From 1st Dec 2024 Pharmacies will not be allowed to order prescriptions on your behalf.
This primarily is due to concerns regarding over-ordering prescriptions and the patient safety issues that arise from this.
You can order prescriptions in the following manner:
Download the NHS App (links on home page)
Use the tear-off slip on hard copies of your prescription.
Request the prescription via telephone on 0161 761 6677.
Face-to-face, just pop into the surgery.
Your nominated pharmacy may have already contacted you about these changes to prescription ordering changes.
We are making these changes in collaboration with local pharmacies and Bury ICB's Medicines Optimisation Teams.
“IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING SCAMMERS: It has been brought to our attention that there is a scam currently circulating locally where scammers are contacting patients directly pretending to be from the surgery, before trying to sell them medication/medical products and requesting their bank details. If you receive such a call, please end the call and inform GM Police via their scam action line: 0300 123 2040.
The scammers have NOT obtained your information from the practice and seem to simply be cold calling people. THE PRACTICE WOULD NEVER AND WILL NEVER TRY TO SELL YOU MEDICATION nor ask for your bank details.”
FLU AND COVID 19 VACCINES
NHS ENGLAND HAS ASKED THAT WE VACCINATE PATIENTS WITH FLU AND COVID 19 VACCINES FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2024.
THEY WILL NOT BE GIVEN EARLIER THAN THIS FROM GPs OR PHARMACIES.
WE HAVE ORDERED YOUR VACCINES AND WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU TO BOOK YOU IN, IN THE LAST WEEK OF SEPT 2024
NEW RSV VACCINE: PATIENTS AGED 75-80 YEARS WILL BE OFFERED A NEW VACCINE IN SPETEMBER 2024, TO PROTECT YOU FROM RESPIRATORY ILLNESS DURING THE WINTER. WE MUST ADMINISTER THESE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE COVID 19 VACCINMES IN OCTOBER 2024. WE WILL BE INVITING PATIENTS FOR THE NEW RSV VACCINE IN DUE COURSE.
Flu and Covid Vaccines Available at Huntley Mount Medical Centre this year!
Flu and Covid 19 vaccines have been ordered for our patients at the practice. Eligible patients can get Flu and Covid vaccinations from the surgery, as well as Pneumonia and Shingles vaccinations, BP check and pulse check for eligible patients. Please call the surgery after 23rd September 2023 to book in for appointments, on 0161 761 6677.
It would be helpful for you to have the vaccines here at the GP surgery rather than anywhere else as we have ordered your vaccines.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE REGISTER FOR ONLINE SERVICES USING THE NHS APP
IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO ORDER REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS, SEE TEST RESULTS AND VERIFY COVID VACCINATION STATUS (I.E., FOR PURPOSED OF TRAVEL OR ENTRANCE TO VENUES ETC). please follow this link: https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/nhs-app/
I USE THE NHS APP BECAUSE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ublmf5wJs
Find the treatment you need at 111.nhs.uk
NHS Winter - Get to know where to go
GP Survey results: Summer 2022: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/patientexperiences?practicecode=P83621
Patient Registrations will be limited during the next few weeks, due to the change in the IT systems. Other Bury Practices are taking on patients, and we would encourage you to join these practices during this period.
NHS Covid 19 App: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nhs-covid-19-app
Shingles Vaccine Eligibility Poster: 70-79 Years Old patients
Shingles vaccination – who's eligible?
Pneumococcal (Pneumonia) Vaccine Eligibility Information:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pneumonia/
Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccines
Parents of children who have not had the MMR vaccine are being asked to book an appointment for their child ASAP.
There have been cases of Measles in the region and it is important that all eligible children are vaccinated,
Please call the surgery to book children in that have not yet had the vaccine, on 0161 761 6677.
Please follow the links below for more information on Measles:
Around 1 in 10 children starting school at risk of measles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
What do I need to know about the MMR vaccine? - UK Health Security Agency (blog.gov.uk)
Childhood Vaccination 2022 | Campaign Resource Centre (phe.gov.uk)
Latest Covid 19 Advice (correct as of 08/09/2023)
https://www.nhs.uk/covid-19-advice-and-services/
IMPORTANT LINKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING, AND SOCIAL CARE SUPPORT FOR BURY PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS:
Social care and Support for Bury Patients:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10390
Support For Mental Health and Well-being:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=12130
Vulnerable Adults Support:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=12130
Keep a Healthy Mind:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14888
Support for Children's Mental Health:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14844
Bury Live Well Service:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/livewell
Adult Care and Support:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/adults
Early Intervention and Prevention:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=12129
Emergency Contact Numbers:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10528
Find more advice, support, activities and services:
https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10842
Note: Follow this link to Bury Directory, to find all of the services available through the Local Authority:
Welcome to Huntley Mount Medical Centre
With patients' needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.
Get Well, Keep Well
Of course we’re not just here for when you are unwell. Our team of healthcare professionals and back-up staff offer a number of clinics and services to promote good health and wellbeing whatever your medical condition.
Join In
We hope you enjoy having a look around the site and familiarising yourself with some of the online features such as ordering a repeat prescription. Whatever your thoughts, be sure to let us know via our feedback function. Comments and suggestions are always a great way of helping us continue to enhance the way we look after you.
ASKMYGP IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE AT HUNTLEY MOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH BURY ICB TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CALL THE SURGERY ON 0161 761 6677 FOR YOUR MEDICAL NEEDS. FOR PRESCIPTIONS, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE NHS APP. CALL NHS 111 FOR NON-URGENT NEEDS AND CALL 999 IN AN EMERGENCY.
(Site updated 26/04/2021)