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• Support While You Wait For Hospital Treatment

  Rochdale’s While You Wait information page supports patients who are waiting for hospital treatment. COVID-19 has meant some operations and procedures have been postponed, leading to understandable concerns for those waiting. The hospital, GP practice and everyone involved in your care are doing their best…

• NHS 111 Service (Call 111 when it's less urgent than 999)

  NHS 111 is a service that was introduced to make it easier for you to access local NHS healthcare services in England. You can contact them when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency. NHS 111 is a fast and easy…

• 7 Day Access to a GP or Nurse

  The 7 day access to GP appointments provides evening, weekend and bank holiday appointments. While patients may not get to see their own doctor, the GP or nurse they do see, will still have access to the patient’s medical record (subject to their consent).

• How to register with a doctor

  You have the legal right to choose a GP practice that best suits your needs. The GP practice must accept you, unless there are reasonable grounds to refuse you. These must not relate to race, gender, social class, age, religion, sexual orientation, appearance, disability or a…

• Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale School Nursing Service

  School nurses work with school age children and young people up to the age of 20 years, with the aim of ensuring they experience the very best health and wellbeing and can reach their full potential.

• Have your say on health services (Membership)

  One of the guiding principles of being a foundation trust is that we are accountable to local people. To help with this, we invite people from the community to become members of Pennine Care. It’s free and open to anyone over the age of 16…

• Mental Wellbeing while staying at home

  Taking care of your mind as well as your body is really important while staying at home because of coronavirus (COVID-19). You may feel bored, frustrated or lonely. You may also be low, worried or anxious, or concerned about your finances, your health or those…