Training

We will be closed for staff training on Tuesday 16th April from 1:00pm. We will reopen as normal on Wednesday 17th April at 8:00am

Dr John Young

 

 

Job Vacancy

We have an exciting opportunity for a General Practice Assistant (GPA) and administrative assistant to join our team! Please see Norwood Vacancies for more details   

Needing to extend a sick note?

Please contact us using Accurx (link above) or through the NHSapp. Go to 'admin query' then 'fit/sick note' fill in your details and we'll pass it through to your GP to review.

Appointments and Cancellations

In the first 2 weeks of January we provided 2432 appointments and had 107 patients not turn up🙁. Please call the surgery to cancel your appointment if you are no longer able to make it even at short notice as we may be able to offer it to someone else.

We also apologise to patients when we have to cancel appointments at short notice due to sickness but this is done as a last resort and we will be as accommodating as we can to rearrange. Thank you for your understanding.

Waiting for a hospital appointment?

My Planned Care gives you advice and support while you wait and helps you to prepare for your hospital consultation, treatment, or surgery. This includes giving you information about waiting times at your hospital and other supporting and local services while you wait.

This site is updated weekly and can be viewed by anyone, which means you, your family or carer as well as your NHS team can all see the latest information.

Your hospital team will be in touch with you as soon as they can. If you are looking for an update, please check this website before contacting your hospital or GP.

North West – My Planned Care NHS - hospitals in the North west

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust – My Planned Care NHS - local hospitals

 Enhanced Access

Enhanced Access is the offer of pre-bookable appointments outside GP practices’ core contractual hours, either in the early morning 7-8am, evening 6:30-8pm or at weekends on Saturday 9am-5pm.  These appointments are available with a variety of roles including GPs, nurses, paramedics, healthcare assistants,  pharmacists and social prescribers.  There are a range of appointments we can offer and are available to all our patients so please ask our reception team.

These appointments take place at a variety of local locations so you may attend a different surgery but all blood test, ECG results, consultations etc will come back to the practice here at Norwood.

Current locations are:

Alfred Barrow Health Centre - Duke St, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2LB

Bridgegate Medical Centre - Winchester St, Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9SH

Duke Street Surgery - 4 Duke St, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1LF

Norwood Medical Centre - 99 Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 5ES

Healthy Habits 4 Life        

To contact email: E-SchoolNurse@ncic.nhs.uk

Emergency Dentist

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Dental Helpline

0300 1234 010

(You must be with the caller at the time of the call)

The dental helpline is open

Monday to Friday 08:00 – 21:00

Weekends and Bank Holiday 10:00 – 17:00

 Dental Helpline - FCMS (fcms-nw.co.uk)

If you registered with a Dental Practice then please contact them first, however you are welcome to contact us on the number above when your pratice is closed

For those patients that are not registered we are available at the time above

The helpline will assess for dental needs and if urgent, we will signpost you to the relevant service

The main conditions seen by the Emergency Dental Service are

• Swelling
• Pain
• Trauma
• Bleeding

 Go to Accident and Emergency Department of your local hospital if you

•       Are in severe pain that is not helped by painkillers.
•       Severe swelling closing the eye or affecting the patients breathing
•       Are bleeding a lot and it won’t stop
•       Trauma of the face, mouth or teeth after a recent accident or injury

If you pay for your treatment, it will be a Band 1 Emergency Treatment NHS Charge

Exercise in Barrow!

A variety of free and very low cost options for all ages from walking, yoga, chair exercises to rugby and more and all local.

Click here

•      Why attend for your breast screening?

•     1 in 7 women will develop breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK

•     The current evidence suggests that breast screening reduces the number of deaths from breast cancer by about 1,300 a year in the UK.

•     If you have received an invitation and would like to book an appointment, you can:

•     Returning your enclosed ‘Reply slip’ (Freepost)

•     Via our website: www.uhmb.nhs.uk/hospitals/royal-lancaster-infirmary/breast-screening/

•     Alternatively, you can email us on RLI@mbht.nhs.uk we aim to respond within 5 working days, however during busy periods this could be longer. Or call us on the telephone number on your invitation. Please note that our telephone lines are extremely busy and we ask you for your patience when calling.

Over 50's Alcohol Helpline

Home - With You (wearewithyou.org.uk)     

Get help and advice online

Call the over 50s helpline on 0808 801 0750

Online info if you're worried about your own or someone else's drinking or drug use, or your mental health.

05/05/2020 - New service for patients with learning disabilities and autism

People First

• Immediate safety assessments; 
• Support, connection;
• Advice and information in accessible formats;
• Signposting to specialist service;

Telephone: 0300 303 2789

keepconnected@wearepeoplefirst.co.uk