Welcome to Longfield Medical Practice

Aiming to provide a caring, patient centred and efficient primary healthcare service to all our registered patients.

CORONAVIRUS  (COVID-19) UPDATE: 

All requests for appointments/advice are by telephone appointment only.  Please contact the surgery on 0161 773 0494 to speak to our reception team and they will arrange this for you.  Please note, our staff are working under extreme pressure at present so please bear with us at this difficult time if you find it difficult to get through to the surgery.  

Due to the current situation and in order to protect staff and patients alike, please do not come to the surgery unless you have already spoken to a doctor or nurse and been offered an appointment.  If you need to order a repeat prescription during the Coronavirus outbreak, you can order online or by phone.  You should nominate your preferred pharmacy so that your prescription can be sent electronically to them for you to collect when ready.  Please allow 48 hours for your prescription.

If you may have been exposed to coronavirus DO NOT ATTEND your GP or hospital emergency department, please visit https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19 for further advice, or call NHS 111.

Online booking of face to face appointments has been suspended for the foreseeable future to ensure that patients are triaged to the right service and no-one is put at risk of Coronavirus.

If you have any other queries/concerns, please contact the surgery for advice.

New patient registrations during the Coronavirus period:

We are not accepting new patient registrations in person at the present time.  You can download the registration form and medical questionnaire, plus all other relevant information here on the website by clicking the New Patient Registrations tab above.  Please complete and return by post or online and if you are able please also scan/upload your ID.  If you have any queries or problems registering online, then please contact the surgery on 0161 773 0494. 

Contact NHS 111 For advice

 Right click for - Coronavirus sick leave information

Primary Care Networks

In line with the NHS 5 Year Plan our practice has recently become a member of the Prestwich Primary Care Network (along with St Gabriel's Medical Centre, Whittaker Lane Medical Centre, Fairfax Group Practice, The Birches and Greylands Medical Centre). 

• Primary care networks are based on GP registered lists, typically serving natural communities of around 30,000 to 50,000

• Networking allows groups of practices to work together with a range of local providers across primary care, community services, social care and the voluntary sector

• We will have the opportunity and funding for new, shared roles, initially including additional pharmacist support and a social prescriber (providing signposting and support for non-clinical programmes, services and events, such as walking groups, mental health counselling, debt management, healthy cooking programmes, mindfulness sessions etc etc

• Additional new roles will be introduced in the future such as paramedics working in the community and physician associates (new roles to assist GP’s

• Clinical Director for Prestwich Primary Care Network is Dr Kathuria from Fairfax Group practice

• Lead Practice Manager for our Network is Mrs Ann Stewart from St Gabriel’s Medical Practice.

Opening times

Did you know we are open from 8am until 6.30pm on normal working days.  You can also request a telephone consultation if you feel you don’t need to physically make a trip to see your health care professional at the Practice.  To help with making appointments at other times to fit around work, school and other commitments, evening (until 8pm) and weekend appointments (8am until 6pm) are available from three locations across Bury.  Find out about availability by contacting the Practice.

'CERVICAL SCREENING SAVES LIVES CAMPAIGN':    Public Health England have recently launched a campaign urging women to attend their cervical screening, with data showing that the number of women attending screening has fallen to a 20-year low.  If you are eligible to attend the screening and have not yet responded to your invite, you are strongly urged to do so.  Around 2,600 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in England each year, and around 690 women die from the disease, which is 2 deaths every day. It is estimated that if everyone attended screening regularly, 83% of cervical cancer cases could be prevented. Watch the short video at https://youtu.be/JkutlKFqqec for more information.  Our practice nurses or your GP are also happy to discuss the importance of this test and any concerns you have in more detail.

NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM:  In response to patient feedback regarding telephone access and due to the fact that our practice list size has increased , we are pleased to announce that we have installed a new phone system with additional lines.  We hope that this will make a big difference and that patients notice improved response times when contacting the surgery by phone.   

With patients' needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.

Get Well, Keep Well

Of course we’re not just here for when you are unwell. Our team of healthcare professionals and back-up staff offer a number of clinics and services to promote good health and wellbeing whatever your medical condition.

We hope you enjoy having a look around the site and familiarising yourself with some of the online features such as ordering a repeat prescription.