Appointments

APPOINTMENTS - telephone 01989 563646

Our surgery and clinic times are by appointment only. Please book in advance if possible. If you need an urgent appointment, please tell the receptionist this. Our receptionists are on duty from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

We provide general surgeries for doctors and practice nurses, and daily health care assistant clinics for blood tests, blood pressure, etc. We also have weekly ante-natal and post-natal clinics, and a range of specialist clinics.

A considerable number of appointments are wasted when patients fail to attend (621 in the previous 12 months) - please let us know if
you cannot attend so that we may offer the appointment to another patient.

The government has set targets for access to doctor and nurse appointments. These are for an appointment with a nurse within
24 hours, and for an appointment with a doctor within 48 hours, and we consistently meet these targets.

You can book general appointments (with the doctors only) via the internet. If you are not registered for this service already, contact reception for further details.

DOCTORS' SURGERIES

GENERAL SURGERIES - PRACTICE NURSES

General Practice Nurse sessions are weekdays from 8.30am to 12.30pm and from 2.30pm to 6.30pm.

Adult injections	ECG
Asthma check	Internal examination
Blood pressure	New patient examination
Cervical smear	Pessary ring fitting
Child injections	Podiatry dressings - first visit
Coil fitting	Podiatry dressings - subsequent visit
Diathermy	Travel advice - first visit
Diabetic check	Travel advice - subsequent visit
Dietary advice	Weight check
Dressings	Yellow fever injection
Ear syringe

The nurses carry out a range of consultations requiring different appointment lengths. These are illustrated in the table opposite. When making an appointment, please be prepared to tell the person you are speaking to what it is you are attending for.

The nurses also hold a number of specialist clinics that you will be invited to attend if appropriate.

Health Care Assistants

Our Health Care Assistants are fully trained in a range of duties.

These include Phlebotomy (blood taking), ECGs, and blood pressure monitoring. They also assist both the doctors and the nurses when required.

For some tests it may be necessary for you to attend a morning clinic, but most blood tests can now be taken at any time of day, except on Fridays when they must be taken before 9.30am.

Telephone 01989 563646

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
**General Surgeries ( denotes alternate weeks)***
*8.15am - 11.15am*	*8.15am - 11.15am*	*8.15am - 11.15am*	*8.15am - 11.15am*	*8.15am - 11.15am*
Dr Cook	Dr Price	Dr Clayton	Dr Downie	Dr Lennane

*8.45am - 11.15am*	*8.45am - 11.15am*	*8.45am - 11.15am*	*8.45am - 11.15am*	*8.45am - 11.15am*
Dr Clayton	Dr Clayton Dr Lennane Dr Downie	Dr Lennane* or Dr Price* Dr Downie	Dr Cook Dr Janis* or Dr Lennane*	Dr Cook Dr Price

9.00am - 11.30am	9.00am - 11.30am	9.00am - 11.30am	9.00am - 11.30am	9.00am - 11.30am
Dr Janis Dr Downie	Dr Cook	Dr Lennane* or Dr Price*	Dr Lennane*	Dr Clayton
			or
			9.15am - 11.45am
			Dr Janis*

3.00pm - 4.00pm	3.00pm - 4.00pm	3.00pm - 4.00pm	3.00pm - 4.00pm	3.00pm - 4.00pm
Dr Janis*	Dr Price	Dr Lennane	Dr Cook	Dr Clayton
	4.00pm - 5.00pm		2.35pm - 2.45pm
	Dr Downie		Dr Janis

*4.00pm - 6.30pm*	*4.00pm - 6.30pm*	*4.00pm - 6.30pm*	*4.00pm - 6.30pm*	*4.00pm - 6.30pm*
Dr Cook Dr Clayton Dr Janis* Dr Downie	Dr Cook Dr Clayton Dr Lennane	Dr Clayton Dr Price Dr Downie	Dr Janis Dr Lennane Dr Downie	Dr Cook Dr Lennane Dr Price*
*Antenatal*
*2.00pm - 2.30pm*		*2.00pm - 2.30pm*	*2.00pm - 2.30pm*	*2.00pm - 3.00pm*
Dr Cook Dr Clayton		Dr Lennane	Dr Janis	Dr Price*
Post Natal
*2.00pm - 2.45pm*		*2.30pm - 3.00pm*	*2.10pm - 2.40pm*	*2.00pm - 3.00pm*
Dr Cook		Dr Lennane	Dr Downie	Dr Price
*2.00pm - 2.15pm*
Dr Janis
*2.30pm - 2.45pm*
Dr Clayton

Please note all surgeries are by appointment. Please call in or phone for an appointment giving as much notice as possible