We are the Primary Care Network (PCN) for Leighton Buzzard and we work with our three member practices, Bassett Road Surgery, Leighton Road Surgery and Salisbury House Surgery. We offer many primary care support roles to help you take ownership of your healthcare and connect you to your community.
Our social prescribers carry out outreach work with the local community and voluntary groups. We utilise the personalised care model by working with you to help achieve your own goals, at your pace and focusing on what’s most important to you.
Our Clinical Directors are Dr John Henderson (Bassett Road Surgery) and Dr Christopher Longstaff (Bassett Road Surgery). They work with our PCN Manager, Stephanie King and the Practice Managers of all the member practices.
Leighton-Linslade Health Connections Services
For more information about our Physiotherapy service listed below, please view our PCN Physiotherapy Page
| What | When | How | Where |
| Phlebotomy | Daily | Pre-bookable via your surgery. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| ECG’s | One clinic per week (Wednesday) | Pre-bookable via your surgery. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Respiratory Diagnostics | Weekly – various clinics throughout the week | Referral to us from your GP – we will then contact you to arrange an appointment. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Physiotherapy | Daily | Pre-bookable via your surgery and on the day availability as part of our on the day service. You can self-refer for assessment by calling us on 01525 300780. | Appointments are held at both Leighton Buzzard Health Centre and your usual GP practice, please check when booking. |
| Duty Pharmacist | Daily | Bookable on the day via your surgery – urgent pharmacy appointments only | Telephone call appointments |
| Carers Health Checks | Ad-hoc | We will contact you to make an appointment – please make sure your surgery know you are a carer. If you are a carer and you haven’t had a Health Check ring us on 01525 300780 to book. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Learning Disability Annual Health Checks (over 14’s) | Biweekly | We will contact you to make an appointment. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Discharge Service | Daily | We will call you to see how you are doing (over 18’s) and check medication if required. | Telephone call appointments |
| Care home Enquiries including Medication Reviews, Covid/Flu vaccinations, ECGs, Care plans | Daily | Care homesare in contact with us to make the arrangements for the services to be carried out . | Telephone calls and visits |
| Statin Optimisation | Ad-hoc | We will call you to book appointments or send SMS messages asking you to contact us. | Telephone calls / SMS messages |
| Complex Cholesterol Management | Bi-weekly | We will call you if you are suitable for the injection and book an appointment. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Chronic Kidney Disease Management and Diagnosis | Ad-hoc | We will contact you to discuss your kidney disease and ensure you have the correct medications. | Telephone calls / SMS messages |
| Social Prescribing | Daily | A referral to us from your surgery or you can contact us directly to make a self-referral by calling 01525 300780. We will then contact you to arrange appointments | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre, home visits for housebound residents, community group meetings. |
| Health Coaching | Daily | Referral to us from your GP – we will then contact you to arrange the appointment. | Telephone call and Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Cancer Care Reviews | Weekly | We will call you to provide information on services available and where to find help if you need it from primary care. | Telephone call |
| Minor Illness Clinic | Daily | On the day booking for acute Minor Illness – book via your surgery. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Paediatric Minor Illness Clinic (Babies 10 days – 18 yrs) | Daily | On the day booking for acute Minor Illness in children – book via your surgery. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Mental Health Nurse Clinics | Daily | Bookable via your surgery or you will get a call/SMS from us asking you to ring to book an appointment. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Paediatric Constipation Clinic | Weekly | A referral from your surgery to us. We will then call you to arrange an appointment with our Paediatric Nurse. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Collaboration with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service | Weekly referrals for those who meet the criteria for a home check. | We will call you to request consent to refer you. You can call us on 01525 300780 if this is something you wish to be referred for. | In your own home with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. |
| Heart Failure Reviews | Ad-hoc | We will call you to arrange an appointment with the pharmacist. | Telephone Calls |
| Dementia Reviews | Ad-hoc | We will call you to arrange an appointment with one of our Social Prescribers and a Pharmacist if the patient takes medications. | Telephone Calls |
| Joint Injections (Bassett Road and Leighton Road patients only) | Fortnightly | If you require a steroid joint injection, please contact your surgery who will book an appointment. | Your usual registered practice. |
| Retinal Screening | 3 days per month | The Retinal Screening Service will contact you to arrange an appointment. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |
| Health Promotion | Ad-hoc | We run seasonal health promotions. | Leighton Buzzard Health Centre |