Darwen Healthlink

30/04/2026

Please Note: Upcoming May Bank Holiday Closure Information

01/04/2026

Important Notice

🌼📢 Easter Bank Holiday Closure Notice 🐣

Our GP practice will be closed on:
✅ Good Friday 3rd April
✅ Easter Monday 6th April
We will reopen as normal on Tuesday 7th April.

If you require a GP during this time, urgent appointments will be available with our Local Primary Care Federation by contacting Telephone 01254 965152 between 09:30am until 1:30pm.

If you need urgent medical advice during this time, please contact NHS 111 📞🩺

In emergencies, always call 999.

Wishing all our patients a safe and happy Easter weekend! 🌷🐰💛

24/03/2026

Meningococcal (MenB) vaccination – information for students.

NHS England has asked GP practices to provide the MenB vaccine to a small number of students linked to the meningococcal outbreak in Canterbury, Kent, if they have returned home.

Whilst we understand this may be a worrying time, it is clear that is it going to be unlikely for many of our local residents to need vaccination under the current criteria that has been set for GP practices nationally.

ONLY if you have been advised that you are eligible and are currently living locally, please contact reception and inform them that your request relates to the MenB vaccination that is linked to the Canterbury outbreak.

If you have been advised that you are eligible, it is likely you will have been contacted by your university, school, or public health officials because you:

live in specific halls of residence in Canterbury

attended certain venues in Canterbury between 5–16 March, or
have been identified as a close contact of a confirmed case

If you have not been contacted directly, you DO NOT need to contact the practice about vaccination.

Thank you

Darwen Healthlink

23/03/2026

UPDATE: PHONES NOW WORKING 📞📞📞
We are please to say the provider has now fixed the phone issue and we are now able to receive and make calls. Once again we are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have cause this morning and thank you for your patience whilst the provider resolved the issue.

23/03/2026

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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please be advised that our telephone systems are currently unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
We kindly ask that you try again later.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding.

23/03/2026

Practice Closed for training;
Dear Patients the practice will be closed for staff training on Tuesday the 24th of March from 13:30-18.30pm for Protected Learning Time. This enables practices to provide dedicated training to their staff and to discuss and plan ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demand and support the wellbeing of staff. If you need medical attention on this date: For all life-threatening medical emergencies please call 999. For urgent requests which cannot wait until the following day provisions have been made for urgent triage, please call 111. For all routine requests for results, appointments, prescriptions, and general queries please call us on 01254 964820 or attend the practice when it reopens.

19/03/2026

27/02/2026

25/02/2026

PRACTICE CLOSED 25th February 13:30-18.30pm

Dear Patients, GP Practices in Blackburn with Darwen will be Closed on 25th February from 13:30pm for Protected Learning Time.

This enables practices to provide dedicated training to their staff and to discuss and plan ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demand and support the wellbeing of staff.

If you need medical attention on this date:
For all life-threatening medical emergencies please call 999.
For urgent requests which cannot wait until the following day provisions have been made for urgent triage, please call 111.

For all routine requests for results, appointments, prescriptions, and general queries please call us on 01254 964820 or attend the practice when it reopens.

23/02/2026

PRACTICE DNA'S (Did Not Attend)-

Week Commencing 16th February, there was 11 DNA's for GP Appointments and 38 DNA's for Nurse Appointments.

These appointments could have been offered to other patients if they had been cancelled with sufficient notice. If you are unable to attend your appointment, we ask that you let us know that you will not be able to attend.

You can do this by either ringing the Practice on 01254 964820 option 6, emailing the Practice via [email protected] or sending a message via Mygp, NHS App or Patient Access.

Please note that there is a DNA Policy in place, 3 DNA's over a 12 month period will result in removal from the practice.

Thank you for your help and understanding.