Lowton
01942 718221
Services Available
Services Available at Braithwaite Road Surgery
GP Appointments
GP Appointments
GP Appointments are available everyday, please contact reception for more details.
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
Travel Vaccinations
Going abroad? Give us a call and we will find out what vaccines you need and then book you to have them.
Childhood Immunisations
You will receive an appointment for any childhood immunisations for a Thursday morning, we have arrange for the health visitors to be here at that time and the GP's are available for Post-Natal examinations (by appointment).
Ante-Natal
The Midwives are here every Wednesday between 11am and 1pm, 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.
Clinics
Clinics
Well Woman/Man Clinics
Need an MOT or just fancy a check up? Contact reception and ask for an appointment with Lorraine our Health Care Assistant.
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.
Directions
Directions
Parking is available on site
From Newton-Le-Willows
Follow Signs for Leigh going under the M6 motorway bridge. Take the second left onto Stone Cross Lane North. At the traffic lights, turn left and then immediately right to cross over the East Lancs.
From the East Lancs
Come off at Stone Cross (by McDonalds), at roundabout take 3rd exit. At Hare and Hounds traffic lights, go straight on down Slag Lane. Immediately after the pedestrian lights crossing, turn right into Braithwaite Road - we are on the right hand side opposite the children's play area.
From Wigan
Follow signs for Golborne (A577 and A573), after driving through Platt Bridge and Abram you will enter the outskirts of Golborne bear left at the mini roundabout taking the B5207 for Lowton. At the Hare and Hounds traffic lights, turn left onto Slag Lane. Immediately after the pedestrian lights crossing, turn right onto Braithwaite Road - we are on the right hand side opposite the children's play area.
From Ashton-In-Makerfield
Follow signs for Bolton (A58), turn right onto the B5207 signposted for Golborne. At the end of the road, turn right and then bear left at the mini roundabout continuing on the B5207 for Lowton. At the Hare and Hounds traffic lights, turn left onto Slag Lane. Immediately after the pedestrian lights crossing, turn right onto Braithwaite Road - we are on the right hand side opposite the children's play area.
From Leigh
Take Plank Lane heading towards Lowton/Golborne. Plank Lane becomes Slag Lane - on entering Lowton take the 3rd right immediately before the pedestrian light crossing onto Braithwaite Road we are on the right hand side opposite the children's play area.
Public Transport
Public Transport
Nearby Bus Stops
The following buses all stop in the vicinity of Braithwaite Road Surgery.
365 - WIGAN - LEIGH
584 - LEIGH - COMMON LANE (CIRCULAR)
588 - LEIGH - LOWTON - LEIGH (CIRCULAR)
589 - LEIGH - PLANK LANE - LOWTON - LEIGH (CIRCULAR)
591 - LEIGH - PLANK LANE - LOWTON (CIRCULAR)
592 - LEIGH - LOWTON - PLANK LANE (CIRCULAR) This bus stops on Church Lane, a 10 minute walk down Slag Lane will bring you to Braithwaite Road Surgery.
600 - LEIGH - LOWTON - GOLBORNE - ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD - WIGAN
Out of Hours
Out of Hours
Should you require advice or treatment over the weekend or between 6.30pm and 8.30am during the week, 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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