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Burnley Group Practice would like to welcome you through this window in to our surgery. This website aims to provide up to date information relating to our practice and helps us to help you with the provision of health care information.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Burnley Group Practice strives to achieve exceptional, professional standards of healthcare within a friendly and approachable healthcare setting.

We take time to be understanding of, and caring towards people’s needs. We endeavour to be equitable and responsive in our approach to serve our diverse population, with safeguarding vulnerable individuals and groups our priority.

We will work in partnership with our patients, their families and carers, involving them in decision making about their care and treatment.

We also commit to nurturing our staff through and ethos of continuous learning and reflection.

Click Here to see information about - EXTENDED HOURS APPOINTMENTS

CCG statement regarding extended hours appointments.

Clinics & Services

Heart Disease

lady_nurse_taking_bpScreening for heart disease prevention and review of those with a diagnosed heart condition.

Hypertension

Regular blood pressure management and screening.

Diabetes

Monitoring and reviewing all patients with diabetes.

Asthma/COPD

Monitoring for all asthmatic and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients including review of medication.

Family Planning

For pre-conceptual advice, contraception injections and well women screening.

All practice nurses provide well person screening and travel immunisations

Health Care Assistants

Our Health Care Assistants are available for blood tests and health screening. Monday – Friday various clinic times are available.

Blood Tests are BY APPOINTMENT: MON – FRI 08:30 – 12:00 and also some afternoons.

Cardiovascular Disease Screening

We now offer monitoring in conjunction with the Doctors Contract, clinics run by Practice Nurses that are for patients suffering from:-

Heart Disease, LVF, Stroke, Diabetes, Hypertension Asthma, COPD, Epilepsy , Mental Health or cancer care reviews.

Minor Operations

We provide minor surgery for removal of skin tags, warts, and excisions for example, toe nails and Incisions. The Doctors are on the approved medical list to provide this service.

Flu Vaccinations

Every year we offer flu vaccinations to those aged over 65 years or suffering from heart disease, diabetes, Asthma or COPD. We have set clinics that start in October, please contact the receptionist from September to book an appointment. If you are housebound we will arrange a visit.

Pneumonia Vaccine

Is available throughout the year to patients over 65 years and those suffering from spleen dysfunction or without a spleen, any chronic disease: respiratory, heart, renal, liver, diabetes, or immuno-suppression. (Please ask if unsure).

Medication Screening

We screen patients who are taking the following medication:- penicillamine, auranofin, sulphasalazine, methotrexate and sodium aurothiomalate. If you are taking any of these medications you need to have a blood test at least annually, please contact us to make an appointment to see the Health Care Assistant if you have not been seen.

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