Opening Hours During Christmas and New Year Period

Opening Hours: 

Friday 22nd December 2023 - Open from 8am - 6.30pm

Monday 25th December 2023 - CLOSED

Tuesday 26th December 2023 - CLOSED

Wednesday 27th December 2023 - Open from 8am - 6.30pm

Thursday 28th December 2023 - Open from 8am - 6.30pm

Friday 29th December 2023 - Open from 8am - 6.30pm

Monday 1st January 2024 - CLOSED

Tuesday 2nd January 2024 - Open as normal

Local Pharmacy Opening Hours During Christmas and New Year Period

New Extended Primary Care Access Service

From the 1st October 2022, Little Lever patients can now access more GP, Practice Nurse and Healthcare Assistant appointments in the evening or at the weekend from our local Extended Access Primary Care site at Tonge Fold Health Centre. Please be aware that this is not a walk-in service – you must have an appointment.

This service offers appointments outside of normal practice hours. We have appointments available for a range of clinicians: GPs, Practice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants. All appointments have to be booked in advance.

• Practice Nurses appointments are available for most reviews, smears, swabs, pill checks, blood test and some injections such as B12, Depo, Prostap and Zoladex - patients have to take the injections with them to the appointment. Please note only injections that are non-refrigerated can be done at this service.
• Health Care Assistants appointments are available for health checks, bp checks, blood tests and a few other reviews.

To book an appointment for this service, please contact the practice on 01204 462988. When you book an appointment, the practice will ask you for your consent to share your detailed GP record with the clinician providing the care.

Extended Primary Care Access Opening Hours:-

Monday to Friday 18:30 – 21:30

Saturday 09:00 – 17:00

Location: Tonge Fold Health Centre, Hilton Street, Bolton, BL2 6DY

Contact No: 01204 462060 during opening hours only

If you already have an appointment booked and need to cancel this, please contact the practice on 01204 462988 08:00 – 18:30 Monday to Friday. If you need to cancel an appointment booked with this service when the Practice is closed, you can ring the service directly on 01204 462060 during their opening hours.

For all Emergencies please call 999. If you need medical help but its not an emergency, call NHS 111, for more information.

Flu Vaccination 2023/2024

Please note that we will starting our Flu campaign for this flu season after 18th Sept 2023.  We will have late clinics on most Tuesdays and Thursdays for working patients. Please call on 01204 462988 for more information.

For more information click on this link https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/

Covid Vaccination & Booster Information

For more general information on the Covid Vaccination and Booster Vaccinations please click on this link .How to get a booster dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

For vaccination centres in Bolton, click on this link:  Walk-in vaccination clinics - Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)

Well-Being Hub at Bolton Hospice

Bolton Hospice is redeveloping its day therapy service to help respond to the growing demand for specialist palliative care in our community.

The Wellbeing Hub will be a beautiful, calming space at Bolton Hospice and alongside the current day therapy model will offer a flexible, drop-in service with access to new wellbeing and support sessions and specialist services so the hospice can help even more local people with life-limiting illnesses.

The Wellbeing Hub will offer wellbeing and support sessions and specialist services such as symptom management advice sessions, legal advice & benefits clinics, outpatient clinics, bereavement support sessions, wellbeing sessions such as mindfulness and yoga and a new relaxing café area.

For further info please call 01204 663 066 or click on the link below.

https://www.boltonhospice.org.uk/wellbeing-hub

For a referral to this service, please book a telephone appointment with the GP.

It's Good to Talk

Age UK and the NHS is encouraging older people to seek help for mental health issues through talking therapies.

One in five people over 65 suffer from depression or anxiety, but older people are less likely to get the help they need for their mental health than the rest of the population.

For more information please click on the link below and video link:

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/mind-body/mental-wellbeing/

https://youtu.be/PJaVI67j2BE