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The
Doctors
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| Dr
N. Brodbin |
MBChB, DRCOG |
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Family
Planning Certificate |
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| Dr
P. Hughes |
MBChB, DRCOG |
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Family
Planning Certificate |
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| Dr
K Massey |
MBChb,
DRCOG |
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| Dr
N Ratnaike |
MBBS,
FRCS, DRCOG, DFFP |
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Practice
Team Members
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| Practice
Manager |
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The
Practice manager is here to help you with any administrative or
non-medical aspects of your healthcare. She is also available
to discuss suggestions or complaints. She is supported by six
receptionists and our practice secretary.
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| Receptionists
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| Practice
Nurses. |
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There
are two practice nurses who work in our treatment room. They see
patients for investigations, ear syringing, health promotion clinics
etc. They are available 8.30am - 10.30am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Fridays as an open clinic (no appointment needed), and at
other times by appointment.
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| Attached
and associated team |
| Members
include Health Visitors, District Nurses, Midwives, MacMillan Nurses,
Community Psychiatric Nurses, Alcohol Support Workers, Councellor,
Drug Workers, Support Workers for the elderly and Phlebotomist. |
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District
Nurses
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team provides assessment and care in the home to those patients
who are bedbound or housebound.. |
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| Health
Visitor |
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Our
Health Visitor is involved in the care of Young Children and the
care of the Elderly.
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Information
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| Appointments |
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Adult
patients wishing to see ANY wll be offered an appointment
within 2 days excepting Saturday and Sunday.
Children
under the age of 12 will be offered an appointment that will enable
them to be seen by a doctor by the end of the next surgery session.
Adults
wishing to see a particular doctor will be offered an appointment
for when the next available slot is free for that doctor.
These
appointments are subject to delay due to the doctor being fully
booked or absent through sickness and holidays.
Patients
whose illness is of an emergency nature will be invited to come
to the surgery and wait and will be seen by a doctor that day.
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Home
Visits
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If
you are too ill to come to the surgery, a home visit can be
requested. If possible please ring
before 10.00am as this will help us organise the day to provide
a better service. You may be asked to give some more idea of
your illness so that the doctor can visit the more urgent cases
first.
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| Emergencies
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surgery hours your call will be passed to the duty doctor. Out of
hours a recorded message will tell you how to contact the G.P. Out
of Hours Service. Please listen carefully and have a pen and paper
handy. |
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| Repeat
Prescriptions |
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We
have a computerised repeat prescription system. Your printed prescription
has a list of your medications on the right hand side (tear off
portion). When your repeat is due tick against any medications
needed and hand the list into reception. The new prescription
may then be collected from reception after 2.00pm. the following
day. If you leave a stamped addressed envelope we will post your
prescription back to you.
Please
give 24 hours notice to allow repeat prescriptions to be prepared.
Telephone
requests for repeat prescriptions cannot (normally) be accepted.
(There would be too great a risk of communication errors).
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| Test
Results |
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phone for results after 2.00pm. After the doctor has seen the results
they may be given over the phone by the receptionist. It may be
necessary to discuss the result with the doctor in which case you
may be asked to phone back later. |
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| Newly
Registered Patients |
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On
registering, all new patients are invited to see the practice
nurse for a "Check-up".
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| Sick
Notes |
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absences of 7 days or less, you do not need a certificate from the
doctor. Ask the receptionist for a self-certification form. If you
require evidence of sickness for les than 7 days you may ask the
doctor for a private certificate, for which a fee will be charged. |
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| Non
NHS Examinations |
| Medical
examinations for special purposes (employment, Driving etc.) are
done outside surgery times. A fee will be charged. |
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| Immunisations |
| Babies
and Children will be sent appointments by post for routine immunisations.
Other vaccinations may be arranged through reception. It is wise
to keep polio and tetanus boosters up-to-date, and those at risk
of flu should consider flu vaccination in the Autumn. |
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