Doctors appointments can be  made by telephoning the surgery, we provide face to face appointments and telephone appointments. In order to ensure your appointment is booked with the best person suited to assist you, you will be asked a few simple questions in confidence at the time of booking.

Please be aware we do not take GP appointment bookings at the desk. 

On arrival at the practice please check in at reception. 

Appointments

Face to face and telephone consultations with a GP, Practice Nurse or Healthcare Assistant are available during both morning and afternoon surgery. Telephone consultations with a GP and home visits are available between morning and afternoon surgery. The surgery offers a combination of pre-bookable appointments and appointments only available on the day. We offer pre-bookable appointments up to a month in advance (for GPs only on tuesdays, thursdays and fridays). Wherever possible we will try to accommodate your request.

Help Us to Help You

Appointments with the doctor are for 10 minutes only.

One of our most common complaints is the length of time that you have to wait here to see the doctor. This is mainly because we are being asked to deal with too many things.

Tips to get the most out of your 10 minute appointment

• Please do not store up a list of problems
• Talk to the doctor about your main problem at the very beginning of the consultation
• Please do not ask for repeat prescriptions in the consultation
• Avoid asking the doctors to fill in or sign forms during the appointment. These should be handed in to the receptionist
• Remember the appointment is only for you. If you need another family member to be seen this must be booked as a separate consultation.

Routine chronic disease monitoring such as blood pressure, blood tests, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and COPD checks are done by our practice nursing team.

Minor ailments such as coughs, colds, sore throats, minor rashes, etc can be dealt with by a pharmacist.

If the doctor has asked you to see him/her about test results or hospital correspondence please check the results are back before you make your appointment

We, like you, want to make the very most of our ten minutes together so that we can help you appropriately and to the best of our ability.

If you are unable to make it in for your appointment please let us know so we can use the time to see someone else.
Our policy is that we do not see patients if they are more than 10 minutes late for their appointment as it will disrupt the appointment times for other patients.

Home visits may be available for patients who are medically unable to attend the surgery.

Whether the patient should attend the surgery or be visited at home will be decided by a doctor based on their profession opinion. 

We urge all patients to attend the surgery if possible because a properly equipped and staffed environment provides a higher quality of care and usually a quicker response. Also the doctor can see up to four patients at the surgery for every one home visit.

To arrange a home visit please telephone the practice before 10.30am.

Minor Ailments

 Are you suffering from one of the following conditions?

Allergies, Athlete Foot, Back pain and Soft tissue injury, Bacterial Conjunctivitis, Chickenpox, Colds and Flu, Cough, Contact Dermatitis, Bites and Stings, Diarrhoea, Dry Skin, Hay Fever, Headache and High Temperature, Indigestion, Heartburn and Tummy Upset, Mild Acne, Mouth Ulcer, Nasal Congestion, Ringworm, Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, Sore Throat, Teething, Threadworms, Vaginal Thrush

Then why not use Think Pharmacy! Scheme

This new scheme means that you can get advice and medicine if necessary from a local community pharmacy instead of waiting for an appointment (normal prescription charges and exemptions will apply).

Get the Right Treatment

Every year, millions of us visit our GP with minor health problems that can be easily resolved without a doctor's appointment.

It is estimated that every year, 50 million visits to the GP are made for minor ailments such as coughs and colds, mild eczema, and athlete's foot. By visiting your pharmacy instead, you could save yourself time and trouble.

Self-care

Keeping a well stocked medicine cabinet at home can help you treat many minor ailments. Colds, coughs, indigestion and many other minor complaints can all be treated with medicines that are available over the counter.

Your pharmacist can advise on what you might find useful to keep in your medicine cabinet. Always follow the instructions on the medicine label and consult your doctor if the illness continues or becomes more severe.

Your Local Pharmacist

Pharmacists offer professional free health advice at any time - you don't need an appointment. From coughs and colds to aches and pains, they can give you expert help on everyday illnesses. They can answer questions about prescribed and over-the-counter medicines. Your local Pharmacist can also advise on healthy eating. 

Pharmacists can also advise on health eating, obesity and giving up smoking. Some pharmacists have private areas where you can talk in confidence. They may suggest you visit your GP for more serious symptoms. It is possible to purchase many medicines from the chemist without a prescription.  Watch this short video on how you can get the most out of your local pharmacy