Core services

• General management of medical conditions
   
• Health promotion advice
   
• Emergency care if appropriate
   
• Referral for other services, if appropriate
   
• Urgently required care for temporary residents

Additional Services

• Cervical screening
   
• Contraceptive services, including coil fittings and Implanon
   
• Travel Vaccinations and immunisations
   
• Child health surveillance
   
• Maternity services
   
• Minor surgery, warts, moles etc
   
• Registered patients aged 16-75 who have not been seen for 3 years may request a consultation
   
• Registered patients aged over 75 years who have not been seen in the last 12 months may request a consultation. (If you’re unable to attend the surgery for these checks because of your medical condition a home visit may be arranged.
   
• Annual health checks for Carers     

Freedom of Information - Publication Scheme

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 obliges the Practice to produce a Publication Scheme. A Publication Scheme is a guide to the 'classes' of information the Practice intends to routinely make available.

Home Visits

Our doctors typically see four patients in the Practice in the time that it takes to do a single home visit. For this reason, we ask out patients to come in to the Practice if at all possible where specialist equipment is available. However, we can visit you at home where necessary on patients who are too ill or infirm to attend the Surgery. Please telephone the Surgery before 10.30 am if you think a home visit is necessary, and give the Receptionist some indication of the problem. The Doctor will then ring you during morning surgery to discuss this request.

Repeat Prescriptions

Prescriptions are computer written. Please keep the right-hand side of the form for when you require your next medication. Tick the items you require and hand it in either, to the Receptionist, the collection box, or post it to the Surgery, enclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope for its return. Please allow 2 working days allowing for weekends and Bank Holidays. Some local Chemists do a collection service, as a patient this is your responsibility to get in contact with the Chemist and organise this. Repeat prescription requests will not be taken over the telephone as this can lead to mistakes

Appointments

The Practice appointments system offers a balance of “same day” appointments and routine appointments which can be booked up to four weeks in advance. These can be made either by telephone or at the reception desk. Emergencies are seen at the next available surgery. It is preferable to book an appointment in advance if you wish to see a particular doctor, or wish to discuss an on-going health problem with the same doctor. Whilst the practice strives to ensure that you see the doctor of your choice, this may not always be possible.

Please phone and cancel your appointment if you are unable to keep it, so it can then be given to another patient.