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Services Available

CLINIC SERVICES

The following services are available at the surgery:

GP Appointments
Nurse Appointments
HCA Appointments
Well Person Checks
Elderly Monitoring
Influenza Clinics (winter time)
Pneumonia Vaccinations
Maternity services
Child Health Development Clinics
Child Vaccinations
Health promotion
NHS Health Checks
Weight Management, Exercise advice and referral
Alcohol advice and referral
Screening Programmes
Sexual Health Services and Contraception advice
Smoking Cessation Services
ECG Clinics
Phlebotomy (blood sampling)
Joint injection
Palliative Care
Stroke and Blood Pressure Monitoring
Diabetes Testing and Monitoring
Travel Vaccinations

Patients with Particular Needs

Our premises are fully compliant with DDA (Disability Discrimination Act).

EPS (Electronic prescription services)

The Practice provides electronic prescribing for ease of the patients; please nominate a local pharmacy if you are interested in this service (see below)

Repeat prescriptions
Requests for repeat prescriptions can be made by bringing in your repeat prescription slip (right side of your prescription) into the surgery, or online. Please ask Reception for more information regarding registering online.

Please do not request repeat prescriptions by telephone as this can result in mistakes. Please ensure we have 48 hours’ notice to check and issue the prescription.

Always request your medication in good time and do not run out!

Patient Online

We are now able to offer our patients, who have internet access to book, cancel and change appointments online and order medication.

If you wish to register for this service please speak to Reception staff and they will be able to advise you further.

Other services

We also provide other services which are not available on the NHS. These services include:

Sickness or Accident Insurance Forms, Private Healthcare Forms, Holiday Cancellation Forms, Fitness to Travel Certificates, HGV, Sports and Driving Medicals. Ask Reception for more details on fees.

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

If you get regular prescriptions the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) may be able to save you time by saving you unnecessary trips to your GP. The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) allows your GP to send your prescription directly to your chosen pharmacy without a paper prescription.

Find out more about the Electronic Prescription Service visit http://www.hscic.gov.uk/epspatients or speak to your practice or pharmacist.

How using EPS could benefit you

If you collect your repeat prescriptions from your GP, you will not have to visit your GP practice to pick up your paper prescription. Instead, your GP will send it electronically to the place you choose, saving you time.

You will have more choice about where to get your medicines from because they can be collected from a pharmacy near to where you live, work or shop.

You may not have to wait as long at the pharmacy as there will be time for your repeat prescriptions to be ready before you arrive

Please speak to your nominated pharmacist to activate your EPS.

Is this service right for you?

Yes, if you have a stable condition and you:

Don’t want to go to your GP practice every time to collect your repeat prescription.
Collect your medicines from the same place most of the time or use a prescription collection service now.

This service is not suitable for all patients. It may not be suitable if you:

Don’t get prescriptions very often.
Pick up your medicines from different places.

How can you use EPS?

You need to choose a place for your GP practice to electronically send your prescription to. This is called nomination. This could be a pharmacy local to your home or work address.

Ask any pharmacy or a member of the reception team to add your nomination for you. You don’t need a computer to do this.

Can I change my nomination or cancel it and get a paper prescription?

Yes you can.

If you don’t want your prescription to be sent electronically, tell your GP.

If you want to change or cancel your nomination, speak to your nominated pharmacist or dispensing appliance contractor.

It is important to tell them before your next prescription is due or your prescription may be sent to the wrong place.

Is EPS reliable, secure and confidential?

Yes. Your electronic prescription will be seen by the same people in GP practices, pharmacies and NHS prescription payment and fraud agencies that see your paper prescription now.

Sometimes dispensers may see that you have nominated another dispenser. For example, if you forget who you have nominated and ask them to check or, if you have nominated more than one dispenser. Dispensers will also see all the items on your reorder slip if you are on repeat prescriptions.

Benefits of EPS

More efficient and convenient for patients and staff.
Reduces paper.
Safer, faster and more efficient.
Patients don't have to visit their GP for a prescription.
Patients won't have a paper prescription to lose.

For more information visit http://www.hscic.gov.uk/epspatients or your pharmacy.

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

Booking a routine appointment

You can book a routine appointment by telephone, on line or by calling into the practice. This also includes booking a telephone consultation with a doctor or nurse.

You can express a preference to see a particular clinician when you book an appointment . You can book an appointment up to six weeks in advance and can also be booked via our on line services. Please ask at reception to register for this service.

Urgent appointments

The practice runs a pre-bookable appointment system, if you feel that your condition is more urgent, you can ring for an on the day appointment, these can go quickly so it is best to ring at 8am or as soon after. You can also request a telephone consultation with a Doctor or Nurse who will contact you after their surgery. The Receptionist will take a message and your contact number.

Home visits

If you require a home visit from a doctor, please inform the surgery before 10.30am and give the receptionist the precise nature of your illness. The doctor will make a house call the same day. Home visits should be only requested when the patient is too ill to attend the practice and could only be moved by ambulance. Non availability of public transport is NOT a valid reason for a home visit.

Extended Access Appointments, this is when the practice is closed

We also offer appointments within the community at hubs located at Bridgewater Medical Centre and Tyldesley Health Centre.

Telephone : 01942 482848

You can book an appointment at the practice by:

Calling Poplar Street Surgery.

Telephone : 01942 481 680

HCA & Nurse Appointments

Booking a routine appointment

You can book a routine appointment by telephone or by calling into the practice. You can also book a telephone consultation with a doctor or nurse.The receptionist will take a message and your contact number. You can express a preference to see a particular clinician when you book an appointment. You can book an appointment up to six weeks in advance and can also be booked via our on line services.Please ask at reception to register for this service.

Urgent appointments

The practice runs a pre-bookable appointment system, if you feel that your condition is more urgent, you can ring for an on the day appointment, these can go quickly so it is best toring at 8am or as soon after.You can also request a telephone consultationwith a Doctor or Nurse who will contact you after their surgery. The Receptionist will take a message and your contact number.

HCA & Nurse Appointments

We offer convenient times to see our Nursing Team to suit the needs of our patients these are:

Pre-bookable appointments
Booked appointments throughout the day
Home visits
Telephone consultations

You can book an appointment by:

Telephone 01942 483 121
Visiting the surgery
Online services, ask at Reception to register for this service

You can book appointments up to four weeks in advance.

Our Nursing Team is available for appointments relating to:

Diabetes Testing and Monitoring
Monitoring of Respiratory condition such as COPD and Asthma
Heart disease monitoring and annual reviews
ECG
Stroke and Blood Pressure Monitoring
Travel Vaccinations (please ring or complete our request form to find out which ones when making your appointment)
Childhood Immunisations
Smoking cessation
Well Person Checks
Elderly Monitoring
Influenza Clinics (winter time)
Pneumonia Vaccinations
NHS Health Checks
Weight Management, Exercise advice and referral
Alcohol advice and referral
Family Planning Advice
Sexual Health Services and Contraception advice
ECG Clinics
Screening Programmes

Clinics

Our Nursing Team are available for a wide range of clinics by appointment only. They offer the following clinics.

Diabetes Testing and Monitoring
Monitoring of Respiratory condition such as COPD and Asthma
Heart disease monitoring and annual reviews
Stroke and Blood Pressure Monitoring
ECGs, Spirometry, 24 hour BP
Travel Vaccinations (please ring or complete our request form to find out which ones when making your appointment)
Childhood Immunisations
Smoking cessation
Well Person Checks
Elderly Monitoring
Influenza Clinics (winter time)
Pneumonia Vaccinations
NHS Health Checks
Weight Management, Exercise advice and referral
Alcohol advice and referral
Family Planning Advice
Sexual Health Services and Contraception advice
Screening Programmes
Phlebotomy (blood sampling)
CCBT (Computerised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
Joint injection
Hearing aid clinic

The practice has weekly antenatal clinics on Tuesday with the Community Midwife.

Travel Risk Assessment

Our practice nurse holds a travel vaccination clinic for our patients. Please see this page for more information and to fill in the risk assessment form.

Blood Tests

There are blood clinics at the practice on a Wednesday and Friday, please ask Reception for more information.

Alternatively, you can also attend the phlebotomy clinics based at Leigh Infirmary or book via the Community services. Please ask Reception for more information.

Directions

Poplar Street Surgery is approximately a 5 minute walk from Tyldesley town centre.

Public Transport

For those travelling by public transport, you can use any bus that would stop in Tyldesley and they there would be a short walk to the surgery.

Buses to Tyldesely are:

Out of Hours

How to receive medical help when the practice is closed

NHS 111

Tel: 111 (available 24 hours a day)

GP Extended Access Service

GP appointments are available at the GP extended access Hubs.

Call 01942 482 848 - Telephone lines are open.

9.30am to 7.15pm weekdays and 9.30am to 3.15pm weekends and Bank Holidays

Appointments are available 6.30pm to 8pm weekdays and 10am to 4pm weekends and Bank Holidays.

The hubs are located in the following areas:

Ashton
Leigh
Golborne
Pemberton
Hindley
Shevington
Tyldesley

Leigh Walk-In Centre

Open 7:00am – 9:00pm every day

Leigh Infirmary

The Avenue

Wigan

WN7 1HW

GP Alliance

For bookable appointments on:

Saturday 10 am to 4pm

Sunday 10 am to 4pm

Monday to Friday 6.30 - 8.30pm

Please call 01942 482 848 to be seen at one of our Wigan partner hub sites

Phone number and details are here:

http://www.wigangpalliance.org/home/

Wigan Out of Hours

If you have received your invitation to have your next Cervical screening test and would like to have it done outside of practice hours, Wigan GP Alliance now offer cervical screening appointments at evenings and weekends.

To make an appointment please phone 01942 482 848

Please see this leaflet for more information

About Practice

Overview

Registering at the Practice

The Practice operates an Open List Policy. Registering or changing doctors is easy and can take only ten minutes.

Booking a Routine Appointment

Our appointment system allows you to book a routine appointment by on line, telephone or calling into the Practice. You can also book a telephone consultation with a doctor or nurse.

You can express a preference to see a particular clinician when you book an appointment. Our system also allows patients to book six weeks in advance.

Cancelling Appointments

Please notify the Practice as soon as possible if you cannot attend your appointment so it can be offered to another patient.

Home Visits

If you require a visit from a doctor to your home, please inform the surgery before 10am and give the receptionist the precise nature of your illness and the doctor will make a house call the same day.

Home visits should only be requested when the patient is too ill to attend the Practice and could only be moved by ambulance, not because of non-availability of transport.

Change of Details

If any of your details change i.e. your address/name or contact number, please inform the surgery straight away.

Patient Comments

Your comments, complaints or compliments about the service we provide are always welcome. The Practice Manager is our Complaints Officer and can advise about our complaints procedure.

Patient Participation Group

We will be setting up a Patient Participation Group, which will consist of a number of patients and members of the Practice team. Regular meetings will take place to discuss matters that affect the patient/Practice service. Should you wish to be part of this group or require further information please contact the practice manager.

Tel: 01942 481680

Removal of Patients

We Operate a Zero Tolerance Policy on verbal and physical. Any patient who commits an act of violence or behaves in a threatening manner to staff will be removed from the Practice list.

Opening Times

Monday	08:00 - 18:30
Tuesday	08:00 - 18:30
Wednesday	08:00 - 18:30
Thursday	08:00 - 20:00
Friday	08:00 - 18:30
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed
Surgery opening times for this service
	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3
Monday	08:00 - 10:00	13:00 - 18:30
Tuesday	08:00 - 10:00	13:00 - 18:30
Wednesday	08:00 - 10:00	13:00 - 18:30
Thursday	08:00 - 10:00	14:00 - 16:30	18:00 - 19:30
Friday	10:30 - 12:30	13:00 - 18:30
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

If the GP surgery is closed, please call NHS 111 - dial 111 - for out of hours advice and appointments.

The Out of Hours Service provides medical assistance by offering telephone advice from GPs and, at limited times, from nurses along with face to face consultations either at home, at the Primary Care Centre based in Lower Ince Health Centre or Leigh Walk in Centre.

Note that consultations at the Leigh site are only available during the hours 9.00am – 6.00pm at weekends and bank holidays

To contact the GP OOH service please ring 111. If the situation is more urgent or life threatening then ring the emergency services on 999.

Last verified on 02/08/2018

Additional Information

At times the surgery uses Locums to cover staff holidays and staff sickness you will be informed at the time of booking if your appointment is with a Locum Doctor. Please inform the staff if you do not wish to be seen by a Locum, and we will try our best for you to be seen by one of our permanent Doctor's.

Other Practice Information

Useful Leaflets

Information on the Baby Blues

Early Years Factsheet

Season opening hours

Monday 08:00 - 18:30

Tuesday 08:00 - 18:30

Wednesday 08:00 - 18:30

Thursday 08:00 - 20:00

Friday 08:00 - 18:30

Saturday CLOSED

Sunday CLOSED

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Well Done to Nelson Street Surgery for the great efforts they put into the MacMillan Coffee morning last week. A massive total of £484.14 was raised on Friday!!! For this worthy cause. Thank you to everyone both staff and patients that helped and supported our event. A very special Thank You goes to Sheila Speakman for all the hard work , effort, in baking cakes and organising the raffle. Well done.

Employee of the Month

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 01942 481 680

Online Services for Poplar Street Surgery

Sign up to GP online services and you'll be able to use a website or app to:

Book or cancel appointments online with a GP or nurse
Order repeat prescriptions online
View parts of your GP record, including information about medication, allergies, vaccinations, previous illnesses and test results
View clinical correspondence such as hospital discharge summaries, outpatient appointment letters and referral letters

The service is free and available to everyone who is registered with a GP.

How can I start using GP online services?

Follow these steps to access GP online services:

Take photo ID (passport or driving licence) and proof of address (such as a utility bill) to your GP practice and tell them you want to start using their online services. If you do not have any ID then either a member of staff will have to confirm your identity or you may have to answer questions about personal information in your GP record.
Fill in the short registration form that you are given by your practice.
Once you have signed up, you will receive a letter with your unique username, password and instructions on how to log in.

Patient Participation Groups

Our Patient Participation Group works to improve communication between the practice and its patients, to ensure the services we offer meet the needs of all patients. We are always looking for enthusiastic people to join the group, share ideas on how services could be changed or improved, and be involved in making those changes - for the good of the patients and the practice. If you are interested in getting involved, or would just like to find out more, please contact Simon Carr, Practice Manager.

Download Patient Participation Registration Form

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