Visualisation of new entrance at Dardsley

Welcome to Lostock Hall Medical Centre, Preston

Expanding and developing in our new home at Dardsley in Brownedge Road  since March 2019!

Please note our main telephone number has changed to 01772 284940
Our new phone system provides many improvements to help with call queueing at the busiest times. 

A family practice that is proud to be an important part of the local community. 

We are a growing practice with more than 5,600 patients using us from Lostock Hall, Bamber Bridge, Penwortham, Farington, Whitestake, Walton-le-Dale and surrounding areas.

With patients' needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you 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.

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Practice Leaflet 2022

A message from Dr Craven

A New Way To Contact the Practice - Just Submit Your Request By Clicking Below:

Not to replace ordering of repeat prescriptions through Patient Access or MyGP 

Coronavirus

Patients are advised of the continued risk of infection, but can make their own choice as to whether to attend face to face consultations or to opt for telephone (at times with video) consultations. On the day patients will be asked to confirm they have no symptoms before being given a face to face appointment. But throughout the pandemic we have been committed to providing face to face appointments where necessary. Please wear a face-mask when attending the practice. On-line bookable appointments will be restricted to telephone appointments. We need all patients to be able to have their prescriptions sent direct to the pharmacy. Sick notes will be sent to you wherever possible by text or email. Our doors are open but please observe social distancing. Please use the hand sanitisers provided and wash your hands. 

See our News page for the latest on Covid-19 Vaccinations

NHS coronavirus guidance

Get Well, Keep Well

Of course we’re not just here for when you are unwell. Our team of healthcare professionals and back-up staff offer a number of clinics and services to promote good health and wellbeing whatever your medical condition.

Join In

We hope you enjoy having a look around the site and familiarising yourself with some of the online features such as ordering a repeat prescription. Whatever your thoughts, be sure to let us know via our feedback function. Comments and suggestions are always a great way of helping us continue to enhance the way we look after you.

Access

There is a generous car park for our patients use with full access for the disabled patients.

Women's Health

Lead GP Dr Craven has specialist qualifications in sexual and reproductive health and menopause advice and treatment. All staff receive training in this area. Female patients registered with one of our Bridgedale partner practices can also book for contraception fitting at the practice (see the Our Services page). Women from outside our usual catchment area are welcome to register with the practice to benefit from our expertise, but we cannot register patients that live outside Greater Preston / South Ribble. There are menopause services available privately for those who are not our patients, including a private clinic with Dr Craven at the practice via www.dardsleymedical.co.uk or at Greater Lancashire Hospital Menopause Greater Lancashire Hospital

The NHS App

We strongly advise all patients that can to use the NHS App. Click on the image below to find out more:

Our Building - Dardsley

Our building has a fascinating history. It was built in 1886 by the Sharples family, as their home and doctor's practice. Dr Thomas Sharples and his son Dr Sydney Sharples lived and worked there over the following 65 years. From 1951 to 2008 the building was expanded to host the Prescription Pricing Bureau. Our Doctor Doctor project is revealing more of this history and capturing wonderful local memories of what it has been like going to the doctor over the last 135 years!

Go to www.doctordoctormemories.co.uk to find out more. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Lancashire County Council Museums.

Dr Thomas Sharples (seated), Dr Sydney Sharples (in uniform) c.1914 in the garden at Dardsley
(Photograph courtesy of Gillian Bennett)

CQC Rating

From an Inspection in April 2022 we are proud to have been given the following rating:

You can see the full report by making a search on the CQC website.