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FOR THE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD                                                                        This notice provides general information on facilities
 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FOR THE ROCHDALE BOROUGH                                                                   open over the the Christmas and New Year period. Some
                                                                                                                   individual arrangements may be altered due to unforeseen
                                                                                                                   circumstances. Where possible, please check availability of
gP Services                                                                                                        the service before making a journey.


For information of your GP opening times, ring your practice direct.                CONTaCT DETaiLS fOR OUT Of HOURS SERViCES - TEL: 0161 763 4242
In the evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays, GP surgeries are                       OPERaTiNg TimES OVER CHRiSTmaS & NEW YEaR, 2008-2009.
normally closed and there are doctor on call services available.                    The out of hours services will be providing cover between the following times:
                                                                                    From 6.00pm on 24th December 2008 until 8am on 29th December 2008
                                                                                    From 6.00pm on 31st December 2008 until 8am on 2nd January 2009


Pharmacies open at Christmas & New Year:
                                                        Christmas Day                      Boxing Day                        New Year’s Day                  Please note:
 Pharmacies                                             25th December 2008               26th December 2008                     1st January 2009             Many pharmacies are also
                                                                                                                                                             closing early on Christmas Eve
 Boots the Chemist, Rochdale Exchange                           Closed                      10.30am -4.30pm                            Closed                and New Year’s Eve. For further
                                                                                                                                                             information of opening hours,
 Cohens Chemist, Milkstone Road, Rochdale                    10am - 6pm                        10am - 6pm                           10am - 6pm
                                                                                                                                                             please ring the pharmacy
 Drugmart Ltd, Spotland Road, Rochdale                        10am-2pm                         10am-2pm                             10am-2pm                 direct, call NHS Direct on 0845
                                                                                                                                                             4647 or visit our website
 Pearl Pharmacy, Tweedale Street, Rochdale                      Closed                        7am-10.30pm                              Closed                www.hmr.nhs.uk



NHS Walk in Centres
NHS Walk in Centres allow immediate access to an experienced                           Rochdale Walk in Centre                                   Bury NHS Walk in Centre
NHS nurse. No appointment is necessary. The centres offer instant                      90 Whitehall Sreet (Opposite A&E at Rochdale Infirmary)   Parsons Lane, Bury (off the Rock)
access to health care advice, information and treatment for minor
injuries and illnesses, such as minor cuts and sprains. The centres are                Mon to Fri                           7am-10pm*            Mon to Fri                          7am-10pm*
                                                                                       Weekends & Bank Holidays             10am-6pm*            Weekends & Bank Holidays            9am-10pm*
in convenient town centre locations and are open from early in the
morning to late in the evening every day, including Bank Holidays.                     *The last patient will be seen half an hour before the centre closes.



Emergency Dental Services
Emergency dental services are available for patients who do not                                 Emergency Dental Services - Out-of-Hours
have their own dentist at the Rochdale Dental Access Centre on                                  Patients who have received a course of treatment within the past two months and
01706 708053 (by appointment only).                                                             require urgent dental treatment at the weekend or bank holiday should call their dentist’s
                                                                                                surgery. They will be given information about how to contact “out-of-hours” services.
ROCHDaLE DENTaL aCCESS CENTRE - OPENiNg TimES                                                   Emergency dental services after 6pm and on weekends, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
24th December 2008 .......8am - 5pm             29th December 2008 .......8am - 8pm             and New Year’s Day is available at Bury Dental Access Centre (0845 602 0704)
25th December 2008 .......CLOSED                30th December 2008 .......8am - 5pm             at the following times:
26th December 2008 .......CLOSED                31st December 2008 .......8am - 5pm             Christmas Day ...... 5pm - 8pm                       New Year’s Day ..... 10.30am - 1.30pm
27th December 2008 .......CLOSED                1st January 2009 .............CLOSED            Boxing Day ...........10.30am - 1.30pm               Weekends .............from 9am
28th December 2008 .......CLOSED                2nd January 2009 ............8am - 5pm          After 9.00pm patients need to contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647 - this is for advice only.



NHS Direct - 0845 46 47                               PCT Clinics & Health Centres                                                     Emergency Social Care Services
                                                                                                                                       - Rochdale Borough Council
NHS Direct is a confidential 24 hour nurse            Opening times for Heywood Middleton & Rochdale PCT Clinics
advice and health information service. NHS            and Health Centres over Christmas and New Year Period:                           Council offices will be closed on the bank holidays
Direct will give you advice about specific health     24th December 2008          ......................... 8.30am - 2.30pm            over Christmas and New Year. If you need urgent help
conditions and let you know what services are                                                                                          at weekends or after 4.45pm or before 8.30am on
                                                      25th December 2008          ......................... CLOSED
available in your area.                                                                                                                weekdays, phone the Emergency Social Work Team
                                                      26th December 2008          ......................... CLOSED
The NHS Direct Online Website                         27th December 2008          ......................... CLOSED                     on 0845 121 2975.
(www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk) provides advice and            28th December 2008 .............................. CLOSED                         If you urgently need to speak to someone about any
information as well as a searchable database          31st December 2008          ......................... 8.30am - 2.30pm            other council service over the holiday period, you can
of hospitals and community health services,           1st January 2009 .................................... CLOSED                     call 0845 121 2975.
GPs, dentists, opticians and pharmacies.              2nd January 2009 ................................... 8.30am - 4.30pm             For council house repairs please call Rochdale
                                                                                                                                       Boroughwide Housing on 0845 076 3636.



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