Appointments

 

For non-urgent issues, please follow the guidelines below and choose the right service. An appointment may not be necessary.

This will help us to be more efficient by making an appointment available to you when you need it the most.

Children under the age of 16 years should be accompanied by an adult.

How To Book An Appointment?

Think Pharmacy First

Many conditions can be treated without the need to see your GP

Pharmacists can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help. They may also be able to offer treatment and some prescription medicine for some conditions.

Conditions they can treat: 

Book a Routine Appointment

A routine appointment will be booked for 10 minutes. Appointments for special reasons, e.g. smears, minor operations, etc are allocated more time.  

If you feel you are going to need more than 10 minutes please inform the support staff when booking your appointment.

A routine appointment to see your own doctor will normally be offered within two days unless the doctor is very busy. However, if you are asked to attend one of our clinics they may be fully booked several weeks in advance. Please give as much notice as possible for a routine appointment as this will allow the support staff to offer a much wider choice of times.

Ways to book

  1. Download the NHS App
  2. Contact us Online - Book up to 4 weeks in advance.
  3. Telephone: 01895 231925
  4. Book in-person

Further details on how to cancel your appointment

Family Care

To maintain continuity of care it is best that each member of the family consults with the same doctor each time, therefore even though you are actually a patient of the practice you will be registered with an individual doctor who is taking on new patients at your time of registration.

You may be asked to see another doctor if you have a particular medical problem such as asthma or diabetes and female patients may request to see a female doctor for strictly female health problems.

If more than one member of your family wishes to be seen, please make a separate appointment for each of them.

Telephone Advice

If you feel you need advice on a medical problem you are welcome to telephone towards the end of morning surgery to speak to your usual doctor.

Sickness Certificates (Fit Notes)

Visit our Sickness Certificates page

Travel Vaccinations

Visit our Travel Information page

Home Visits

If you need a home visit please telephone before 10am on weekdays.

We are always happy to visit those patients who are housebound through disability or illness, but sometimes home visits are requested by patients who could be brought to the surgery by car or otherwise.

Always try to attend the surgery if possible because we have better facilities for examination and special equipment if needed.

Children can almost always be brought to the surgery; they will come to no harm if they have a temperature. If they are unwell please tell the support staff and they will make sure they are examined by the doctor as soon as possible.

Life Threatening - Go to A&E

If you or someone you know has a life-threatening condition, such as loss of consciousness, a sudden confused state, chest pain, breathing difficulties etc, you should call 999.

Call 999 or go to A&E now if:

 
  • you or someone you know needs immediate help
  • you have seriously harmed yourself - for example, by taking a drug overdose

A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a medical emergency.

Find your nearest A&E

 

How to Cancel an Appointment

If you are unable to keep your appointment, please give us as much notice as possible so that your appointment can be offered to someone else.

If you are cancelling please telephone us on 01895 231925.

Alternatively, you can cancel your appointment using our online services or The NHS App if you are signed up to the service.