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Exactly one year on (December 16) since he administered the Covid-19 vaccine to Trafford’s first patient, Dr Maz Sangha is leading a team of clinicians, staff and volunteers providing the … [continue] ONE YEAR ON FROM VACCINATING FIRST PERSON IN TRAFFORD THE ACCELERATED BOOSTER PROGRAMME BEGINS

Following the Government announcement yesterday (December 12 2021) the NHS is now working on plans to deliver COVID booster vaccines to those aged 18 years and over, and those aged … [continue] COVID-19: ACCELERATED BOOSTER PROGRAMME

Following updated guidance from the JCVI, the NHS will shortly set out how staff will expand the booster programme – this includes how booster jabs will be given in priority … [continue] COVID BOOSTER: Latest information 30/11/2021

More than 95,000 Trafford patients struggling with money worries are now able to access a dedicated debt service due to a new partnership between Citizens Advice Trafford, Altrincham Healthcare Alliance … [continue] NEW DEDICATED DEBT SERVICE LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT PATIENTS WITH MONEY WORRIES

Park Medical Practice will be welcoming patients to its new, purpose-built premises on Stockport Road in November. From 8am on Monday 8 November the GP practice will be opening the … [continue] PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE WILL MOVE TO NEW HOME IN NOVEMBER

More than 500 patients received their Covid-19 booster at the Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre on Saturday and with the winter months approaching GPs are urging all those eligible for … [continue] BOOSTER ROLL-OUT BEGINS

West Timperley Medical Centre is proud to announce that we have been awarded a gold award for Pride in Practice. More information about Pride in Practice can be found here … [continue] Pride in Practice

To support the roll-out of the Covid vaccination among young people, we are operating a ‘walk-in’ Covid vaccination clinic for those requiring their first dose of the vaccine on Saturday … [continue] COVID VACCINATION WALK-IN CLINIC FOR FIRST DOSES. SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER. 9.00AM – 12 NOON

Below is an extract from a letter to GPs about the Data Opt Out Programme; We want to make the position around opt-out much simpler. While 1st September has been … [continue] Opt Out 1 Data Update for patients

To all patients. We are awaiting formal guidance following the Government’s announcement  regarding the loosening of COVID-19 safety restrictions. However, as a healthcare setting with significant footfall, we must prioritise … [continue] Patient Update 13.07.21

West Timperley Medical Centre is recruiting for a Medical Administration Apprentice to work with our long established, friendly and supportive administration team. Please see more information about the vacancy here: … [continue] Apprenticeship Vacancy

West Timperley Medical Centre, in common will all other GP surgeries, is legally obliged to extract personal confidential data from our patients’ GP records and upload them to NHS Digital … [continue] GPES data extraction for pandemic planning and research (COVID-19)

NHS Digital has now stated that to provide more time to speak with patients, doctors, health charities and others, the planned collection of GP data for Planning and Research in … [continue] NHS DIGITAL’S COLLECTION OF DATA HELD IN GP MEDICAL RECORDS DEFERRED UNTIL 1 SEPTEMBER 2021

Official government advice has been updated regarding patients accessing their Covid-19 vaccination status. The official advice, updated 21 May 2021, includes: How to access your COVID-19 vaccination status Through the … [continue] LATEST ADVICE: COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS AND TRAVEL

Dear Patients, You may have seen the news over the weekend about how people access their GP surgery. At West Timperley Medical Centre we have kept our reception open, though … [continue] LETTER TO PATIENTS: 21.05.2021

Today (28/4/21) Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed that the NHS App will be used as a ‘Covid passport/digital health certificate’ to prove whether people have had a COVID vaccination, … [continue] COVID-19 ‘PASSPORTS/DIGITAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES’

The latest patient information created by Public Health England regarding the COVID-19 vaccination can be viewed in the links below: Patient Leaflet from Public Health England – What to expect … [continue] BLOOD CLOTTING AND COVID-19: INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS

2 new studies are recruiting patients who suffer from chronic pain and lower back pain. Below is the information to access these studies;

Trafford council are running a new scheme where people can loan a laptop, with built in internet, from the library for 3 weeks free of charge. To enquire send an … [continue] Borrow a laptop from the library

https://www.principletrial.org/ West Timperley is currently supporting the PRINCIPLE study. If you are interested in participating, please follow the link above for more information.

Altrincham Healthcare Alliance are delighted to announce that we have extended our team and welcomed Social Prescribers, First Contact Physiotherapists and Clinical Pharmacists. For more information please click on the … [continue] Social Prescribers, First Contact Physiotherapists and Clinical Pharmacists

As Altrincham Healthcare Alliance’s five local GP practices vaccinated almost 1000 patients today, Mayor of Trafford, Laurence Walsh, said he was “in awe of all those involved” in the roll-out … [continue] Mayor of Trafford ‘in awe’ of GP practices rolling out COVID-19 vaccine to thousands of patients

A Holocaust survivor who used his international sprinting skills to inspire Man City legends Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell and Francis Lee has become Trafford’s first patient to receive the coronavirus … [continue] Former international sprinter and Holocaust survivor first to receive the coronavirus vaccination in Trafford

Currently a lot of elective activity (planned surgery) has been paused and some outpatient appointments due to the current situation with COVID-19. This is because there are more patients in … [continue] MFT – pausing elective (planned surgery)

Primary Eyecare provides NHS funded eye care services across many parts of England. Go to this website to find your nearest Practice; http://primaryeyecare.co.uk/find-a-practice/

Click here for information for parents and guardians and what to do if your child has COVID symptoms. This poster summaries the key information.  

Coming soon, Phase 4 of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). Phase 4 of EPS allows prescriptions for patients without an EPS nomination to be signed, sent and processed electronically, making EPS the … [continue] Electronic Prescribing – Update August 2020

A group of five GP practices is providing almost 900 meals for hungry Trafford children by supporting a mask-making campaign that provides food for youngsters unable to receive their ‘vital’ … [continue] GP Practices supporting hungry local children with mask campaign

Click here to download the Health Mind Support document– it has lots of useful tips for improving and maintaining your mental health during the pandemic.