45a18e1a-4633-4257-8b2c-caf13aa33540 < Back Alkrington Health Centre Hardfield Road, Middleton, Manchester M24 1PQ, UK 0161 271 3030 Visit website Primary Care Network: Middleton

Please make a note New telephone numbers From Thursday 8th May our new telephone number for both sites will be: 01204 969290 28 April 2025 Joe Jones Home

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12 Back Queen’s Park This Green Flag Park came about after the wealthy local merchant Martin J. Newhouse died in 1873. He didn’t make a will so his estate went to Queen Victoria, who donated it back to Heywood. With those funds, the town built a dignified park for its residents, on the ground sloping down to the River Roch. Queen’s Park has held onto its Victorian layout and monuments like the Lodge House and Victoria Fountain. Awaiting you here is a riverside path, a lake, a visitor centre, a cafe, play areas for little ones, formal flowerbeds, bowling greens and spaces reserved for wetlands and wildlife. The visitor centre puts on a small exhibition about the history of the park, while the lake’s island is inhabited by a large flock of herons. Previous Next

8 Back Greenbooth Reservoir There are spellbinding walks to be had at this string of four moorland water reservoirs to the north-west of Rochdale. The three upper reservoirs to the north were completed in 1846 in the steep valley above the village of Greenbooth. But as Rochdale grew in the post-war years another reservoir was needed, and so the village was wiped from the map. The lower reservoir was opened in 1965, and on the side of the dam is a plaque in memory of the village. There’s a choice of walking loops on this natural ledge overlooking Greater Manchester, letting you explore the landscape for anything from 30 minutes to several hours. In this rugged Pennine setting you’ll be in the company of flocks of sheep, and will have views to savour to the south, and across to Yorkshire in the east. Previous Next

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Runner Up < Back Alexandra Shiel Amazing Addition Award Runner Up Alex has joined the practice as a new nurse having never worked in general practice before. Her transaction to primary care has been extremely smooth due Alex's enthusiasm and can do attitude. Alex is already our cancer and palliative care clinical lead and the feedback from patients and family has been outstanding! Alex has been driven mad by the smear taking training but has been so pro-active in trying to accomplish this. Alex really is a breath of fresh air, who is loved by her team and patients. Although don't ask her any directions anywhere! Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link

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8c33c55d-bd44-4a52-9b4c-867d7a385e1d < Back Clinical Pharmacist Working alongside GPs to meet patients' needs. Clinical pharmacists work in primary care as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient-facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. They will be prescribers, or if not, can complete an independent prescribing qualification following completion of the 18-month Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) pathway. They work with and alongside the general practice team, taking responsibility for patients with chronic diseases and undertaking clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially for the elderly, people in care homes and those with multiple comorbidities. www.healthcareers.nhs.uk Pharmacist Pay and benefits If you work in the NHS, for example in a hospital or a GP practice, you’ll usually start on band 6 of the Agenda for Change pay scale. As your NHS career progresses, you could reach band 9 as a chief pharmacist.  You’ll also get at least 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays which increases after five years of service, as well as the NHS pension scheme. If you’re working in a sector such as a community pharmacy, pay and benefits may differ but are typically in line with the NHS agenda for change pay rates. You may even choose to own and run your own community pharmacy. Previous Next

07e91a55-b6be-4880-b234-2b65478ab0ca < Back Care Coordinator Working alongside GPs to meet patients' healthcare needs. Care Coordinators play an important role within a PCN to proactively identify and work with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination and navigation of care and support across health and care services. Care Coordinators could potentially provide extra time, capacity, and expertise to support patients in preparing for or in following-up clinical conversations they have with primary care professionals. They will work closely with the GPs and other primary care professionals within the PCN to identify and manage a caseload of identified patients, making sure that appropriate support is made available to them and their carers, and ensuring that their changing needs are addressed. This is achieved by bringing together all the information about a person’s identified care and support needs and exploring options to meet these within single personalised care and support plan, based on what matters to the person. www.e-lfh.org.uk Person-Centred Approaches - elearning for healthcare Previous Next

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