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Christmas opening hours · 23 December, 10:58 AM
The practice opening hours over the Christmas period are as follows:
Friday 23rd December - Open 8.30am - 6.00pm
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th - Closed as usual
Monday 26th December - CLOSED for Bank Holiday
Tuesday 27th December - CLOSED for Bank Holiday
Wednesday 28th December - Open 8.30am - 6.00pm
Thursday 29th December - Open 7.30am - 6.00pm
Friday 30th December - Open 8.30am - 6.00pm
Saturday 31st December & Sunday 1st January - Closed as usual
Monday 2nd January - CLOSED for Bank Holiday
From Tuesday 3rd January onwards normal opening hours resume.
We would like to wish all our patients a very happy Christmas and New Year!
Flu Season · 13 October, 12:32 PM
Once again flu season is upon us. We strongly advise all those in one of the at risk categories to contact the surgery now to arrange vaccination. The at risk groups include all patients 65 and over, pregnant women, residents of long stay residential care homes, patients with chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma (on regular steroid treatment), renal or liver failure plus more.
If you are unsure if you qualify as being in one of the at risk groups please contact reception to check. If you know you are eligible and have not already made an appointment to attend, please do so as soon as possible to prevent problems over the winter period.
Welcome Dr Keegans · 11 May, 08:31 AM
We are very pleased to welcome Dr Pauline Keegans to the Brookmill team. Dr Keegans is a very experienced GP and will be an asset to the practice. To learn a little more about Dr Keegans please go to the doctors information page.Travel Clinic · 9 September, 08:57 AM
Did you know we are a designated Yellow Fever centre? This is a vaccination only certified surgeries / clinics can provide, and is a service we have provided for a number of years to both our own patients and private patients, along with other more routine travel vaccinations. If you are travelling somewhere a little more exotic and have been advised you need protection against Yellow Fever, or if you are unsure which vaccinations you need, contact the surgery to get more information and arrange an appointment in our travel clinic.Training at Brookmill · 13 July, 04:20 PM
There will be more trainees at Brookmill from August onwards. All the learners are qualified doctors who have already been hospital doctors for at least one year.
The FY doctors are in their second year after qualification and will be with us for four months ; about half of these doctors will go on to be GPs in the future.
The ST2 doctors are with us part time for six months and are in their third year after qualification, these trainees are midway through their GP specialist training.
The ST3 doctors are in their final year of GP training, at the end of this year (if they pass their exams) they will be independent GPs.
BLOOD TEST RESULTS · 9 October, 04:35 PM
RESULTS OF BLOOD TESTS DONE AT BROOKMILL
When you have a blood test done at Brookmill Medical Centre, it is important that you ring the following week to ensure that the result has been received and to find out if any action is required. If the result is abnormal, one or more actions may be recommended, for example:
-a prescription
-a doctor or nurse appointment
-a repeat test
-other tests or a referral
The doctors do try and contact patients regarding any abnormal results, but often find that the telephone number we have on the records is out of date. So, please,
-RING THE PRACTICE ON 681880 ONE WEEK AFTER HAVING A BLOOD TEST TO HEAR THE RESULT
-ALWAYS LET US KNOW WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR HOME OR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
Seasonal Flu Campaign · 24 September, 07:50 AM
Appointments are available for seasonal flu vaccinations from late September onwards every year. If you are over 65 or fall into one of the at risk categories listed below, please contact the surgery to make an appointment to receive your flu vaccination.
If you fall into one of the categories below you are considered at risk:
Over 65
Asthmatic (on regular inhaled steroids)
Diabetic
Heart disease
Chronic liver disease
Multiple sclerosis and related conditions
Hereditary and degenerative disease of the central nervous system
Main carer for the elderly or disabled
Opening Hours · 1 June, 02:40 PM
As from the 1st June the surgery opening hours will change as listed below:
Monday 8.30am - 6.00pm
Tuesday 8.30am - 8.00pm
Wednesday 8.30am - 6.00pm
Thursday 7.00am - 6.00pm
Friday 8.30am - 6.00pm
Results of tests done at hospital · 26 September, 04:50 PM
Most people are not aware that the results of tests ordered by hospital consultants do not come back to their GP. This sometimes results in appointments being made at the surgery, and the patient unfortunately having a wasted trip as they have come for results the GP does not have access to. If you are having tests which have been requested by a hospital doctor or consultant, you will need to consult them for the results. They may arrange to write to you with the results, or discuss them at a follow up appointment, if in doubt contact the hospital department in question and ask for their help.
Further changes to phlebotomy (blood tests) · 29 May, 05:27 PM
We have introduced an appointment system for blood tests. This is to ensure patients know what time they will be seen and so we know exactly how many patients to expect.
We continue to provide this service at the surgery when most other GPs have ceased to do so: we wish to give our patients the best and most convenient service possible.You can make an appointment for a blood test at reception.
Please remember that alternative clinics are run by the Primary Care Trust at various locations, which include Bridgewater Medical Centre, College Street Health Centre and Leigh Walk-In-Centre. Leigh Walk-In-Centre also does an early morning service. So if availability at the surgery does not suit you, you can attend an alternative phlebotomy clinic. To make an appointment or get further information on these alternative clinics please phone 773151.