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One of the original GP Partners at Parkway Medical Group, Dr Eccleston, sadly passed away on Monday the 7th April 2025. We would like to send our condolences to his family.

We will be closed on: Good Friday 18th April 2025 and Bank Holiday Monday 21st April 2025 The surgery will reopen on: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 at 8:30am If you need assistance whilst we are closed please ring 111. In a medical emergency please ring 999 We would like to wish all our patients a…

Spring COVID Vaccinations 2025 *****We now have appointments available to book from Wednesday 2nd April 2025 ***** The Spring COVID Vaccination programme will cover the following patients: · adults aged 75 years and over · residents in a care home for older adults · individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed The COVID…

This practice is delighted to be signed up to the Green Impact for Health Toolkit and is actively taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint. The climate emergency is also a health emergency, and health care in the UK contributes 4-5% of the UK’s carbon emissions. We need to enhance the health of today’s population…

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an infectious disease of the airways. It can make you become wheezy or short of breath and can lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. The new RSV vaccine will be offered to patients who turn 75 years of age on or after 1st September 2024, or who are already…

The British Medical Association (BMA) is launching collective action this week among GP practices. The motto for the campaign is “Protect your patients, protect your GP practice”. This is NOT industrial action, and NOT about pay – it is to pressurise the government to invest more in primary care and amend the GP contract so…

With the recent media coverage, we understand you might have concerns about your health. The NHS has set up a new online resource for patients and the public to find help and support. Visit: https://nhs.uk/infected-blood-support If you’re worried about a possible hepatitis C infection, you can book a free, confidential home NHS test online. Get…

People sometimes ask the doctor or nurse to prescribe diazepam, or similar drugs like lorazepam temazepam or clonazepam, for fear of flying or to help sleep during flights. Prescribing these drugs is not recommended any more for these reasons: 1. Although plane emergencies are rare, taking Diazepam reduces awareness and reaction times for patients so…

We will be closed from 12 noon on the following dates for staff training: Thursday 27th March 2025 Thursday 8th May 2025 Tuesday 10th June 2025 Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Tuesday 5th September 2025 Wednesday 5th November 2025 Thursday 19th March 2026