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Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

You should only leave the house for very limited purposes:

shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid or escape risk of injury or harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
travelling for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home

Important - These reasons are exceptions – even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

There is separate advice about staying at home if:

Symptoms and what to do

Do not leave your home if you have either:

a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.

Use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do.

Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.

Important - Call 111 for advice if you're worried about a baby or child.

If they seem very unwell, are getting worse or you think there's something seriously wrong, call 999.

Do not delay getting help if you're worried. Trust your instincts.

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Firsway Health Centre, 121 Firsway, Sale, Cheshire, M33 4BR
Tel: 0161 905 0310 | Out of Hours: 111

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Clinics & Services

Ante-natal Clinic

The community midwives operate a clinic every Tuesday morning here at the Centre. Please contact their team for more information and to book an appointment on 0161 291 2942 or 0161 291 2996.

Blood Tests - Phlebotomy Clinics

There are a range of clinics available across Trafford where you can have your blood taken. Please call the Blood Test Booking number on 0161 934 8361 to book your appointment. If any of the tests are “fasting” you must not have anything to eat or drink from 10pm the night before, except plenty of tap water and your usual medication (Insulin dependent diabetics should not fast). Appointments for under 16s bloods only are available at Trafford General Hospital Children's Resource Centre Telephone: 0161 746 2710. (Appointment Only). For a full list of clinics available across Trafford please click here.

Long Term Conditions - Asthma/COPD/Coronary Heart Disease/Dementia/Diabetes/Mental Health/Stroke

The doctors and the nursing team work together to provide care for patients with long term conditions, this includes an annual recall system, follow up appointments and advice.

Cervical Smear Tests

Cervical Smears are offered every three years to all women aged 25-50 years, and every five years for aged 50 – 65 years. Please book an appointment with our Practice Nurses if you have been notified that your smear test is due.

Child Health & Immunisations

All our Practice Nurses deal with Childhood Immunisations. Child Health will send you a letter when your child is due for their immunisations. Please contact the surgery to book your child in.

Consultant Led Clinics

We have a range of clinics operated by Consultants from the local hospitals running here at the Centre. These include mental health, urology and cardiology. If you have been referred to these services, you can ask to be seen locally here at the Centre.

Diabetes Clinics

This service is provided by the Doctors and Practice Nurses. Please speak to your doctor/practice nurse to be referred to this clinic or contact reception to book an appointment.

Family Planning

Our GPs and Practice Nurses provide this service including contraceptive implants and coil fittings; please contact the surgery for further information. The Practice Nurses have appointments available for pill checks, depo injections etc.

Minor Surgery

Many of our GPs undertake joint injections. If you have been advised that this is what you require, you will normally be able to have the procedure done here at Firsway. We also operate a minor surgical procedures clinic every fortnight. Patients can be referred to this clinic by their GP. Please ask at reception for more information.

Further Information

Your Health

Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency

Coronavirus (COVID-19)