Updated 13 November 2019
Wigan GP Alliance LLP provides the Extended Hours’ requirements for the entire Borough of Wigan, which currently has 327,000 registered patients. They operate out of seven locations within the Borough of Wigan. The service headquarters is located at Cherry Croft Court, Rear of 47a Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2JE.
There are three federations in existence within the Borough of Wigan representing 62 of the 64 Practices. These Federations worked together and created Wigan GP Alliance LLP on 14 April 2016.
Wigan GP Alliance LLP vision is to provide the best care possible, to all registered patients of the borough, at a day and time suitable for the patient, in a location as close to home as possible, whilst also supporting practices. It allows residents of the borough the opportunity to seek medical treatment at a time that is convenient to them, without needing to seek time away from work. It provides pre-bookable routine appointments during the evenings and weekends including Bank Holidays when most of Wigan GP Practices are closed.
Appointments can be booked through the Alliances internal telephony service which operates between the hours of 8am to 8pm. A weekend and mid-week Cervical Screening service is available to patients.
The service operates using either advanced nurse practitioners or GPs to offer patient appointments, and weekend surgeries are staffed by a team of GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, practice nurses and healthcare assistants. Receptionists offer support to these surgeries during their operation. A team of service coordinators are on call during core opening hours and they offer a range of support and guidance to the onsite teams.
Christopher Homes is located in the Royal Albert and Edward Infirmary and is from 6.30pm until 10pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am until 8pm during the weekends and bank holidays.
The practice is based in the Primary Care building within the hospital, which provides multiple local services including the Out of Hours service and a vascular clinic. The building complies with the requirements for the Disability Discrimination Act. There is free parking available up to 45 minutes and disable parking spaces.
Wigan GP Alliance is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide the regulated activities at Christopher Homes is registered, of diagnostic and screening procedures, surgical procedures, transport services, triage and medical advice provided remotely and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
Regulated activities are delivered to the patient population from the following address:
Christopher Home
Royal Albert and Edward Infirmary
Wigan Lane
Wigan
WN1 2NN
The practice has a website that contains information about what they do to support their patient population: http://www.wigangpalliance.org .
The service does not accommodate walk-in patients or attend home visits.