Welcome to the latest of our weekly newsletters. We regard it as a priority that all our patients are kept fully informed of developments at Adlington and Croston Medical Centres, Buckshaw Surgery, our Eaves Lane, Chorley site and our surgery sites at Lostock Hall. We hope these regular updates will continue to prove useful.
Pharmacy Christmas Opening Times
When ordering prescriptions over the Christmas and New Year weeks, please could all patients ensure they have sufficient supplies of their medication to last them over the holiday period when opening hours at surgeries and pharmacies are restricted.
If you are ordering prescriptions, please note the following dates.
Date you order your prescription: Date your prescription will be ready at your pharmacy
Wednesday, December 20: Friday, December 22
Thursday, December 21: Wednesday, December 27
Friday, December 22: Thursday, December 28
Saturday, December 23 to Wednesday, December 27: Friday, December 29
Thursday, December 28: Tuesday, January 2
Friday, December 29: Wednesday, January 3
Saturday, December 30 to Tuesday, January 2: Thursday, January 4
Wednesday, January 3: Back to normal dates and times.
We will advise details of which local pharmacies are open over Christmas and New Year within the next few days via our website, newsletter and social media channels.
Covid Booster and Annual Flu Injections Update
Our vaccination hub on Wigan Road, Euxton PR7 6JW, which is situated next to the Rowlands Pharmacy opposite the Bay Horse pub, closes until further notice next week.
Your last chance to have a Covid jab will be next Wednesday, December 20 and Thursday, December 21, when opening hours are 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm
Please note the hub offers Covid booster jabs only and is not dispensing annual flu jabs.
Surgery Christmas Opening Times
Please make a note of opening times over the Christmas period for all our surgeries.
Up to and including Friday, December 22: Open as normal up to 6.00pm.
Saturday, December 23: Closed except for pre-booked appointments via our enhanced service.
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day: Closed.
Wednesday, December 27- Friday, December 29: Open 8.30am to 6.00pm.
Saturday, December 30: Closed except for pre-booked appointments via our enhanced service.
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day: Closed.
Tuesday, January 2 onwards: Open as normal 8.30am to 6.00pm.
Outside these times, normal procedures apply ie call 111 for all issues except for emergencies, in which case you should call 999.
Homeless and Ukraine Appeals
Sadly there is no sign of any pause in hostilities in Eastern Europe so the Chorley Support for Ukraine group are continuing to accept donations of toiletries, sanitary products, baby items, pet food and non-perishable food items as well as cardboard boxes to pack the items.
The Chorley Homeless Group are also desperately in need of items, particularly coats and sleeping bags, to help their service users in this harsh winter weather.
You can drop off donations for both appeals at any of our surgery sites during opening hours, and as usual, when dropping off items please mark your bags accordingly if you have a preference as to which appeal you wish them to go to.