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Poplar Street Surgery

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01942 481 680

Poplar Street Surgery

Poplar Street, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, M29 8AX

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Poplar Street Surgery, Poplar Street, Greater Manchester

telephone: 01942 481 680

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Services Available

CLINIC SERVICES

The following services are available at the surgery:
  • Asthma/COPD/Breathlessness service
  • Anti-coagulation
  • Cervical screening
  • Child health surveillance
  • Contraceptive services . 
  • CCBT (Computerised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
  • Diabetes
  • Hearing aid clinic
  • Health promotion
  • Ischaemic heart disease
  • Maternity services
  • Minor surgery joint injections
  • Phlebotomy (blood sampling)
  • Smoking cessation
  • Travel vaccines including yellow fever
  • Vaccinations and immunisations
  • Weight management
  • Well woman/man check
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.

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.

Clinics

Clinic Services

The following services are available at the surgery:
  • Asthma/COPD/Breathlessness service
  • Anti-coagulation
  • Cervical screening
  • Child health surveillance
  • Contraceptive services inc. implants and coils
  • CCBT (Computerised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
  • Diabetes
  • Hearing aid clinic
  • Health promotion
  • Ischaemic heart disease
  • Maternity services
  • Minor surgery joint injections
  • Phlebotomy (blood sampling)
  • Smoking cessation
  • Travel vaccines including yellow fever
  • Vaccinations and immunisations
  • Weight management
  • Well woman/man check

Blood Tests

You can book a blood test at both sites with our Health care Assistant. Please contact reception to arrange this.

Directions

Reviews

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

About Practice

Other Practice Information

 

Information on the Baby Blues

Please click here to download a helpful sheet full of information about the 'Baby Blues'.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

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  • 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
 
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  1. 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.
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  3. 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 toimprove 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.

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