Welcome to The Hollies Family Surgery, Formby

Bank Holiday Monday 19th September 2022

Please note that the Practice will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 19th September 2022 for the Queen's funeral.

Please be aware our eConsult service is only available from 8:00am until 9:00am each weekday morning. This is for clinical safety reasons.

Over 65 Flu Clinic - Saturday 17 Sep 2022

Each year a free flu vaccine is offered to people who are age 65 years or over. We will be managing our flu clinics in a similar way as we did last year.  However, this year the clinic will be operated from Chapel Lane Surgery.

To ensure the safety of our patients and staff we will require you to follow the following instructions:

• On the day of the appointment if have any Covid-19 symptoms you must not come to the practice
• We will be operating a one-way system with the rear entrance at the carpark being the way in. You will exit via the front door on to Chapel Lane
• Arrive at the time of your appointment, please do not arrive early
• We would advise that you wear a face covering
• You may need to queue outside so please be prepared to stand in the cold or rain
• When you enter the building, you will need to remove your outer layers so that the top of your arm is exposed ready for your injection
• You will be asked to queue at a safe distance from other patients

Please attend the flu clinic on Saturday 17th September 2022 at the allocated time for your surname.  PLEASE ATTEND CHAPEL LANE SURGERY, DO NOT GO TO THE HOLLIES:

A, B, C, D, E – 08:00 to 09:00

F, G, H, I, J, K – 09:00 to 10:00

L, M, N, O, P – 10:00 to 11:00

Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z – 11:00 to 12:00

Yours sincerely,

Dr D Callow, Mrs K White, Dr E H Ball and Dr S Lindsay

Your flu vaccine 2022

02 August 2022

The practice has ordered your upcoming flu vaccine, you do not need to make arrangements elsewhere for this. We will be in touch very soon with all eligible patients with the date of our flu clinics, please do not phone reception as we will contact you. Many thanks, the team at The Hollies Family Surgery.

Update: We will be holding our flu clinic for patients aged 65 and over on Saturday 17th September 2022. An invitation will be sent to eligible patients shortly with further details.

HRT shortage

01 June 2022

Please note we are aware of the national supply shortage of HRT currently in the UK. Your pharmacist is able to issue you with a suitable alternative in the first instance from stock, they will also advise of stock locally available in other pharmacies and should not ask you to return to the practice. The dispensing of HRT medication has been limited to 3 months' worth, but if you have a prescription for more than 3 months' worth you will not have to pay an additional prescription charge. For more information please click here

Proposed merger with Chapel Lane Surgery - important information for all patients of The Hollies Family Surgery

09 May 2022

In early 2021, The Hollies Family Surgery arranged to work more closely with the partners at Chapel Lane Surgery, with both practices sharing responsibility for the delivery of services for The Hollies.

Since May 2021, both practices have continued to operate as 'stand alone' practices with their own reception and administrative staff but clinical staff have worked across both sites.

We are now looking at making this a more formal merger with the management and administrative functions of the two practices which will benefit patients, clinicians and support staff.

Please read the following document which explains this proposal in detail:

Your say about Chapel Lane Surgery and The Hollies Family Surgery working together in the future (Right click to save)

After you have read the above document, please click here to fill in a patient survey about the proposed merger. If you require a hard copy of the survey to fill out, please enquire at reception.

We continue to ask patients to please wear a face mask, if they are not exempt, while visiting the surgery.

Please contact the surgery by telephone or eConsult first if possible before visiting the surgery in person.

You can interact with the surgery online using the eConsult service which you will find on this website. Here you can request a fit note/sick note, get advice from a clinician about common ailments and request treatments. You will receive a response by the end of the next working day.

Visit gov.uk/coronavirus for the latest government information.