Practice News
Resident Doctors strike
Resident doctors (formerly referred to as junior doctors) will take part in strike action over concerns about delays to contracts, […]
GP Survey 2025
We are pleased to announce that Witton Medical Centre has placed the highest in East Lancashire in the national GP […]
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics are essential to treat serious bacterial infections but they are frequently being used to treat illnesses such as coughs, […]
Update on Prescribing of Mounjaro® in primary care
Our prescribing board in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working hard to set up a service for safe prescribing of […]
AAA screening
Calling all men 65 and over – have you heard of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening? You might not know this, […]
Breast Screening
The wonderful ELHT mobile breast screening unit will be based at Royal Blackburn Hospital from June – mid August 2025, […]
March Non-attendance
We sadly had 126 patients not attend their appointment with a clinician in March. 7 patients did not attend 2 […]
Missed Appointments
Due to the increasing number of patients not attending their appointments, we have updated our practice policy on non-attendance. This […]
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening
https://www.nhs.uk/…/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is a test to check if there’s a swelling in your aorta, which is […]
RSV Vaccine for older adults
The RSV vaccine helps protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is a common cause of coughs and colds. Most […]