Longton Health Centre Liverpool Road • Longton • Preston PR4 5HA Telephone: 0844 477 3530 Fax: 611094 TELEPHONING FROM ABROAD If you need to contact the surgery from abroad please call +44870 423 0448. This website has been designed to tell you about the practice and the services that we offer. Please read it carefully. We trust that you will find it helpful and informative.

WELCOME TO THE PRACTICE

The practice was “born” when Dr George Hargreaves set up on his own in 1947 with some 1800 patients. He worked from his residence in Chestnut House in the heart of Longton. He was joined in 1953 by Dr Marjorie Wilkinson following an increase in patient numbers to 3500.

The practice continued to expand and, in 1971, was joined by Dr Sam Moss. Dr Moss became Senior Partner in 1986 and continued to lead the practice through many changes until his retirement in 2006, when the practice was responsible for the care of more than 10,600 patients. The doctors, nurses and staff are here to help you make the best use of our expertise and facilities. Please feel free to enquire about the services we offer. The doctors practise together as a non-limited partnership.

HOW TO USE THE SERVICE

We care for over 10,700 patients and, on average, 160 of them attend the surgery every weekday. Please be patient if surgeries sometimes run late. Most home visits are carried out between 11.00am and 3.00pm so please request home visits before 10.30am so that the doctors’ time can be planned efficiently. If, in an emergency, you need a doctor out of hours, simply phone the health centre and the answering machine will give you a second number to reach the doctor directly (remember to have pen and paper handy). The doctors, nurses and staff all hope that you are completely satisfied each time you use the health centre and endeavour to provide the best possible service at all times.