General Practices in Heywood

6 GPs found, showing 1 - 6
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7 Day Access Phoenix Hub
Location: Phoenix Centre, Church Street
Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 1LR

Phone: 01617 638292
Website: http://www.longfordstreetmedicalcentre.co.uk/
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Birtle View Medical Practice
Location: George Street
Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 4PW

Phone: 01706 664140
Website: http://birtleviewmedicalpractice.org.uk
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Heady Hill Surgery
Location: 114 Bury New Road
Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 4RG

Phone: 01706 603430
Website: NA
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Heywood Health
Location: 141 Argyle Street
Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 3SD

Phone: 01706 628628
Website: http://www.argylestreetmedicalcentre.co.uk/
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Hopwood Medical Centre
Location: 1-3 Walton Street
Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2BS

Phone: 01706 369886
Website: www.hopwoodmc.nhs.uk
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Longford Street Medical Centre
Location: Longford Street
Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 4NH

Phone: 01706 621417
Website: http://www.longfordstreetmedicalcentre.co.uk

General Practices

There are 6 GPs in Heywood. General Practitioners (GPs) treat all common medical conditions and refer patients to hospitals and other medical services for urgent and specialist treatment. They are part of much wider team whose role include promoting, preventing and initiating treatment. GPs looking after patients with chronic illness with the aim to keep people in their own homes and ensuring they are as well as they possibly they can be. Looking after the whole person - the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, cultural and economic aspects through patient-centred approaches is a vital part of any GP's role.


What are GPs? : GP stands for 'General Practitioner' who can deal with all type of medical conditions and mainly treats acute (short duration) and chronic (diseases that lasts for more than three months) illnesses. GPs provide routine health care checkups like physical examinations, vaccinations, simple surgical operations etc. They also provide advice on diet and smoking, preventive care and health education to patients.
GPs are not specialized in any one particular area. So, if they can't deal with any particular medical condition, they refer the patient to the specialized hospital for tests, treatment, or to see a consultant with specialist knowledge.

What is a GP Practice? : GPs usually work in practices (a physical location / clinic) as part of a team that includes nurses, healthcare assistants, practice managers, receptionists and other staff. Practices also work closely with other healthcare professionals, such as health visitors, midwives, mental health services and social care services. GP practices should make information about their services easily available to their patients. Our website also provide detailed information about General Practices which is easy to comprehend and freely accessible.

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