Appointments

Each GP has an hour of pre-bookable appointments every morning and half an hour of pre-bookable appointments every evening. These appointments can be booked up to four months in advance.

The remaining appointments for each GP become available 48 hours (or two working days) in advance.

The only exception to this happening is when a GP is the on call doctor. This occurs on a rota basis and on these occasions their appointments are only available for same-day booking. This ensures there are always appointments available for patients who need to see a doctor urgently.

The telephone lines open at 08:00 from Monday to Friday and can be busy first thing. It is advisable for patients wishing to book either a same day or pre-bookable appointment to telephone as soon as they can after the lines open.

Practice Nurse and Health Care Assistant appointments are available up to four months in advance for a variety of clinics.

For the convenience of patients, GP appointments are also available to book on-line. A password can be obtained from reception (proof of identity required) Please click on the relevant icon on this website for access.

Home Visits

If possible please try to telephone reception before 10:00 if you require a home visit.

A doctor or nurse may phone you back as it may be that your problem can be dealt with by telephone advice, or that it would be more appropriate to send a nurse, or indeed arrange a hospital attendance.

House visits are only available for patients who are housebound because of illness or disability.

Please remember that several patients can be seen in the practice in the time that it takes to make one home visit. There are also better facilities for examining and treating patients at the surgery.