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The Practice will be closed for the afternoon from 1 pm on Wednesday, 13 November for staff training. During this time, for urgent health care please dial 111 and for Emergencies dial 999.

Results of our Friends and Family Survey shows 89% of patients surveyed (period 01.01.24 – 30.09.24) would recommend Lowther Medical Centre.

Please continue to be kind, patient and courteous to all our staff. Our staff should be able to come to work and serve our community without fear or violence, abuse or harassment from our patients or their relatives.

If you are asked to bring in a sample, please avoid bringing in after 1.00 pm on a Friday or after 1.00 pm on the day before a Bank Holiday. This is due to the collection times by the hospital porters. Your help with this is much appreciated, thank you.

From 31st January, patients can pop down to their local pharmacy for help with seven minor conditions which would previously have required a GP appointment. Almost all pharmacies will offer the new service, giving advice and, if needed, NHS medicines, to treat seven common health conditions – and all without needing to get a GP…

We are currently making a limited number of the First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP) appointments available for Lowther Medical patients to book online. Appointment booking is still available by contacting the surgery and speaking to one of our Reception team. The role of an FCP in Primary Care is to assess patients with soft tissue, muscle…

If you require stitch or clip removal after a procedure at the hospital and know when the stitches/clips need to be removed, please try to book ahead, rather than contact us the day before. This helps us to book you into a routine appointment instead of using our Emergency Nursing slots. Thank you