Improving Access to General Practice It is not always easy to arrange an appointment at your local GP practice. This is because a growing and aging population over the last five years has coincided with a decline in the number of GPs. What’s more, the opening times might not fit Read more…
We will shortly be arranging clinics to administer the flu vaccines for this year. Vaccinations fall into 3 categories this year, as follows: 1. A specific vaccine target at all patients over 65 years of age. 2. A different vaccine for patients under 65 years old who: a. are pregnant Read more…
Wilmslow Health Centre is pleases to announce the installation of a brand new, state-of-the-art telephone system that will improve our telephone call handling capability. The installation process has begun and the new system will go live in October 2018. Please bear with us during this period. We hope that there Read more…
Wilmslow Health Centre has the largest patient car park in the whole of East Cheshire. Over the years, the pressure on this car park has increased due to Cheshire East Council selling off the adjacent car par for development into retirement flats. Additional apartments are now being built on adjacent Read more…
National Self-Care Week is an annual event aimed at empowering patients to take more control of their own health and to get the best use of the NHS. Many minor ailments can be treated by patients themselves or by a quick trip to the local pharmacy where pharmacists are able Read more…
Wilmslow Health Centre recently underwent a rigorous assessment of its services by a team of inspectors from the Care Quality Commission and was, again, given a clean bill of health with an overall “GOOD” rating. Professor Steve Field’s report has confirmed that Wilmslow Health Centre is well-led, caring, safe, effective and responsive Read more…
Wilmslow Health Centre has just had its CQC inspection report published after a routine inspection at the end of 2013. The glowing report indicates that the health centre has met all the required government standards. The detailed inspection also involved collecting the views of Wilmslow Health Centre’s ever growing list Read more…
Wilmslow Health Centre appointed Dr Nicolle Green and Dr Catherine White as new GPs at the practice in November 2011. Dr Green graduated from Manchester in 2006 and has worked at the practice since 2011. Nicolle has a special interest in contraception and sexual health and is able to fit contraceptive Read more…
On 15th March 2010, Wilmslow Health Centre started work on extending the practice and refurbishing the building following the episode of severe flooding in December.
In September 2009, for the 2nd year running, Wilmslow Health Centre received a letter of commendation from Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT, after achieving the highest level of patient access to appointments. An Independent survey showed that over 90% of patients could make an appointment to see a doctor within Read more…