Welcome to Longton Health Centre
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. Dr John Loudonsack has now become senior partner for the practice which is responsible for the care of more than 10,800 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.
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APPOINTMENT NOTICE - 21ST NOVEMBER 2013
Due to extenuating circumstances we are currently experiencing a shortage of routine GP and Nurse appointments. To allieviate some of this situation Dr Thornton, a locum GP, will be joining us from Monday 23rd November until the end of December. Please be patient with staff as they try to accommodate your request at this difficult time. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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Care Data
Currently the NHS is rolling out a Data Sharing Project - further information is available on the Practice Information Page - Care Data. This is not to be confused with the Summary Care Record initiative that some of you may already opted out of a couple of years ago. This Practice does currently not participate in the the SCR initiative but may do in the future.
If you wish to opt out of the Care Data project after reading the information provided, please inform us via reception or the "comments box below
Online Appointments
You can book up 2 weeks in advance GP appointments and Asthma/COPD appointments online. Learn More
If you wish to contact us regarding a Complaint about the surgery please see the Complaints page under the Policies tab at the top of the page. Thankyou
Who to contact when we are closed CLICK HERE
(Site updated 02/12/2013)