Together with Chorley Council, the Chorley Central and Chorley Together PCN would like to share the upcoming drop in sessions with the Social Prescribing Team. Patients can simply turn up on the day and there will be tables where you can speak to a member of the team and leaflets for information and advice.
Please see dates below and feel free to drop in:
Tuesday 2nd April 11am – 1pm – Chorley Council Offices, Union Street
Wednesday 3rd April 10am – 11:30am – Coppull Food Club, St John the Divine Parish Hall
Friday 5th April 10am – 11:30am – Clayton Food Club, Clayton Brook Village Hall
Monday 15th April 10am – 11:30am – Adlington Food Club – St Paul’s Church
Tuesday 16th April 10am – 11:30am – Harpers Lane Food Club, St Joseph’s Parish Centre
Wednesday 24th April 10am – 12pm – Withnell Health Centre
Thursday 25th April 10am -11:30am – Buttermere Food Club, Buttermere Community Centre
Tuesday 14th May 9:30am – 12pm – The Chorley Surgery, Gillibrand Street
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Lancashire South Cumbria Pharmacy Opening Hours Lancashire (Central) Easter Sunday, 31 March 2024
Allied Pharmacy Ormskirk 38 Burscough Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 2ES 01695 580655 13:00 16:00
Allied Pharmacy Cop Lane Penwortham Health Centre, Cop Lane, Penwortham PR1 0SR 01772 742615 10:00 13:00
New Hall Lane Pharmacy 270 New Hall Lane, Preston, Lancashire PR1 4ST 01772 700483 10:00 13:00
Sharoe Green Unit 9, Booths Shopping Complex, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, Lancashire PR2 9HD 01772 712244 10:00 13:00
Leyland Late Night 6 Hough Lane, Leyland, Lancashire PR25 2SD 01772 905678 10:00 19:30
Pharmacy Buckshaw 25 Main Square, Buckshaw Village, Chorley PR7 7AR 01772 462341 13:30 16:3
Inspire - Substance and Misuse Service
Inspire are part of the National Charitable Organisation ‘Change Grow Live’. Their aim is to provide recovery from addiction and dependence and support people to make positive changes to their lives.
Inspire covers the whole of Lancashire, and the North & Central Service includes hubs in Preston, Chorley and Skelmersdale. They provide all aspects of drug and alcohol treatment in Lancashire, including open access, structured treatment and referral to Tier 4 rehabilitation.
Referral can be made either by a professional or as a self-referral using the same brief referral form.
For any queries regarding medication, Inspire can be contacted on 08081698673 and there is an option to speak to the Prescribing Administration Team.
Smokefree Lancashire
Inspire have also recently taken over the contract for stopping smoking from Quitsquad and the new Smokefree Lancashire’s website is now live. Patients can be referred online by a professional or as a self-referral.
Useful links
www.changegrowlive.org
www.inspirelancs.org.uk
www.smokefreelancashire.org.uk
HOME ENERGY SUPPORT SCHEME
Chorley Council are currently leading the corporate priority home energy support scheme. Letters have been sent to around 900 households within the Chorley borough and the focus is to visit as many households as possible to ensure they are warm over the winter months and offer support to those who need it. Please see the leaflet below and to see if you can benefit from this scheme, please contact the team to arrange a visit.
We’re proud to be a Veteran Friendly Accredited GP practice and to support our veteran community this Remembrance Day.
We know that this Remembrance Day is likely to be particularly challenging for the many veterans in our community and we want you to know that we are trained and committed to effectively identifying and supporting your health needs.
As a Veteran Friendly Accredited practice, our team:
- recognises the importance of identifying veteran patients within our community
- understands the unique health needs that veterans may have
- strives to provide veterans with the very best care and support
- knows about the specialist veteran healthcare services that exist
- undertakes regular training and development to ensure we’re able to deliver the very best care to veterans in our community and meet the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant
If you’re a veteran patient, please do let us know that you have served so that we can make sure you receive the most appropriate and best care, if and when you ever need it.
You can learn more about the accreditation and how it supports veteran patients, here: rcgp.org.uk/veterans
https://florey.accurx.com/p/P81171
Please use the following link to leave to the practice a medical query. This will save you calling the practice on the phone during busy periods. Please allow up 7 days for a response - If you have any urgent medical queries that cannot wait then you should call the reception team then it can be dealt with promptly.
Heatwave guidance June 2023 (cpe.org.uk)
Please note the surgery is no longer able to fill in firearm licence forms. If you require one then you will need to arrange to see a private doctor for an assessment.
We now have a Facebook page where you can keep up to date with news and information from Euxton Medical Centre. Follow us @EuxtonMedicalCentre
Where else can I get help?
Your community pharmacy can support you with a wide range of minor ailments.
If you need urgent help when we are closed, use the 111 service either by telephone or online at NHS 111 online. Trained professionals are on hand to direct you to the best service for your needs and will be spoken to be a clinician if needed.
If it is a life-threatening emergency, you should call 999.
Opting-Out of Sharing Your Patient Data With The HSCIC
NHS England has commissioned a programme of work on behalf of the NHS, public health and social care services to address gaps in patient clinical information in order to improve the quality of care and health services for all. The role of the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) is to ensure that high quality information is used appropriately to improve patient care.
However, the NHS recognises the right of every patient to choose whether their data should be available for such use by the HSCIC, and therefore an information leaflet has been prepared, together with a set of frquently-asked questions by patients, for your information prior to making any decision as to whether or not to opt out.
If, having carefully considered this information, you wish to opt out, and you do not want your data held by us being made available to the HSCIC, or you are content for your data to be available to the HSCIC but you do not consent to ANY of your data held by the HSCIC being released (anonymised and under strict legal controls) to legally-permitted third parties (e.g. clinical researchers), please visit: Your Data Matters and follow the guidance.
Safe Space for Children – Chorley Inspire Youth Zone
Youth Zone is a purpose-built community charity facility, located on Chapel Street Chorley and for the borough’s young people aged 8 – 19 (up to 25 for those with disabilities). Open daily when schools are closed 365 days per year.
It has fantastic leisure and creative facilities providing a fun and safe environment where young people can enjoy themselves, giving them a safe and inspiring place to spend their leisure time, raise their aspirations and confidence to create a happier and healthier generation.
As well as providing state of the art facilities the staff do lots of 121’s and mentoring to support children’s emotional and mental health needs.
Inspire have over 4000 children on their registration and it is an amazing space where our local Children and Young People can find much needed support, moreso following the impact of the Covid lockdowns.
Please do share details to any families and carers you believe have children who would benefit from attending. https://www.inspireyouthzone.org/
Membership is £5 annually and then 50p for each visit after that. (adjustments made for families who are unable to pay)
If you would like further information, please contact Janet Ince, Mental Health Transformation Manager.
NHS App
You can use the NHS app to access your medical records, order repeat prescriptions and more. https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/nhs-app/ It is safe and easy to sign up to. No need to trail into the surgery to gain pin numbers etc.
You can use the NHS coronavirus app wherever you go; it’ll keep checking to see if you’ve been in contact with anyone who’s since tested positive for coronavirus. https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/nhs-covid-19/
Self Care
We talk about self-care, but what do we really mean? There’s a pyramid that can help you to understand what you need to do to look after yourself, and this article provides a really good explanation: http://www.onelifenz.com/blog/2020/1/pyramidofself-care Self-care is a really important part of healthcare, and knowing when you can safely look after yourself and when you need to seek further help is vital. If you’re unsure, your pharmacist can help with lots of minor ailments: http://www.selfcareforum.org/about-us/what-do-we-mean-by-self-care-and-why-is-good-for-people/
Care Navigation
Our Reception team are here to support you and guide you to the most appropriate service.
The GPs at Euxton Medical Centre have asked the reception team to take a brief reason from you when booking an appointment.
This is to assist our reception team and GPs in providing you with the most appropriate care.
Out of hours
If you require medical advice when we are closed please call the 111 service free of charge.
CQC
Euxton Medical Centre was inspected on 1st March 2018 and awarded an overall rating of 'Good'