Services

Registering with the surgery

Find out how to join the surgery.

Changing your contact details

Update your name, address, phone numbers or email address.

Getting test results

Find out how to view or ask questions about your test results.

Services near me

Find a NHS service near you.

Getting a fit (sick) note

Request a sick note if you've been sick for more than 7 days.

Submit readings

Submit a reading to your GP if you have been requested to do so.

Accessing your health record

Find out about the types of records and how to access them.

Accessing someone else’s information (Proxy access)

As a parent, family member or carer, you may be able to access services for someone else. We call this having proxy access. We can set this up for you if you are both registered with us.

Managing your health online (online services)

There are many things you can do online at our surgery.

Clinics

View what clinics we offer.

Self-referral

Refer yourself to a health service such as talking therapies without having to see a GP first.

Vaccinations

This guide can help you understand the vaccines offered in the UK and when to have them. It also explains how they work and why they're safe and important. 

Healthy living

NHS advice about healthy living, including eating a balanced diet, healthy weight, exercise, quitting smoking and drinking less alcohol.

Pharmacy First Scheme

Did you know you can attend your local pharmacy for minor ailments including:

  • UTI's in females 16-64 years
  • Impetigo adults and children over 1 year
  • Acute Otitis ( ear ) children age 1-17 years
  • Acute Sore Throats children and adults over 5 years
  • Cold and Flu Symptoms
  • Infected Insect bites adults and children over 1 year
  • Hayfever
  • Shingles adults over 18 years only
  • Acute Sinusitis adults and children over 12 year

Please visit your local pharmacy for any of the above.

Services offered by our PCN

We offer a wide range of services and clinics that may be run from a different practice other than Cook lane Surgery.

This forms part of our Spen Health and Wellbeing PCN.

  • Social Prescribing Link Worker
  • Talking Therapies/IAPT
  • Childrens Mental health services
  • Adult Mental Health services
  • SMI Healthchecks
  • Integrated Neighbourhood Team ( INT)

A link to their facebook page is here:

Spen Health and Wellbeing Primary Care Network | Heckmondwike | Facebook

A link to their website is below:

 

Page last reviewed: 08 December 2025
Page created: 20 November 2025