Dr L Thompson & Dr G Stockton

March 2013 - See Us In The Middleton Guardian! "Surgery's Pioneering Software Helping To Diagnose Dementia"

We were extremely proud to be featured in the 28th February 2013 edition of the Middleton Guardian concerning our recent trial of an iPad application to help spot early signs of dementia.

The test, which has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, assesses patients' short-term memory with a number of challenges where they are asked to remember shapes and symbols.

The practice received a support grant to use the application to try and increase screening in the borough.  It can be argued that earlier detection of dementia can help to ease the suffering of patients and save costs associated with the the treatment in the future.  It can also help to prevent unnecessary referrals to secondary care which can cause worry and inconvenience for patients.

We view this as a valuable service and a step in the right direction for IT integration into primary care and one which provides the practice with a niche for our patients.

If you would like to have a try of the app then please ask at reception.

Last updated on 07 March 2013.

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January 2013 - A Big New Year Welcome To Our New Apprentice Receptionist Lorelle Young!

In an attempt to ensure that our excellent service to our patients is maintained despite our growth in patient numbers we have recently taken on a new full time apprentice receptionist.  Lorelle Young started with us on Monday 7th January and will be offering admin and reception support to our patients Monday to Friday.  

Lorelle has successfully enrolled on a 12 month apprenticeship scheme which has been set up to try and encourage young people to obtain skills whilst working in an office environment.  Lorelle will be attending a day release course on a Tuesday afternoon to learn about her new role.  I am sure you will make her feel welcome!

Last updated on 07 March 2013.

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December - Help Us To Help You Get An Appointment When You Need One! Always Cancel Your Appointments So That Patients On Our Cancellation List Can Have Them!

The practice is facing an ever increasing amount of missed appointments on a daily basis.  This is affecting our ability to offer patients an appointment at a day and time convenient to themselves and we would therefore ask that should you not require or cannot make your appointment, that you cancel it.

The practice has a number of reserved appointments for urgent on the day cases and once these have been used we have a cancellation list which is unlike other practices as we will ring you if a cancellation occurs rather than you ringing us.  However, we can only ring you if other patients cancel their appointments so please help us to make this service as efficient as possible.

Missed appointments are currently costing your practice around £1000 per month.  If we saved this money we could increase our GP appointment capacity by 70 appointments per month, again making it easier to obtain an appointment when you require.

Just a reminder that you can text us to cancel your appointment by sending the word 'cancel' with your name and date of birth to  07780793149.

Last updated on 07 March 2013.

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November 2012 - Whooping Cough & Pregnancy, Are You Over 28 Weeks Pregnant?

As you may have heard on the news there has been a recent rise in reported cases of whooping cough in the UK.

Following the deaths of 9 babies in England and as all the babies were below the age of their first set of immunisations, the Department Of Health has decided that women in the later stages of pregnancy should be offered the whooping cough vaccination.

The aim of this vaccination is to protect the baby in the first few weeks of life.  If you are between 28 and 38 weeks pregnant then please contact the surgery and make an appointment with the nurse to have a whooping cough booster or for further information please contact the surgery.

Last updated on 07 March 2013.

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September 2012 - Lump Or Bump Causing You Issues? Let Dr Stockton Have A Look!

As part of our extended range of services offered to our patients, the practice offers minor surgery incisions, excisions for the removal of skin tags, moles and other 'lumps and bumps' which cause our patients problems.

If you have one of these and you would like a consultation with Dr Stockton to determine whether it can be removed, then please contact the surgery to book an appointment with Dr Stockton!

Last updated on 19 September 2012.

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August 2012 - A Proud Effort

The practice was extremely proud to put our team forward to take part in the 'Race For Life 2012' at Heaton Park on Sundary 22nd July 2012.  Our support team members including Hannah Curren, Vicky Buckland, Anna Carey and our very own Dr Thompson completed the race and raised over £300 for this worthy cause with Dr Thompson achieving a very commendable 15th place in the race!

The practice would like to thank all of you who chose to sponsor our staff who were overwhelmed by the considerable contribution.  We are also discussing with your patient participation group, plans to fundraise for a different charity each year.  Watch this space!

Last updated on 03 August 2012.

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July 2012 - Race For Life!

We would like to wish our practice team the best of luck.  Our support staff Hannah Curren, Anna Carey, Health Care Assistant Gemma Roberts, Reception Supervisor Vicky Buckland and Dr Louise Thompson will be giving up their spare time to compete in the 'Race For Life 2012' at Heaton Park on Sunday 22nd July 2012 at 2:30pm.

Race For Life raises millions of pounds every year for groundbreaking research into Cancer.  The events are organised by Cancer Research UK which is the world's leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research.  More information can be found at www.raceforlife.org.

Last updated on 03 August 2012.

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May 2012 - April Newsletter Released - Download Your Copy At Our Website

In April the practice produced it's regular newsletter to ensure patients are kept fully up to date with developments at the practice.

Copies are available at the practice and were also distributed via email.  If you haven't managed to get hold of one then you can download it by visiting our website at www.drstocktonandthompson.co.uk

We hope you find it a good read and if you have any suggestions for future editions then just email the practice!

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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October 2012 - Flu Vaccinations Now In! Contact Us To Book An Appointment!

Yes it's that time of year again!  The 2011 Flu Vaccinations are now available at the surgery for all those patients eligible.  You can book an appointment by texting 'flu' with your name and dob to 07780793149we will then reply with a suitable appointment.  You can also email, phone, fax or call into the surgery.

This year, the same as last the Department Of Health has prioritised all those patients aged over 65 or under 65 with a pre-existing medical condition.  Pregnant women are also encouraged to receive the flu jab this year.

Don't wait!  Book your appointment now!

Last updated on 07 March 2013.

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April 2012 - £1196.00 Of Your Money Wasted Last Month Alone!

The NHS is funded by YOUR money.

Last month our patients missed 92 appointments without reason and cost themselves £1196.00!

We can ALWAYS use cancelled appointments regardless of the notice given, although a longer period of notice is always beneficial.

Please ALWAYS ensure you cancel your unwanted appointments.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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June 2012 - New Contraceptive Services At The Practice!

Dr Peet is now offering implant and coil fittings at the practice for those patients wishing to consider long active reversible contraception.

If you would like to find out more information then please make an appointment to see Dr Peet.

Last updated on 19 September 2012.

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March 2012 - Are You A Carer? Are You Being Cared For? Please Inform Us!

Are You A Carer?  Are You Being Cared For?  Please Inform Us!

As a practice we want to try and improve the relationship and communication between our staff, patients and their carers.

We have recently trained our Health Care Assistant and Support Team Member Gemma Roberts to be a 'Carers Advocate' for the practice.  Gemma's role is as a link for our patients to find out more information on the services available to support carers.

Click here for more information.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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February 2012 - Increased Availability For Day & Late Night Appointments At The Practice

Due to our ever increasing popularity in the area, our practice list size is growing by the day.  In order to ensure we are always offering our patients the best service possible, from February we will be increasing our GP appointments to offer patients more flexibility when booking their appointments.

Dr Peet, our female GP will now be offering an extra session on a Monday afternoon which will change to a Tuesday afternoon from April.

We always strive to tailor our service towards the requests from our patients and therefore have also increased our evening appointments for patients who struggle to attend the practice during working hours.

Dr Peet will also now offer an extra evening clinic on a Wednesday evening from 6:30 until 7pm.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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January 2012 - Patient Newsletter, Have You Got Yours Yet? Download A Copy Here!

In December the practice produced its regular newsletter to ensure patients are kept fully up to date with all developments at the practice.

Copies are available at the practice and were also distributed via email.  If you haven't managed to get hold of one then you can download it by visiting our website at www.drstocktonandthompson.co.uk .

We hope you find it a 'good read' and if you have any suggestions for future editions then just email the practice!

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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December 2011 - Christmas & New Year Opening Hours & Wishing All Our Patients A Happy Christmas & A Healthy New Year!

We would like to wish all of our patients a very happy Christmas and a healthy new year.

The practice will be closed on the following days:

-  Monday 26th December
-  Tuesday 27th December
-  Monday 2nd January

We would like to ensure that all of our patients have enough medication to last them over the Christmas and new year period and would therefore ask you to ensure that you hand in your prescriptions for processing as soon as possible.  Remember, you can:

• Email us your request drstocktonandthompson@nhs.net
• Text it along with your name and date of birth to 07780793149

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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November 2011 - Practice Awarded The Double, Again!...Plus...A Huge Welcome To A New Face!

We are extremely proud to announce that the practice has been awarded RCGP Practice Receptionist Of The Year and Practice Manager Of The Year for the 2nd year running.  Gemma Roberts scooped the award this year following Hannah Curren's success last year and Warren Tuite retained his award from 2010.  If you would like to read more about the awards, click here.

We also welcome our new receptionist Anna Carey who joined the practice at the end of October to help maintain our excellent level of customer service due to our increasing popularity in the area.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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October 2011 - Flu Vaccinations Now In! Contact Us To Book An Appointment!

Yes it's that time of year again!  The 2011 Flu Vaccinations are now available at the surgery for all those patients eligible.  You can book an appointment by texting 'flu' with your name and dob to 07780793149 we will then reply with a suitable appointment.  You can also email, phone, fax or call into the surgery.

This year, the same as last the Department Of Health has prioritused all those patients aged over 65 or under 65 with a pre-existing medical condition.  Pregnant women are also encouraged to receive the flu jab this year.

Don't wait!  Book your appointment now!

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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September 2011 - A New GP Who You Might Have Met!

When visiting the surgery recently you may have been seen by Dr Danielle Peet who has been covering sessions for us for a number of months.  We are pleased to announce that Dr Peet will be joining our surgery permanently from October this year and will offer appointments Monday - Wednesday every week.

We aim to keep appointment access to our practice as good as possible and due to our growing popularity in the area we took the decision to recruit an additional doctor to our team.

Dr Peet is very much looking forward to joining our practice permanently and we are sure you will make her feel welcome.

Also, have you downloaded our recent patient newsletter?  Visit our website at www.drstoccktonandthompson.co.uk to download a copy!

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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August 2011 - Get Your Test Results Via Email!

In an attempt to keep access to the practice by telephone as good as possible, we have introduced a new, secure and easy way for patients to obtain the results of any action needed following their tests.

Patients will now be asked whether they would like to receive notification of any action required with their test result via email through a secure link similar to internet banking.

Patients will receive a unique code sent to their email address, which can then be used, along with their email address to access specific instructions from the practice about what they need to do following their test.

The following tests are included:

• All blood tests
• Smear tests
• Other samples i.e.urine, nail clippings
• X Rays
• Anything else where the sample or test has been taken at the practice.

We hope that this new service will prove useful to our patients.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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July 2011 - Race For Life! We Wish Vicky The Best Of Luck!

We would like to wish our Trainee Reception Supervisor Vicky Buckland the best of luck.  Vicky is giving up her spare time to compete in the 'Race For Life 2011' at Heaton Park on Sunday 10th July 2011.

Race For Life raises millions of pounds every year from groundbreaking research into Cancer.  The events are organised by Cancer Research UK which is the world's leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research.  More information can be found at www.raceforlife.org

GOOD LUCK VICKY!

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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June 2011 - Congratulations To Our Practice Manager!

We are delighted to announce the marriage of our Practice Manager Warren Tuite to his Fiancee on Saturday 4th June 2011.

Warren has been with us since April 2009 when he joined the practice following 6 years at a previous practice in Stockport.  His role involves managing the smooth running of the practice.

If you would like to email Warren anything regarding the practice then email warrentuite@nhs.net

We wish him and his new wife all the best for the future.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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May 2011 - New Patient Forum - We Need You!

As a practice our patient's views are important to us in shaping and developing services for our patients and improving the level or care that the surgery provides.

We are looking to set up a Patient Participation Group that will enable patients to be more involved in our decision making processes.  Please click here for more information and the opportunity to register your interest.

We have also recently released our April Newsletter click here to download a copy.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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April 2011 - New Cancellation List! Let Us Call You Back!

We do have cancellations during the day due to our continued efforts to encourage patients to cancel their unwanted appointments.  We recognise that access can sometimes be difficult at busy times.  In order to help our patients obtain an appointment when they require, we are piloting a new system whereby you can be added to our cancellation list and of the support team can give you a call back if we have a cancellation.

We hope that this will help to improve access to our appointments during busy periods.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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March 2011 - Time To Quit? We Can Help!

No Smoking Day is the UK's foremost annual health awareness campaigns in the UK, helping over 1.5 million smokers quit for good since 1984.

Wednesday 9th March is this years 'No Smoking Day' and we are continuing to support those of you who want to 'kick the habit' by offering a smoking cessation service, accessible for all of our patients at the practice.

If you would like to discuss the various options of quitting, just book an appointment with our practice nurse Jill Edmonds.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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February 2011 - New Health Care Assistant

You may have been pleasantly suprised to notice that one of our support team members has been taking your blood tests and blood pressure checks in the recent weeks.  Gemma Roberts has recently completed training to become a Health Care Assistant at the practice.

Due to our growing patient list size, Gemma will be involved in working with our Practice Nurse to offer an increased number of appointments for blood tests and blood pressure checks and further procedures in the future.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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January 2011 - A Huge Welcome Back To Dr Louise Thompson

We are looking forward to the return of Dr Thompson after her maternity leave.  She will be back seeing patients from Wednesday 5th January 2011.  She is very much looking forward to seeing you all and continuing your care.

We appreciate that continuity of care has not been as usual during this period and we would like to thank you for your patience.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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December 2010 - We Are Now On Facebook! - Visit Our Page For Information & Updates About The Surgery.

In an attempt to ensure out patients are kept up to date with the latest developments at the surgery we are pleased to announce the launch of our new Facebook page!  Patients can choose to 'Like' this page which will then add posts from the practice to their wall.

Our Facebook page is updated in line with our website and contains useful information such as latest news, contact details, opening times, location and links to our website.

Please visit www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Stockton-Thompson-Practice/164562943579111

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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November 2010 - Winners! Practice Manager & Practice Receptionist Of The Year 2010

We are extremely proud to announce that the practice has just been awarded the North West RCGP Practice Receptionist Of The Year To Hannah Curren and the North West RCGP Practice Manager Of The Year to Warren Tuite.

The awards were given for the most outstanding contribution to primary care service/development in the preceding year and was presented at the Royal College Of General Practitioners annual general meeting on Thursday 28th October 2010.

For more information about this award please visit our website at www.drstocktonandthompson.co.uk .

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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October 2010 - A Warm Welcome To Our New Practice Nurse Jill Edmonds!

Our new practice nurse Jill Edmonds has now joined us to replace our previous practice nurse Karen Donoghue who left us in September due to a position becoming available closer to her home.

Jill joins us with over 6 years of practice nursing experience and we hope that the increased and high level skills she brings with her will further improve nursing services to our patients at the practice.

Jill's profile will be updated on our website shortly and she is very much looking forward to meeting you all and continuing your care.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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September 2010 - Latest Practice Newsletter Now Available For Download!

In an attempt to ensure patients are always aware of new developments and the services we offer we have now decided to produce quartely newsletters.

Scroll to the bottom of this page to click and download a copy of our August newsletter.  Alternatively you can pick one up at the surgery, email us or text us on 07780793149 and we will send you one.

If you would like to receive future newsletters via email, visit or website at www.drstocktonandthompson.co.uk to subscribe to our newsletter emailing list.

We hope you find the information useful.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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August 2010 - Why not email us your prescription / appointment request, query or cancellation?

Did you know you can now email the practice your appointment request or cancellation, prescription request, query or anything else for that matter to drstocktonandthompson@nhs.net  .  This email is checked on a daily basis and we will always aim to respond to your query within 24 working hours.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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July 2010 - Text Your Prescription / Appointment Cancellation / Question To Us On 07780793149

The practice has now made it even easier for you to get in touch with the recent introduction of our practice mobile number. 

You can now text your prescription request, appointment request/cancellation, medical query to 07780793149 and one of our support team will get back to you asap via text direct to your mobile. 
We hope that this will improve access for our patients to the surgery and the services it provides.

Please note that this number does not receive incoming calls.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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June 2010 - It's A Girl!

Dr Thompson gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Amber on Wednesday 26th May weighing 6lb 7oz.  Dr Thompson and Amber are both doing fine.

Dr Thompson will be returning in approximately 6 months time.  In the meantime we will be joined by our regular locum Dr Catherine Hatton (who some of you may well know) and Dr Damien Herron.

We wish Dr Thompson and Amber all the very best and we, and i am sure you, will all miss her during her short absence.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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May 2010 - Online Services Launched!

The surgery is now offering patients over the age of 16 access to online services via our clinical system.

You can now, book/cancel your appointments, oder your repeat medication and send a secure message to the GP click here  for more information. 

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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April 2010 - Baby News!

As some of you may be aware Dr Thompson has been looking a little larger than usual!
We would like to inform you that Dr Thompson will be on maternity leave from 17th May 2010 and will be returning in approximately 6 months time.

In the meantime we will be joined by our regular locum Dr Catherine Hatton (who some of you may well know) and Dr Damien Herron.

We wish Dr Thompson all the very best during her maternity leave and we, and i am sure you, will all miss her during her short absence.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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March 2010 - Text Message Appointment Reminders Launched!

The surgery has recently teamed up with Healthcare Communications to bring you free of charge text message appointment reminders.  If you would like us to send you a free text to remind you of your appointment then just contact us with your mobile number.

Last updated on 01 June 2012.

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May 2013 - A New Clinical System To Improve Services Further For Our Patients

In an attempt to improve efficiency of maintaining your records, the practice will be moving to a new system called EMIS Web this month.  This system will improve efficiency and hopefully give us more time to develop and improve our services further.  This is a huge change for all of our staff, some of which have been using our old system for well over 10 years.

The practice holds a secure and encrypted database which houses around 32,000 patient records, with 3600 of them for our current registered patients.  This is a huge database and as with any GP practice we are heavily reliant on it.

As with any system change there may be some disruption to our service and we ask that you bear with us whilst we find our feet!

Last updated on 02 May 2013.

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April 2013 - A Big Hello But A Sad Goodbye!

The practice would like to welcome on board a new face for the new financial year, Catherine Brennan will be joining the practice on Monday 8th April after her successful application for our Receptionist / Administration vacancy.  Catherine will be working alongside Vicky, Hannah, Gemma and Lorelle in our support team.  We trust that you will all make her feel welcome.

On a sad note, the practice will be saying cheerio to Anna Carey who has been with our support team since October 2011.  Anna is leaving to take up a new post at a local primary school where her skills will be utilized.

Last updated on 02 May 2013.

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April 2013 - A Big Hello, But A Sad Goodbye!

The practice would like to welcome on board a new face for the new financial year, Catherine Brennan will be joining thepractice on Monday 8th April after her successful application for our Receptionist /Administrator vacancy. 

Catherine will be working alongside Vicky, Hannah, Gemma and Lorelle in our support team. We trust that you will all make her feel welcome.

On a sad note, the practice will be saying cheerio to Anna Carey who has been with our support team since October2011. Anna is leaving to take up a new post at a local primary school where her skills will be utilized.

Last updated on 05 April 2013.

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March 2013 - See Us In The Middleton Guardian! "Surgery's Pioneering Software Helping To Diagnose Dementia"

We were extremely proud to be featured in the 28th February 2013 edition of the Middleton Guardian concerning our recent trial of an iPad application to help spot early signs of dementia.

The test, which has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, assesses patients' short-term memory with a number of challenges where they are asked to remember shapes and symbols.

The practice received a support grant to use the application to try and increase screening in the borough.  It can be argued that earlier detection of dementia can help to ease the suffering of patients and save costs associated with the the treatment in the future.  It can also help to prevent unnecessary referrals to secondary care which can cause worry and inconvenience for patients.

We view this as a valuable service and a step in the right direction for IT integration into primary care and one which provides the practice with a niche for our patients.

If you would like to have a try of the app then please ask at reception.

Last updated on 07 March 2013.

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October 2012 - Flu Vaccinations Now In! Contact Us To Book An Appointment!

Yes it's that time of year again!  The 2011 Flu Vaccinations are now available at the surgery for all those patients eligible.  You can book an appointment by texting 'flu' with your name and dob to 07780793149we will then reply with a suitable appointment.  You can also email, phone, fax or call into the surgery.

This year, the same as last the Department Of Health has prioritised all those patients aged over 65 or under 65 with a pre-existing medical condition.  Pregnant women are also encouraged to receive the flu jab this year.

Don't wait!  Book your appointment now!

Last updated on 07 March 2013.

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September 2012 - Lump Or Bump Causing You Issues? Let Dr Stockton Have A Look!

As part of our extended range of services offered to our patients, the practice offers minor surgery incisions, excisions for the removal of skin tags, moles and other 'lumps and bumps' which cause our patients problems.

If you have one of these and you would like a consultation with Dr Stockton to determine whether it can be removed, then please contact the surgery to book an appointment with Dr Stockton.

Last updated on 19 September 2012.

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September 2012 - Lump Or Bump Causing You Issues? Let Dr Stockton Have A Look?

As part of our extended range of services offered to our patients, the practice offers minor surgery incisions, excisions for the removal of skin tags, moles and other 'lumps and bumps' which cause our patients problems.

If you have one of these and you would like a consultation with Dr Stockton to determine whether it can be removed, then please contact the surgery to book an appointment with Dr Stockton.

Last updated on 10 September 2012.

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September 2012 - Lump Or Bump Causing You Issues? Let Dr Stockton Have A Look!

As part of our extended range of services offered to our patients, the practice offers minor surgery incisions, excisions for the removal of skin tags, moles and other 'lumps and bumps' which cause our patients problems.

If you have one of these and you would like a consultation with Dr Stockton to determine whether it can be removed, then please contact the surgery to book an appointment with Dr Stockton.

Last updated on 03 September 2012.

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September 2012 - Lump Or Bump Causing You Issues? Let Dr Stockton Have A Look!

As part of our extended range of services offered to our patients, the practice offers minor surgery incisions, excisions for the removal of skin tags, moles and other 'lumps and bumps' which cause our patients problems.

If you have one of these and you would like a consultation with Dr Stockton to determine whether it can be removed, then please contact the surgery to book an appointment with Dr Stockton.

Last updated on 03 September 2012.

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August 2012 - A Proud Effort

The practice was extremely proud to put our team forward to take part in the 'Race For Life 2012' at Heaton Park on Sundary 22nd July 2012. Our support team members including Hannah Curren, Vicky Buckland, Anna Carey and our very own Dr Thompson completed the race and raised over £300 for this worthy cause with Dr Thompson achieving a very commendable 15th place in the race!

The practice would like to thank all of you who chose to sponsor our staff who were overwhelmed by the considerable contribution. We are also discussing with your patient participation group, plans to fundraise for a different charity each year. Watch this space!

Last updated on 03 August 2012.

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July 2012 - Race For Life!

We would like to wish our practice team the best of luck.  Our support staff Hannah Curren, Anna Carey, Health Care Assistant Gemma Roberts, Reception Supervisor Vicky Buckland and Dr Louise Thompson will be giving up their spare time to compete in the 'Race For Life 2012'  at Heaton Park on Sunday 22nd July 2012 at 2:30pm.

Race For Life raises millions of pounds every year for groundbreaking research into Cancer.  The events are organised by Cancer Research UK which is the world's leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research.  More information can be found at www.raceforlife.org

Last updated on 29 June 2012.

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