If you are looking after someone, you can find out about your rights as a carer and where you can go for financial or practical help by contacting the carers centre or reading the carers right guide.
Oldham Carers Centre phone 0161-770-4786
email: carers.centre@oldham.gov.uk
The Link Centre, 140 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DZ
carers rights guide http://www.carersuk.org/
NHS Oldham Talking Therapies (previously Healthy Minds)
NHS Oldham Talking Therapies is for people over the age of 16 years, who are registered with a GP in Oldham. We were previously called Oldham Healthy Minds.
Alternatively, you can speak to your GP or other health professional, or ring 0161 716 2777.
If you have any questions about our service, you can also phone us to find out more.
Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:
The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.
Payment is required before the completion of the form please and can take up to 30 working days for the GP to complete.
If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.
There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below:
 Europe & Russia |  North America |
 Central America |  South America |
 Caribbean |  Africa |
 Middle East |  Central Asia |
 East Asia |  Australasia and Pacific |
It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel – as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.
Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.
If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.
To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.