Welcome to St Fillan's Medical Centre

Drs O'Connor, Wilkinson, Hiles, Greening & Gorajala

With this website we aim to help you find all the information you need at the click of a mouse.

There is a wealth of information about medical conditions and diseases in our patient information leaflets as well as all the latest practice news and developments. 

We are always looking to improve our services and welcome comments and suggestions. We hope that with your help and co-operation we will be able to make this website a better place for all your online needs.

PATIENT SURVEY RESULTS

Thank you to everyone who took part in our patient survey in November 2011. A summary of the results is available by clicking on the 'Survey Report' icon on the right of the website. The action plan resulting from the survey can be accessed by clicking on 'Patient Survey Action Plan'.

EXTENDED HOURS OPENINGS

We are no longer open on Saturday mornings due to adjustment of Central Lancashire PCT funding for the extended hours service. However, we now are able to offer a limited number of mid-week evening appointments from 1st June 2011.

Currently, these surgeries are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, running from 6:30pm. They are specifically for working patients unable to attend during the day. Please do not request evening appointments if you are able to attend during the day.

PATIENT REPRESENTATIVE GROUP

The surgery currently runs a regular Patient Representative Group to listen to and address patients' suggestions on the running of the practice. We would like to invite patients to be part of this group, either by attending quarterly meetings, or by joining a “virtual group” and corresponding by email.  Anyone interested, please contact the practice manager. The minutes from the latest meeting are available by clicking on the 'Patient Group' icon on the right of the website.

Patients who are new to the surgery are asked if they would like to be involved in the Group.  We also have posters in the main reception area and each time we publish a Practice Newsletter, quarterly, we ask for volunteers.  We struggle with the 20-30 age group and have started to ask parents who attend the Child Health Clinics if they are interested in joining the Group.

PHARMACY NEWS

We are pleased to have an on-site late-night pharmacy run by HBS Group which opened on Tuesday 6th April 2010. The creation of an on-site pharmacy was a patient petition led initiative and has been a long term ambition for the practice since the move to St Fillans was planned.

The practice has no financial interest in the success of this venture, merely accepting ground rent in accordance with the district valuer's estimation. St Fillans Medical Centre does not direct any patients to any individual pharmacy. The patient’s choice of their pharmacist is their own.

CHANGE FOR LIFE

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