Ashton In Makerfield
01942 727325
Services Available
Services Available at Ashton Medical Centre
GP Appointments
GP Appointments
GP Appointments are available every day, please contact reception for more details.
Following our recent patient survey, we have adapted our appointment system to offer a range of appointments to suit all patients.
This includes............
- Booking appointments up to 4 weeks in advance
- Same Day appointments
- Appointments until 8 pm on Wednesday evenings
Nurse Appointments
Nurse Appointments
Chronic Disease Management
Our nurses are here to help you manage your health if you have any of the following conditions, our nurses want to see you every year to check that everything's going OK
Diabetes
Asthma
Heart Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Stroke
Heart Failure
Minor Surgery
Our Practice Nurse Sue holds a Minor Surgery clinic every 3 weeks by appointment only.
Travel Vaccinations
Going abroad? Give us a call and we will find out what vaccines you need and then book you to have them.
We are also a registered Yellow Fever Centre, licensed to administer yellow fever vaccinations to both registered and non-registered patients. There is a charge for this service.
Childhood Immunisations
You will receive an appointment for any childhood immunisations for a Tuesday morning between 9am and 12pm.
Child Health Surveillance
The Health Visitors can be contacted at Ashton Clinic on 01942 775300.
Post-Natal examinations and 7 week baby checks are done at the surgery on a Monday afternoon. Contact reception to arrange an appointment.
Ante-Natal
The Midwives are here every Thursday between 1.30pm and 3pm, if you have just find out you a pregnant it is important you book in with the Midwife as soon as possible so that can arrange for your 12 week scan and get you booked in at the hospital. To book an appointment, please contact reception.
Cervical Screening
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme invites all women between the ages of 25 and 64 for cervical screening either 3 yearly or 5 yearly depending on your age. When you receive a letter in the post, please contact the surgery to make an appointment.
For more details on Cervical Screening, follow this link
Clinics
Clinics
Well Woman/Man Clinics
Need an MOT or just fancy a chat about lifestyle advice? Contact reception and ask for an appointment with Lynn our Health Care Assistant.
The practice also offers Find & Treat reviews for our patients aged 40-74 years. Please ring and book your appointment with Lynn our Health Care Assistant.
We have a Health Trainer in practice who provides advice on diet, alcohol, exercise and smoking. Smoking cessation is also available with our Health Trainer or our Healthcare Assistant. Please contact surgery for appointment.
Blood Tests
Blood Testing
The practice will supply you with a blood form if you need a blood test, this will either be given to you at surgery or will be sent to you in the post as part of our Annual Review recall system.
You will need to contact the surgery between 7 to 10 days later to receive the results of your blood test and find out what you need to do next.
You can have your blood test done in surgery by making an appointment with the receptionist. Our phlebotomist comes into practice on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
Directions
Directions
Located on Wigan Road, in Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Coming from Ashton-in-Makerfield
The surgery is located on your right hand side just after Carnegie Drive.
Coming from Wigan
The surgery is on your left just after the Arnold Clark garage.
Public Transport
Public Transport
The following buses all stop in the vicinity of Ashton Medical Centre (Old Road and Wigan Road)
]156 - ST HELENS - GARSWOOD - ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD
157 - RAINFORD - BILLINGE - ASHTON IN MAKERFIELD
600 - LEIGH - ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD - BRYN - WIGAN
601 - WIGAN - ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD - LOWTON - LEIGH
603 - NEWTON HOSP - GARSWOOD - ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD
The nearest train station is Bryn, this station is situated on the Liverpool to Wigan line. Bryn station is a short 5 minute walk away from the surgery.
Patient Participation Group
Patient Participation Group
Please find below our PPG reports.
Report - Ashton Medical Centre - 30-03-2012Please find below the minutes from our PPG meetings.
There are no minutes available for this practice.Please find below our practice information.
There is no information available for this practice.Out of Hours
Out of Hours
Should you require advice or treatment outside of surgery opening hours, there are a number of options available.
NHS Direct
Call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 for medical advice
Wigan Out of Hours
Telephone 01942 829911 for out of hours service
Leigh Walk In Centre
Offers healthcare advice and treatment without having to make an appointment, take time off or rearrange your day. You can find it located in the last building to the left hand side of the main entrance at Leigh Infirmary. It is open from 07.00am in the morning to 9.00pm at night, seven days a week. Telephone number 01942 264002. Leigh NHS Walk-in Centre Leigh Infirmary The Avenue Leigh Lancashire WN7 1HW
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- Up to date address and phone number
- Mobile Number (for text alerts)
- Email Address
- Height and Weight
- Ethnicity
- First Spoken Language
- Smoking Status
- Allergies
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- Existing Conditions
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- Contraceptive Status (do you use contraception, if so, which)
- Smear Status (date of your last test)
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