Oldham Recommends: Doctors’ surgeries

Werneth Medical Practice

76a Windsor Road

Oldham

OL8 4AL

GP principal Dr Bilal Butt, who joined the practice in 2009, runs this surgery with Dr Rashed Aslam. It is open weekdays from 8am to 6.30pm, evenings from 6.30pm to 8pm and weekends from 10am to 2pm. Reception staff are fully trained to deal with all relevant duties.

Lindley Medical Practice

ICC, New Radcliffe Street,

Oldham,

THE health centre offers primary care services to registered patients living within the catchment area between 8am and 8pm as well as non-registered patients visiting, living in, or working in the area. Services are available between 8am and 8pm seven days a week including all Bank Holidays.

Saddleworth Medical Practice

Smithy Lane

Uppermill

A TEAM of doctors nine operate this service out of a medical centre at Uppermill. Services include anticoagulation, asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, join injection, family planning, vascular and counselling. The senior partner is Dr Matthew Gibbons, who joined the practice in 1991. He is a GP trainer, responsible for supervising and organising the GP registrars.

Oldham Family Practice

1st Floor Integrated Care Centre

New Radcliffe Street

Oldham

BOSSES at this surgery say it say it is constantly looking for ways in which it can improve services for patients. For this reason the surgery closes on the first Wednesday of every month for training purposes. When training is taking place, arrangements have been made for the Out of Hours Team at Go To Doc to provide cover during closure. Posters are displayed in reception informing patients when training dates have been arranged. Opening times are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6.30pm.

Woodland Medical Practice,

Chadderton Town Health Centre

Middleton Road,Chadderton

Oldham

OL9 0LH

WOODLAND says it puts patients' needs at the heart of everything it does. Its website has been designed to make it easy for patients to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations. It is run by GP partners Dr D Thompson and Dr S Kemp.