Coronavirus Information
Covid Vaccine Updates
A massive thank you to all the Westhoughton patients, staff and volunteers.
Please see below for the current information as of 04/04/22.
- the link in your invite message
- text your initials and date of birth to 07730 765245
We have clinics available at both our Westhoughton and Blackrod surgerys.
- via the link in your invite
- texting your child’s initials and date of birth to 07730 765245.
Appointments are available for:
First and second doses – it’s never too late to be vaccinated! If your first dose was Astra Zeneca you can now have Pfizer for your second dose.
Anyone over 16 eligible for their booster
3rd dose for those who are immunosuppressed – NHS invite will have been received
Booster for 12 -15 year olds in a clinical at risk group – NHS invite will have been received – or household contact of someone who is severely immunosuppressed.
You are eligible for your booster 91 days from your last dose of primary vaccination, for some people this will be a 4th dose
To book an appointment text your initials and date of birth to 07730 765245 and we will contact you with an appointment if we have stock available.
Where possible, please do not contact the surgery with vaccine queries as it stops poorly patients getting through on the phone. For general vaccine queries you can ask via online consult using the following link
Unsworth Group online consult.
Please follow our social media for the most up to date information regarding our vaccination programme.
Once again, a huge thank you to everyone involved in this, the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.
Kind regards
The Partners at Unsworth Group Practice
Covid Vaccine Pass
We are currently unable to issue this certificate at the practice.
Please see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/demonstrating-your-covid-19-vaccination-status-when-travelling-abroad for further information.
Proof of your vaccination status will be available on the NHSapp, (which is also valuable for things like ordering repeat prescriptions)
The NHSapp can be downloaded from https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/nhs-app/id1388411277 for iPhone or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nhs.online.nhsonline for android.
Alternatively you can call the NHS helpline on 119 and ask for a letter to be posted to you. This must be at least 5 days after you have completed your course of the vaccine and the letter may to take up to 5 days to reach you.
You can now obtain a Covid Pass for 12-15 year olds via https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/nhs-covid-pass/get-an-nhs-covid-pass/ or contacting 119.
Kind regards
The Partners at Unsworth Group Practice

Keeping COVID safe within our buildings April 2022
As a surgery both patients and clinicians have had to adapt their working on a day to day basis to help protect both patients and staff. We thank all our patients and colleagues for their cooperation in such challenging times. We ask everyone entering the surgery continues to wear a mask and we have a one way system in operation.
We ask that unless you have booked a face to face appointment that you still continue to use our other methods of contact for prescriptions, booking and general enquiries.
Thank you
The Partners, Unsworth Group Practice
General Enquires
General enquires can be submitted via Email - sms.p82015@nhs.net Please note we do not accept appointment or home visit requests via email.
Advice resources for pregnant patients regarding the COVID-19 vaccination
Support for parents and carers with babies 0-2 years old
The services included will support parents who may be feeling low or anxious about their new responsibilities and benefit from additional peer support, resources and activities.
Bolton Together - FAMILY SUPPORT FOR PARENT AND CARERS 0 - 2 YEARS.pdf