Milnrow Village Practice

08/06/2026

🟣 Friends & Family Results - May 2026

96% of patients that were seen and responded to a survey after their appointment, would recommend us to their family & friends

2% were unsure

1% would not recommend us

The results are encouraging and we are happy that our patient satisfaction remains in the high 90% range

For those that would not recommend us or are unsure…. I would love the opportunity to chat to you to see why we fell short of your expectation and see if we are able to do anything to improve your experience

☎️ 01706 641 409

Thank you
Ally 🌈

07/06/2026

🟣 MINOR SURGERY

Did you know we offer Minor Surgery at the practice ?

We have an up to date Minor Surgery Suite for this type of clinic

If you feel you would benefit from the removal of a lump bump mole or toe nail etc then please make an appointment to see Dr Buchan in the first instance

He will decide if it is something he can deal with at the practice or whether you need a referral 

If he feels it is something that he can deal with, you’ll be placed on the waiting list

This is not a lengthy waiting list and we will be in contact to book an appointment for you without delay

We also offer minor Surgery to patients across the whole of Heywood Middleton and Rochdale and receive referrals into the practice

We hold two separate waiting lists

One for our own patients and one for patients that have been referred into us

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06/06/2026

Don’t delay …….
Anything unusual for you …. give us a call

This is why checking regularly is important so you are able to detect anything that is new for you ….

Get into the habit of feeling on the 1st of each month and get to know your own body !!!

Our reception team will always try to get you seen on the day if you call first thing and tell them why you are ringing

☎️ 01706 641 409

05/06/2026

🧠💦 Sensory overwhelm/overload occurs when the brain is flooded with more information from the senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) 👀🔊👅👃🏼🐈 than it can process. This is a core feature of sensory processing differences, which are highly common in neurodivergent people such as those with autism or ADHD however all individuals have sensory needs.

🥊🏃🏼‍♀️🧊🦌 Overwhelm triggers an involuntary fight, flight, freeze or fawn response. This can result in anger/irritability, a desire to escape, shutting down, or a sensory meltdown.

Sometimes this can look like poor behaviour in children. As parents, there are things you can do to support children through periods of sensory overwhelm 🎧😍🕒🛋️

05/06/2026

🟣 THURSDAY 11th JUNE

We will close at 1pm for practice training and development

We will reopen at 8am on FRIDAY 12th JUNE

Please make sure you collect any prescriptions etc before 1pm as the doors are closed promptly at 1pm in order for us to start the training and get through everything that we have planned

During our closure if you feel you need medical advice please call Bardoc on
0161 763 4242

Thank you

04/06/2026

🚫 Myth busted: anxious about getting checked? Cervical screening (smear tests) save lives.

This LGBTIQ+ health campaign from offers hints & tips to .

31/05/2026

Type 2 diabetes can be a very serious health condition. Find out if you are at high risk of developing the disease, so that you can do something about it with support from your free local Healthier You service. You can do this at https://orlo.uk/OetRh – it’s free and only takes a few minutes.

31/05/2026

Congratulations Milnrow …

on your results in the 2026
Saddleworth Whit Friday Band Contest !!

Well done to everyone involved 👍🏼

https://www.4barsrest.com/news/64734/results-2026-saddleworth-oldham-district-whit-friday?fbclid=IwZnRzaASJj_lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeee33Yq5Vgcj-cCwf2lvRrkSTPTvzueGNdLVR5Ap7BKD7S87pHnmyxAb_Qcc_aem_YWdncwC5O3EnLNx7YCwuh7EGgNsm&brid=YWdncwGDCWQC6gHtsaBiPOTunuC5

The official results from each venue have now been announced with confirmation that Brighouse & Rastrick are crowned champions as Milnrow take local honours and Tewit Silver Youth take the youth prize.

30/05/2026

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29/05/2026

🟣 Positive change no 3

We have recently invested in a system called Abtrace

This system allows us to see absolutely everything that is outstanding for any one patient at a time

We can have your medical record open on one screen and Abtrace on the other

This will hopefully allow us to address everything that is due or overdue from
Blood tests to smears to vaccines and much more … meaning less trips to the practice for our patients

We can see

🔹 the conditions you have
🔹 The investigations that are needed for your condition and the medication you are taking

Everything is colour coded

🟢 Green have been dealt with
🟠 Amber are approaching their due date
🔴 Red are overdue

🔹The status of your medication - whether it has been reviewed in the last 12 months

🔹 Any diaries that have been set up for additional reviews ( scans etc )

If you have a long term condition such a Diabetes, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Asthma etc we can send a message to you as usual on the month before your birth month but we can also include a booking link

We have programmed it to know which clinician you need to see and whether you need a blood test or not

When you click on the link it will take you straight through to our appointment system

You can click the link and book an appointment at a time convenient for you ( great if you work or have other commitments )

It is available 24/7 as it is an automated service

It saves you having to call us to book and will reduce call volume … allowing our reception team to deal with the increasing number of calls we are receiving and be able to answer the calls that require our help / support

( waiting time on the phones should reduce as we receive several hundred calls for Long Term Condition Review appointments as a lot should be saved if patients use the booking links )

If you have asthma or COPD and no other condition, your booking link will take you straight to the nurses that deal with the respiratory conditions

If you have a condition that requires a blood test before your review, the booking link will direct you to the blood test appointments with Andrea and then Jenny

Andrea and Jenny will use Abtrace and take your blood for anything that is due or overdue and will then look at who you need to see next

They will give you a large laminated card to give to reception ( we are making them EXTRA LARGE so it will be difficult for you to leave without booking your next appointment ( too big for your pocket or handbag)

If you need to bring a sample of urine with you to your next appointment, they will also give you a sample pot which you must bring with you to the next appointment

Just simply take the card straight to reception and book your review appointment

When you give it to reception, this will inform them of who you need to see and how long you need for your next appointment

This appointment is routine and will be 1- 2 weeks later. It will allow the clinician to have access to your results as part of your review

Once the review is complete, if everything is okay then we will be in contact again the following year however if you need support with anything inbetween your annual review appointments, just give us a call

If the nurse feels you need a bit of support to get your results to where they need to be, then they will arrange interim review appointments throughout the year to work with you to get your results to a satisfactory level in order to manage your condition

Before Abtrace ….. we would deal with everything that appeared to be due at the time …. but sometimes there may be tests that flag up AFTER you have seen seen and with multiple areas to check, it wasn’t always clear

We sometime ended up asking patients to come in again - which isn’t ideal ( for you or us )

Everything is now on one screen, is colour coded and we can see everything that is coming up 👍🏼

We will seek patient feedback when it has been up and running for a while

We are hoping the booking links are useful and easy to use

Thanks for reading to the end - I appreciate that this has been a rather long post

Ally 🌈