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Welcome to Culcheth Medical Centre

We’re delighted to welcome you to Culcheth Medical Centre — a friendly and caring General Practice serving patients living in Culcheth, Glazebury, Croft, and the surrounding areas.
Here, we believe in working closely with our patients and our Patient Participation Group (PPG) to provide high-quality, personalised medical care that meets the needs of our community.
We look forward to supporting you and your family’s health and wellbeing.

This guide tells you what to expect from your general practice (GP) and how you can help them, so you get the best from the National Health Service (NHS). More details can be found through the links below.The information is available in lots of different languages. 

https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/you-and-your-general-practice-english/

 

Culcheth Medical Centre is part of Warrington Innovation Network PCN

A Primary Care Network (PCN) is a group of practices who work together to provide additional services to our patients.

General Practice has been required to diversify and we are now working together to serve our patients. 

Our PCN is made up of the following GP Practices, with a patient population of 55,000 patients. 

  • 4Seasons Medical Centre
  • Chapelford Medical Centre
  • Guardian Medical Centre
  • Parkview Medical Centre
  • Springfields Medical Centre

This means you may be offered an appointment with one of our shared clinicans, they may be based at Culcheth Medical Centre or at another one of our member practices. The clinician you are seeing as part of our PCN service is still part of your practice and is an extension to our Primary Care team.

We would encourage patients to access the most appropriate appointment with the clinician best placed to see you for your condition, even if they are not based at our practice that day. 

Appointments offered include: 

  • Enhanced Access Appointments
  • General Practitioner
  • Advanced Nurse Practitioner
  • First Contact Practitioner
  • Prescribing Pharmacist
  • Clinical Pharmacist 
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Home Visiting Paramedic
  • Care Coordinator

Please visit our dedicated Primary Care Network website, for more information about us, the services we provide and the clinician you have been booked to see: https://www.warringtoninnovationnetwork.nhs.uk/services

Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Annual Statement 2024 - 2025

Purpose

This annual statement will be generated each year in JANUARY in accordance with the requirements of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance. It summarises:

  • Any infection transmission incidents and any action taken (these will have been reported in accordance with our Significant Event procedure)
  • Details of any infection control audits undertaken and actions undertaken
  • Details of any risk assessments undertaken for prevention and control of infection
  • Details of staff training
  • Any review and update of policies, procedures and guidelines

 

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) at Culcheth Medical Centre

IPC Lead: Julie Brookes

  • Significant Events: Any infection-related incidents are thoroughly investigated to identify learning points and improve future practices. These are reviewed quarterly, and no significant infection control events were reported in the past year.

  • Audits and Monitoring:

    • Annual Infection Prevention and Control audit completed by the IPC lead.

    • Monthly cleanliness audits conducted by cleaning staff.

    • Hand hygiene audits and other infection control measures are regularly reviewed at staff meetings and via online training modules.

  • Risk Assessments:

    • Legionella (water safety) risk assessment is performed annually; water quality is monitored monthly by NHS PS (landlord).

    • Curtains are disposable and replaced every 12 months per NHS cleaning guidelines; window blinds are regularly vacuumed. Clinicians follow strict hand hygiene before handling curtains.

    • No toys are present in waiting or consultation areas to reduce infection risks.

  • Cleaning Practices:

    • Cleaning follows a clear policy with specified frequency and standards for all areas, including equipment.

    • Clinical handwashing sinks meet required standards, equipped with soap dispensers and handwashing guides.

  • Staff Training:

    • All staff complete annual IPC training, with key updates shared regularly during in-house sessions.

    • IPC policies are reviewed annually and updated as needed to reflect current guidelines; these are available to all staff on the GP TeamNet platform and included in training materials.

  • Responsibility:

    • Every staff member is expected to understand and follow IPC policies.

    • The IPC lead (Julie Brookes) and Practice Manager (Shelley Moores) are responsible for reviewing and updating the annual IPC statement.

Next review due: January 2026

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