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GP Practices are receiving many requests to prescribe weight loss injections (Mounjaro or similar). The Greater Manchester ICB (the organisation responsible for overseeing NHS funding for GP Practices in Bury) … [continue] Weight Management in Greater Manchester

From July, Cervical screening is moving from 3 to 5 year intervals for those aged 24-49 who are at low risk of developing cervical cancer. Anyone who has had a … [continue] Changes to Cervical Screening in England for those aged 25-49

Friends and Family Test Report – May 2026 – 301 Responses How was your experience of our service? • Very Good – 230 • Good – 46 • Fair – … [continue] Friends & Family – May 2026

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞! We’re excited to launch our new Horizon PCN website, designed to make it easier for you to find local health and wellbeing services, stay up … [continue] Social Prescribing Link Workers – Horizon PCN

Be Kind – You don’t know what happened on the call they just took Our receptionists are not ‘just admin’ — they are patient advocates, navigating complex systems to get … [continue] The Call They Just Took

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening ❓ Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is a test to check if there’s a swelling in your aorta, which is the main blood vessel that … [continue] Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening

Let’s talk boobs! Are you a woman with a learning disability? Are you aged 49-70? If you would like to attend a workshop to learn about how to keep your … [continue] Let’s talk boobs! Are you a woman with a learning disability? Are you aged 49-70?

Thousands of Missed Appointments in Bury A Bury GP has spoken of the frustration of doctors across the borough as new figures have revealed thousands of people have failed to … [continue] Bury GPs’ frustrations as thousands of appointments in borough are missed

Please read the below update regarding prescribed medication changes.

We’re heading into hay fever season but don’t let allergies get in your way of enjoying springtime. Most allergies can usually be treated with antihistamine medication, available at pharmacies. Talk to … [continue] Hayfever

There are many different Health Care Professionals working within General Practice who are highly skilled in particular areas of care e.g. Clinical Pharmacists, Physiotherapists; you don’t always need to see … [continue] Right Care First Time

You can access your COVID-19 vaccination status through the free NHS App from 17 May. You can access the app through mobile devices such as a smartphone or by tablet. … [continue] How to access your COVID-19 vaccination status

Public Health England have published an information guide for eligible adults on the COVID-19 vaccination. Please follow the link below to access this information. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-guide-for-older-adults Posted 09/12/2020

A research study with 20,000 people found: – People who read the advice in Germ Defence are less likely to catch viruses – If they do become ill, the illness … [continue] Germ Defence

Get help and support to lose weight at https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/

Support is available to anyone within GM that has been bereaved or affected by a death. No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief. If you … [continue] Greater Manchester Bereavement Service

What is social prescribing? “Social Prescribing, sometimes referred to as community referral, is a means of enabling GP’s, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of … [continue] Social prescribing

If you, or someone you care for, use the same medicines regularly, you may be able to benefit from using the NHS electronic repeat dispensing service at your pharmacy. This means you won’t … [continue] A new way to get your regular prescriptions