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Welcome to Unsworth Group Practice
Our aims and objectives are to deliver, via our professional, multi-disciplinary healthcare team, a service that is responsive to the needs of our patients, local communities and commissioners..
Our patient focused approach ensures that we provide care and services that are safe, equitable, accessible and of high quality. As a multi-disciplinary training practice we constantly strive for a high standard of education and care, to maintain and improve local health outcomes.
We endeavour to make our patients' experience a positive one by treating our patients, their family and carers with respect, compassion and dignity.
We currently have our main surgery in Westhoughton and branch surgery in Blackrod.
Important information regarding changes to the way the Unsworth Practice operates
Dear Patients,
Our Prescription line service for our over 65 and housebound patients will be ending on Friday 31st March 2023.
Our housebound patients can continue to order medication over the phone by contacting their local chemist.
Prescriptions will now take up to 72 hours to be processed.
The easiest way to order your medication is via the NHS App, if you have not yet registered for this, information can be found using the following link:
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/nhs-app-help-and-support/getting-started-with-the-nhs-app/
It may also be possible to link your NHS App to a family members’ access, who can then request medication on your behalf if you have any difficulties.
We still have a dedicated prescription box at both our Blackrod and Westhoughton sites where you can drop your paper prescription slip off and it will be processed in the usual way.
We are making these changes to reduce the influx of these requests to allow our staff members to speak to patients regarding pressing problems.
ALSO,
From Monday 3rd April 2023 we will be merging the phone lines at our Westhoughton and Blackrod site. This will not affect how you as a patient contacts us because we will continue to have separate numbers to call. However , your call may be answered by a receptionist at either of our Blackrod, or Westhoughton sites and patients will have a choice of which site they would like to attend for their appointment.
We are making these changes to reduce the influx of these requests to allow our staff members to speak to patients regarding pressing problems.