The Enhanced Access Service has been launched in East Lancashire to increase the number of appointments to patients in the area. We have 7 Primary Care Networks covering 4 areas Burnley, Hyndburn, Ribblesdale, and Rossendale.

The Enhanced Access scheme means that patients can make an appointment via their registered practice to see a variety of Health Professionals such as GPs, ANPs, PNs, HCAs and Clinical Pharmacists which are delivered F2F and remotely Mondays to Fridays from 17:00 – 20:45, and 09:00 – 17:00 on a Saturday.

This service has been set up by East Lancashire Alliance on behalf of Primary Care Networks to improve services available to patients outside GP core hours. The Clinicians will be able to access patients full medical record (including their practice notes), request tests and investigations, as well as completing referrals for them into further services and care. Anything added to the patients record during the Enhanced Access Consultation will go straight back to their registered practice so they can be kept up to data with anything that may have changed or been updated on the record.

Site Locations:

Burnley

• Burnley Group Practice, St Peters Health Centre

Hyndburn

• Richmond Medical Practice, Acorn Health Centre
• Great Harwood Medical Group, Great Harwood Medical Centre

Ribblesdale

• Clitheroe Health Centre, Castle Medical Group/Pendleside Medical Practice

Rossendale

• Ilex View Medical Practice, Rossendale Health Centre
• Irwell Medical Practice, Bacup Health Centre