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HOW
DO I...
CONTACT
THE MEDICAL CENTRE?
Telephoning The Surgery
Our telephone system will give you options to select the correct member of staff who can help you. Please be patient and listen to the options carefully.
Option 1 Surgery opening times
Option 2 To make an appointment
Option 3 Results
Option 4 Ambulance enquiries or medical report enquiries
Option 5 To speak to a receptionist or to book a home visit
Option 6 Medical secretarial enquiries
Option  To hear the options again
HOW
DO I...
MAKE
AN APPOINTMENT?
An appointment system is operated. We operate a 'book on the day' appointment system on Mondays, Wednesday mornings, and following Bank holidays and staff training days. We also offer consultations by telephone; please contact a member of the reception team to arrange this. Appointments are given out at 8:00am on the day; alternatively, we give out appointments three weeks in advance.
If you cannot keep your appointment it is essential to phone the surgery so that the appointment can be offered to someone else. One EMERGENCY non-appointment surgery is held each afternoon (details below). It is important this surgery is used for problems that cannot wait until the following day. Routine prescriptions and routine checks WILL NOT be performed at this surgery. You may have to wait longer than usual but you will be seen that day. The doctor has the right to ask you to leave if the problem is NOT of an emergency nature.
Emergency Surgeries
If by chance you cannot get an appointment on a certain day and do need to see a doctor, we run an emergency surgery on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 4:00 and 5:00pm. These surgeries are for problems that cannot wait until the following day. They are NOT for routine problems.
HOW
DO I...
OBTAIN
A HOME VISIT?
Please phone before 10:30am if you require a home visit as it helps the doctors to plan their rounds. All efforts on your part to attend the surgery would be appreciated.
HOW
DO I...
OBTAIN
TEST RESULTS?
Blood test results are given over the phone daily between 12:30 and 1:00pm.
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