Clinics & Services

Find out all about our clinics and other services available to you.

Our reception team will guide you to the most appropriate type of appointment. Here is some information about the services we offer.

Musculoskeletal First Contact Practitioners are now working within your GP practice. They are clinicians whose expertise is in dealing with bone, joint or muscle pains. 

• You can book an appointment with them directly through your GP reception staff without needing to see your GP first. 
• They have the knowledge and ability to assess you and diagnose what’s happening. 
• They can advise on how to best manage your condition and refer you onto specialist services if necessary.

For further information have a watch of this short video:https://vimeo.com/574372054#

You may be offered an appointment with our Focused Care Practitioner. Our practitioner can help with a wide range of concerns and challenges that a GP or nurse is not trained in. They can also connect you to the help you may need from other services in the area.

Focused Care is offered in GP practices across Greater Manchester.

If you have a long-term condition, this will need monitoring by your practice team. You might be invited in for an annual review, and sometimes for check-ups in between.

Some conditions that need annual reviews are:

Our surgery provides a Minor Surgery clinic. This is a referral service after being seen by the GP for conditions including removal of cysts or skin tags and the administration of steroid injections of joints and soft tissues.

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.

Examples include but are not limited to the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment and driving requirements (HGV and Taxi Medicals)
• Insurance Claims Forms ( including holiday cancellations)
• GP Letter requests

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our Reception Staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

The minimum fee for a private letter or form is £25. This fee is dependant on the amount of information provided.

Anything that is needed urgently, within a month, will incur a minimum £50 charge.

The time scale for completion is 28 working days from receipt of the request and payment in full. Your request will not be passed on to the GP until all information and fees have been recieved.

Please note that GPs can no longer complete Passport Forms.

Ensuring you remain healthy throughout your life: Our preventative examinations can help to diagnose and treat illnesses at an early stage.

Preventative examinations we offer

• NHS Health check-up
• Vaccinations
• Child Health Surveillance clinics
• Long Term Condition Management
• Minor Surgery
• Family Planning
• Cancer prevention
• Cardiac and circulatory system examination
• Metabolic and digestive examination

The statutory and private health insurance schemes will frequently bear the cost of preventative examinations.

Cervical Screening (Smear) Tests are carried out here at the surgery.  Women will be sent an invitation letter when their screening is due.  It is a simple test which really does save lives and we would strongly encourage you to make an appointment to attend when you receive your invitation.

Breast Screening (mammogram) invitations are sent out by NHS England to all women aged 50-70 years every three years.  These are carried out by trained specialist nurses at local clinics.  You will be sent your results directly from the service.  This screening is important and really does save lives and we would strongly encourage you to attend when you receive an appointment.

Bowel Cancer Screening - self testing kits are sent out by NHS England to all men and women aged 56 -74 years every two years.  This screening can save lives and we would strongly encourage you to complete the home test and send it off as directed in your information pack.  If you have any questions about this, or if you require a replacement kit for any reason, you can ring the service on 0800 707 6060.

Social prescribing can help you improve your own health and well-being and you don’t need a referral from your GP.

You can contact the service directly and you will be given the opportunity to meet a community connector who can spend time with you exploring what activities and local support could improve your health and well-being. You can then consider the benefits of participating in them and we will assist you in planning your next steps.

Supporting a range of issue such as:

• loneliness
• social isolation
• emotional well-being
• healthy life choices
• getting out and about
• life changing events such as a birth, retirement, bereavement
• long-term health conditions
• loss of confidence/purpose
• poor health linked to housing conditions
• accessing work, training and volunteering

Access is easy:

• Telephone us on 0161 339 2345
• Visit us online at Social Prescribing | Preventative services | Oldham Council
• Pick up a leaflet next time you are in your GP practice – This has all the contact information on
• Talk to your GP or surgery staff

and the benefits are to:

• improve your mental and physical health
• meet new people
• learn a new skill or enjoy taking part in a new activity
• increase your self-esteem and self confidence
• have a better quality of life
• get involved in the community

We use a service called Language Line, which provides a remote interpretation service in 240+ languages. We are also are able to book interpreter's, but this must be pre-booked so please let reception if you require transaltion face to face. 

If you're planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.

Our practice nurses are available by appointment to offer medical advice regarding travel and vaccinations where appropriate. 

We have Safeguarding Leads working at the Practice who are able to provide help, advice and support.

• Asthma monitoring
• Blood pressure checks
• Blood tests (via the local blood test service)
• Cervical screening (smear)
• Childhood vaccinations 
• Family planning 
• Travel medical advice
• Postnatal health checks 
• Spirometer testing 
• ECG's
• PSA monitoring 
• Palliative care
• Laboratory investigations
• Joint injections
• Sexual health