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APPOINTMENTS - telephone 01989 563646

Location

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.

Visits
Emergencies
Repeat Prescriptions
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.
Emergency Contraception
Test Results
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.
Clinics
Confidentiality
Disabled Patients

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.

Medical Students
Suggestions
Complaints
Medical Research
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  
Practice Nurse taking a blood pressure
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
Health Care Assistant at work

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
Telephone 01989 563646
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