Bolton residents, who are living with and beyond cancer, are being invited to a FREE Health and Wellbeing event being staged in the town next month. The event will take place on Wednesday, 6th November 2024 at The Bridge Church, 109 Bradford Street, Bolton, BL2 1JX, from 1.00 PM to 3.30 PM. Bolton NHS Foundation…
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New RSV Vaccination for Older Adults and Pregnant Patients
A vaccine to help protect against RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) will be available on the NHS from 1st September 2024. You will be able to get the vaccine if: – you’re aged 75 to 79 – you’re 28 weeks pregnant or more – this will help protect your baby for the first few months after…
How to Stay Healthy, Safe and Well this Summer
The school holidays can bring warmer weather, trips away, more time outdoors and a change to make memories with the kids. However, Summer can be challenging too. Less time in school and more time ‘playing out’ can make minor injuries more likely and little ones can still pick up bugs. With no school dinners and…
Hepatitis C Awareness – Get a Free Home Test Kit
The NHS is committed to eliminating Hepatitis C as a major public health issue in England. Despite great progress, there are thousands of people living with the virus, without knowing about it. This World Hepatitis Day (Sunday 28th July 2024), we all have a part to play. We must make patients aware of the ways…
Supporting Cervical Screening Awareness Week 17th – 24th June
Cervical screening helps prevent cervical cancer. It isn’t always easy for everyone, but there are some things that you can do to help make the appointment easier. Click on The Eve Appeal link below for more information. The site has some top tips to help make cervical screening a bit easier. If you would like…
Tea and T’Internet Digital Drop In
If you need NHS App support with your laptop, tablet or smartphone, you can call in to a Tea and T’Internet digital drop in, enjoy a hot drink and chat to the Bolton Council staff. There’s a drop in at Central Library each week and the listed libraries below once a month. There’s no need…
NHS App – Have you turned on your notifications?
You probably know about the NHS App – you might even be using it. But have you turned on your notifications? Turning on your notifications means you’ll see any messages we send you immediately, rather than having to login to the app to see if we have sent you a message. Go to your device…
New Diabetic Eye Screening Patient Portal Has Launched
Diabetic patients can now manage their appointments and view their results and retinal images – anytime, anywhere, using their NHS login on a PC, tablet or smartphone. Please click the link below to access the portal. The NHS Login offers a high level of security for patient data and information. If patients are not already…
Free Delirium Online Training for Family Members and Carers
Delivered alongside carers with lived experience. Thursday 16th May 2024 4.30 PM – 6.30 PM during Dementia Action Week. Delirium causes a short term confused state and can develop over hours or days. It is a sign of an underlying illness. Older people and people with dementia are at greater risk of developing delirium. The…
Information about a software issue that prevented documents from being visible to patients
We understand that some of our patients may have been unable to view certain documents (e.g letters from the hospital) when using online services due to a software problem. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are pleased to inform you that this issue has been resolved. Any new documents added…
Just tap the App – NHS App
View your appointments, order repeat prescriptions, check your health record and much more. Manage your health the easy way with the NHS App.
NHS England urges those unprotected against measles to come forward for their vaccinations
Measles cases are continuing to rise across England, with a number of unvaccinated children and adults requiring hospital admission, as infections take hold. This month, millions of parents and carers in England are being contacted by the NHS to book their children in for their missed measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, as part of…
Our Online Consultation Provider is Changing
From 07.30 am on Thursday 25th January 2024, our Online Consultation provider will be changing to eConsult. What does this mean? This means that the usual Online Consultation form that patients have been used to using will be changing. You will still be able to access the the new form via our home page and…
Measles cases are on the rise in England
Measles cases are on the rise in England and across Europe. Make sure you and your family are protected against becoming seriously unwell with measles by checking you are up to date with the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine. Across England, on average, one in ten children are not up to date with their…