Telephone: 01283 565200
Our telephone lines are open from 8:00am to make appointments, the doors do not open till 8:30am.
The doctors consultation times are from 8:50am till 11:30am for the morning surgery, and 3:10pm till 5:50pm for the afternoon surgery. The appointments slots are every ten minutes.
Appointments can be made over the telephone or in person, to make an appointment by telephone please telephone on the number above. For emergencies & home visits please see the link on the left hand side for more information.
Please be aware that the receptionist will ask you a little about your problem as to make sure you are directed to the person who can help you best.
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Every weekday Monday to Friday we run a clinic called the "Drop in Clinic". There will be no pre-booked appointments in these clinics. You will need to arrive promptly between 14.30 and 15.30 Monday to Friday, and you will be seen by whichever doctor is available.
The appointments in these clinics will be short appointments and will be for one problem only.
The doctor will give priority to emergencies. Therefore, your wait may increase significantly at peak times.
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Our appointments are partly pre-bookable, we are able to pre-book 5 appointments each day with each Doctor and the remaining appointments are released on the day concerned at these times:
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If you think your problem could be resolved over the phone then you can book a telephone consultation with one of the Doctors. We only do these in the morning and you need to book the phone call before 10.00am.
The Doctor will call you back on your mobile but please make sure that you have your phone with you as they can be very busy and do not have time to keep trying to get through to you.
Telephone consultations in the afternoon are for emergencies ONLY as it means taking the Doctor out of his/her surgery to talk to you.
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The allocated length of an appointment is 10 minutes. However, if you think you will need more than 10 minutes for an appointment please ask for a longer appointment. If you require more than one member of the family to see the doctor or nurse, please inform the receptionist. One appointment is for one person only.
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We no longer run our blood testing clinic at the surgery. If you require a blood test you can contact either Hill Street Health & Wellbeing Centre, on 492860, or attend queens hospital between 9-5 Mon - Fri (no appointment required) .
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Please attend your appointment on time, if you are over 5 minutes late you will be asked to rebook.
It is unfair on the patients who are booked after you to be seen late
Please do not blame the receptionist they are only carrying out the Doctors instructions.
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When you telephone the surgery you will hear a recorded message, Please listen carefully and follow the instructions on which number to press on your telephone keypad.
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These appointments vary from week to week but include early morning and evening appointments and a Saturday morning. Please see the link on the left hand side "Extra Hours" for a timetable.
Extended Surgeries are for advanced booked appointments only. Patients who arrive at the surgery expecting to be seen will be directed to the out of hour’s service. The telephones will still be diverted to the Out of Hour’s Service.
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