2️⃣ Enter “ELCAS” as the first name and “drop in” as the second name, followed by your date of birth.
3️⃣ You’ll be placed in our virtual waiting area until we collect you for your session.
💜 You are not alone – reach out, talk, and take the first step toward feeling better.

13/10/2025

On Tuesday 14th October, the surgery will be closed from 1pm to provide dedicated training to the staff and discuss ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demands and support the wellbeing of the staff.
If you feel your request is urgent and cannot wait until the following day, please call 111. If you require urgent medical assistance, please call 999.
All pre-booked appointments will not be affected and will go ahead as normal.
Kind regards,
Whitworth Medical Centre

10/09/2025

We still have these keys in reception for collection.

09/09/2025

On Wednesday 10th September, the surgery will be closed from 1pm to provide dedicated training to the staff and discuss ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demands and support the wellbeing of the staff.
If you feel your request is urgent and cannot wait until the following day, please call 111. If you require urgent medical assistance, please call 999.
All pre-booked appointments will not be affected and will go ahead as normal.
Kind regards,
Whitworth Medical Centre

09/09/2025

💬 East Lancashire Young People’s Mental Health – Free Online Advice Sessions 💬

Are you under 18 and feeling concerned about your mental health?
Or are you worried about the wellbeing of someone under 18?

Join our free, confidential online advice sessions with ELCAS via Attend Anywhere.

How to join:
1️⃣ Visit: tinyurl.com/ELCAS-LSCFT or scan the QR code in the poster.
2️⃣ Enter “ELCAS” as the first name and “drop in” as the second name, followed by your date of birth.
3️⃣ You’ll be placed in our virtual waiting area until we collect you for your session.
💜 You are not alone – reach out, talk, and take the first step toward feeling better.

28/08/2025

These keys have been found in the reception area. We will leave behind reception for collection, thank you.

07/07/2025

On Tuesday 8th July, the surgery will be closed from 1pm to provide dedicated training to the staff and discuss ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demands and support the wellbeing of the staff.
If you feel your request is urgent and cannot wait until the following day, please call 111. If you require urgent medical assistance, please call 999.
All pre-booked appointments will not be affected and will go ahead as normal.
Kind regards,
Whitworth Medical Centre

25/06/2025

⚠️ IMPORTANT PATIENT UPDATE: WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATIONS ⚠️

We understand that many patients have questions about the availability of weight loss medications starting from 23 June 2025.

At this time:

👉GPs in Lancashire & South Cumbria have NOT yet received confirmation about prescribing these medications.

👉Our GP practice is awaiting official guidance and commissioning updates.

✅ What You Need To Know:

👉We’ll provide an update as soon as more information becomes available.

👉If we are commissioned to provide this service, appointments will be offered to eligible patients.

👉If we are NOT commissioned, we will advise you on the arrangements for accessing this service.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please wait for official updates before contacting the practice about this medication.

https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/news-and-media/latest-news/specialist-weight-management-support-lancashire-and-south-cumbria-june-2025

19/06/2025

18/06/2025

UPDATE:

Our phone lines are now up at running at the surgery.

Thank you for your patience with us and we apologise for any inconveniences caused.

18/06/2025

UPDATE:

Our phone lines are still down. We are currently waiting for an engineer to attend the surgery and hopefully fix the phone lines.

Our doors are still open as normal, please feel free to attend the surgery to deal with any queries you may have.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

18/06/2025

Good Afternoon,

We are experiencing some intermittent issues with our phones lines at present. The issue has been reported and we are hoping to get this fixed as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.