New online consultation system

We are pleased to announce that we have moved to a new online consultation system called Digital Front Door from 4th September 2025. This will replace the curr...

04 Sep 2025

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School age immunisations catch up holiday sessions

Holiday clinics Sefton’s Immunisation Team are holding clinics over the summer holidays for any primary and secondary school children who have missed an MMR (or...

05 Aug 2025

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2025 Flu Vaccine Clinic for Over 65s

You are invited for your FREE Winter Flu Vaccine Your flu vaccination has been ordered and is reserved for you at the surgery For full information please click ...

04 Aug 2025

Improved Patient Access

We’re pleased to announce that our patient triage service is available during core hours, from 8:00am to 6:30pm. Whether you call us or make a request online, ...

01 Aug 2025

Remember to order your repeat prescription ahead of Easter

With the Easter bank holidays fast approaching, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is urging members of the public to order repeat prescriptions in good time. Bank ho...

01 Aug 2025

SECURITY ALERT: Be aware of scam phone calls

There have been increased reports of scam phone calls to patients within Cheshire and Merseyside, with the phone number pretending to be from their GP Practice....

01 Aug 2025

Christmas & New Year Opening Times 2024/25

Dear Patient, We wish our patients all the best for the upcoming holiday season. Please note that the surgery will be closed on the following bank holidays: Ch...

01 Aug 2025

Formby Medical Group is now on Facebook

For our patients who use social media, we have now launched a Facebook page where you can follow us for news, updates, health advice and more. Search in the Fac...

01 Aug 2025

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FREE Winter Flu Vaccine For Over 65s - 3rd October 2024

Dear Patient, You are invited for your FREE Winter Flu Vaccine Your flu vaccination has been ordered and is reserved for you at the surgery Each year a free flu...

01 Aug 2025

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Incident in Southport - Monday 29th July 2024

We understand that the tragic incident that took place on Monday 29th July in Southport will have affected many people in different ways. We have been working w...

01 Aug 2025

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Joint, bone or muscle problem? Back or neck pain?

If you have these symptoms, you can use a new online assessment service to get help quicker - without having to see your GP first. Available 24/7, it usually ta...

01 Aug 2025

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Christmas & New Year Opening

Dear Patient, Please note that the surgery will be closed on the following bank holidays: Christmas Day - Monday 25th December 2023 Boxing Day - Tuesday 26th D...

01 Aug 2025

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Prescription Queries

Dear Patient, If you use an online service like Patient Access or the NHS App, you can request your repeat medication directly through this service. We have now...

01 Aug 2025

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Your general practice team is here to help you

At many GP surgeries, there is a range of health professionals who can help you. In this film, three children go behind the scenes at a general practice to meet...

01 Aug 2025

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Flu Clinic 2023 for Over 65s - Saturday 16th September 2023

Dear Patient, You are invited for your FREE Winter Flu Vaccine Each year a free flu vaccine is offered to people who are age 65 years or over. We will be managi...

01 Aug 2025

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Urgent Repeat Prescription Request Policy

Dear Patient, Due to an increasing number of requests for repeat prescriptions to be issued urgently, we have had to review how we handle these requests in orde...

01 Aug 2025

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Phlebotomy for Southport and Formby patients

MESSAGE FROM NHS MERSEY CARE TO ALL SOUTHPORT AND FORMBY GP PATIENTS: Southport and Formby patients given access to online booking system for blood tests Southp...

01 Aug 2025

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Digital Health Library

Dear Patient, If you’d like to improve your health but don’t require medical attention, you may wish to try a health app All of the apps in our Health App Libra...

01 Aug 2025

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Important notice for Hollies patients regarding online access to your health records

Due to the recent merger of the clinical systems of The Hollies and Chapel Lane Surgery, if you were previously a registered patient at The Hollies, you will ne...

01 Aug 2025

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Statement on the prescribing of Semaglutide injection for managing overweight and obesity

Semaglutide (Wegovy®) is a medicine for weight loss and weight maintenance that contains the active substance semaglutide. The Cheshire and Merseyside Interim A...

01 Aug 2025

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