Evening and weekend appointments

Elmwood Family Doctors provides an ‘Enhanced Access’ service, which means we are open later than usual on some evenings – appointments are available at Holmfirth on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening until 7.30pm.

From 1^st October 2022, patients will also be able to book appointments with a range of clinicians on a Friday evening (6.30pm to 8.00pm) and on a Saturday (9.00am – 5.30pm). This will be provided at the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) Enhanced Access hubs – these are Oaklands Health Centre, Huddersfield Road, Thongsbridge, HD9 3TS or Skelmanthorpe Family Doctors, 313 Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, HD8 8RX.

Social Prescribing Link Workers

The Social Prescribing Link Workers work with all the surgeries in The Valleys Primary Care Network including here at Elmwood. They support patients by providing individual, person-centred help with their health and social care needs. More information about personalised care can be found here: www.kirklees.gov.uk/personalisedcare.

Meet the team

Social Prescribing Link Workers

Social Prescribing helps people to improve their health, wellbeing and social welfare by connecting them to services and activities in their local community. To get in touch with your social prescribing link worker please contact your GP surgery.

Jennifer Strickland

Social Prescribing Link Worker

Diane Stephenson

Social Prescribing Link Worker

Victoria Mowbray

Social Prescribing Link Worker

First Contact Physiotherapy

A First Contact Physio (FCP) is an experienced physiotherapist who has the advanced skills necessary to assess, diagnose and recommend appropriate treatment or referral for musculoskeletal (MSK) problems on a patient’s first contact with healthcare services e.g. when they visit their GP surgery.

Patients with MSK complaints can be booked in to see an FCP by a GP receptionist or other healthcare professional. An FCP offers expert MSK assessment and diagnosis, however, is also integrated within the multi-disciplinary team in each GP practice. If appropriate, an FCP may prescribe a programme of exercises, refer for blood tests or X-ray, administer steroid injections, utilise local services or refer a patient to an appropriate secondary health service e.g. rheumatology or orthopaedics.

_{When to see your First Contact Physio? Watch this video to find out more}

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Flu Clinics

Following a national change to the flu programme, Flu clinics will begin in October this year (previously September) on a variety of dates and we will be offering both Flu and COVID boosters in these clinics;

Thursday 3rd October 2024 at Holmfirth and Meltham

Friday 4th October 2024 at Holmfirth

Tuesday 8th October 2024 at Holmfirth and Meltham

Wednesday 9th October 2024 at Holmfirth

Saturday 12th October 2024 at Holmfirth

Saturday 19th October 2024 at Meltham

If you are unable to make all of the above clinics, we will have additional appointments available at a later date.

Who is eligible this year?

Everyone aged over 65 years, as well as those that have a certain health condition, the extremely vulnerable (also known as immunocompromised patients) and their close contacts, pregnant patients and carers. Click here for more details on who is eligible. Please note this may change year-by-year.

Please don’t attend if you feel unwell or you have a high temperature, a new continuous cough or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste. Please visit NHS.uk for a full list of COVID symptoms.

Why do I have to wait until October for my flu vaccine?

There has been a national change to the Flu programme this year and most eligible adults will now be offered a flu vaccine from early October. This is because the latest scientific evidence shows that protection from the flu vaccine decreases over time in adults. It is better to have the vaccine closer to when flu typically circulates in the winter months.

Booking your appointment

If we have your mobile telephone number, you should of received an SMS message from us which includes a link. Please click on the link to book your appointment online. This is the quickest way to book. If you are unsure how to book online, please watch our video which takes you through it step-by-step.

Booking using the link means that other patients calling for an urgent medical need can get through, and it helps us to manage the high volume of calls we are receiving this year.

If you are unable to book your appointment online, please call Elmwood Family Doctors on 01484 943000

How you can help:

Book your appointment in advance

Wear loose clothing to allow quick access to your arm

Arrive on time – not earlier or later

Don’t attend if unwell

Attend alone, unless you need a Carer

Don’t drive if you can avoid it

If you are driving, for Holmfirth please park offsite at Holme Valley Memorial Hospital or elsewhere, and Meltham at Carlile Street Car Park or elsewhere.

If raining please bring an umbrella in case you might be required to wait outside, queues may stretch out into the car park.

Please use the toilet at home before you set off. Toilets will be unavailable.

What to expect?

We will be using a one way system through the building. Staff will guide patients on where to go.

There will be plenty of staff available on the day to assist you, so please don’t hesitate to ask if you need help in any way

We look forward to seeing you