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CQC Information
Services Available
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GP Appointments
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Nurse Appointments
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Well Person Checks
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Child Health Development Clinics
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Child Vaccinations
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Smoking Cessation Services
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Blood Tests
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Travel Vaccinations
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Find and Treat Monitoring
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Stroke and Blood Pressure Monitoring
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Diabetes Testing and Monitoring
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BMI Monitoring
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Cervical Screening
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Family Planning Advice
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Sexual Health Services
Enhanced Services For This Practice
GP of Choice Scheme - Please be informed that this surgery is not participating in the GP of Choice Enhanced Service Scheme.
Out of Area Scheme - Please be informed that this surgery is not participating in the we are not participating in the Out of Area Enhanced Service Scheme.
GP Appointments
GP appointments are available daily, please contact reception from 8am to make an appointment. We also offer a number of pre bookable appointments. You can pre book an appointment up to 5 days in advance. We also offer an extended hours service every Tuesday between 6 pm and 8 pm.
We are a Training Practice, therefore we may have Medical Students at the practice at the time of your appointment.
Nurse Appointments
Cervical Smear Tests
We recommend that all women between the ages of 25 & 65 have a smear test taken every three years.
Counsellor
The G.P. will make a referral to the counsellor.
Vaccinations
We offer both routine and travel vaccinations. Please make sure you have an appointment for your holiday jabs in plenty of time.
Please contact the surgery in September if you wish to have a flu jab.
Clinics
The Practice Nurse offers
Well Baby Clinic & Child Immunisations
By appointment with the Practice Nurse
Family Planning
The practice offers family planning advice and pre conceptual advice. Please make an appointment with the Nurse Clinician.
Ante Natal Clinic
By appointment with the midwife. Please ask at reception for more information.
Asthma/CHD/Diabetic Clinics
By appointment only with the Practice Nurse
Well Person Checks
By appointment with the Health Care Assistant
Blood Tests
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.
The practice now supplies blood test service for all its patients. We also provide this service for neighbouring practices. Please ask for referral from your own GP.
Please check whether your form asks you to fast. If you are required to fast, please have only sips of water for 8 hours before the test. Please take any medication as normal.
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
Orrell Park Medical Centre is located in the sensitively renovated "Trinity Church" at the junction of Orrell Lane, Rice Lane and Walton Vale.
Out of Hours
During the hours the surgery is closed our calls will be diverted to NHS 111. Calls to NHS 111 are free from both mobile and landlines. If you have a life-threatening medical emergency during these times please dial 999
Other information
All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice. The average pay for GPs working in Orrell Park in the last financial year was £48,789.31 before tax and NI. This calculation is for 1 full-time GPs and 2 locum GPs, who has worked in the practice for more than 6 months.
Seasonal Opening Hours
Cancelling Your Appointments
Our text-to-cancel services allows you to send a simple text message directly to your practice to cancel your appointment, allowing it to be given to another patient.
By letting us know if you no longer need an appointment, we can ensure we offer as many available appointments as possible.
Please note that text-to-cancel numbers are not answered and are used for text messaging only.
To cancel by phone
You can cancel by calling the surgery directly on 0151 5253051
To cancel by text message
Send 'cancel <your name> <date of appointment>' to 07804 524462.
Patient Participation Groups
