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Can another Healthcare Professional help?

Do you need to see the GP?
Sometimes the GP is not the most appropriate Healthcare Professional to deal with your ailment. Please see the information on see a Doctor or Healthcare Professional, which might help you decide whether a GP appointment is truly necessary or whether it might be better for you to see a Pharmacist, Optician, Dentist or other Healthcare Professional. You can even self-refer for some services without seeing your GP.

For real life-threatening emergencies such as those below – RING 999

• Chest pain (suspected heart attack)
• Suspected stroke
• Suspected meningitis
• Anaphylactic shock (severe allergy)
• Heavy bleeding or deep lacerations
• Fluctuating levels of consciousness or completely unconscious
• Difficulty breathing or stopped breathing with a change in colour
• New seizure, fit or uncontrollable shaking

For immediately serious conditions such as the following, GO TO Emergency Department (A&E) IMMEDIATELY

• A fever and lethargic (drowsy) child
• A feverish and floppy (unresponsive) infant
• Difficulty breathing
• Sudden, severe abdominal pain
• Accidental or intentional overdose of medication
• Trauma (including falls) and possible broken bones or road traffic accident

Your appointment at the Practice

• If you need to book a routine follow-up appointment with a particular GP you can make an appointment up to four weeks in advance, if that particular doctor is available
•  Please phone after 10.30am to avoid busy times
• Please make one appointment for each member of the family who needs to be seen
• We try to keep to time but please be patient if someone before you takes longer than planned
• Appointments are normally ten minute slots, so if you have a complicated problem, or more than one problem, please ask for a longer appointment
• It is Practice Policy to allow patients to choose whichever Doctor they wish to attend in the Practice

Many routine appointments are for patients who have a long-term or chronic conditions that need monitoring on a regular basis. It is important to continue your regular check-ups, even if you are feeling well. Routine appointments are available during normal surgery hours with the practice nurse and/or doctor.

What if I can’t get an appointment

The surgery is particularly busy  during the morning between 8:00 -10.30am, especially during the winter months. If your appointment is not urgent, try to book during a less busy time after 10:30am. On average every month 257 patients fail to turn up for their appointment. If you let us know as soon as possible you can’t attend your appointment, we can then make it available for another patient. If we can’t offer you an immediate appointment, we may phone back to offer you a cancellation slot.

Please help us

If you are not able to attend your appointment please let us know in time so that the time can be used for someone else. If you are more than 15 minutes late for an appointment you may be asked to re-book.

Emergency

If you need urgent medical advice during surgery hours, please phone the surgery on 01708 208669. Please be prepared to give some information to the receptionist. If you need to see a doctor urgently when the surgery is closed please phone the ‘Out of Hours’ number on 0208 911 1130.

They will pass a message to the doctor on duty who may phone you to assess your problem. You might be asked to attend the out-of-hours clinic, or receive a home visit. Alternatively you can phone NHS 111 or visit their website at NHS Direct offers free expert health information and advice 24 hours a day. It can advise you whether you need to go to the nearest A&E (accident and emergency) or if there is an alternative such as visiting an NHS walk-in centre. For deaf people and those hard of hearing, a telephone services is available on 0845 606 4647. If English is not your preferred language, you can choose to use a confidential translation service.

The nearest NHS walk-in centre is located at Harold Wood Polyclinic, The Drive, off Gubbins Lane RM3 0AR, telephone 01708 792000. NHS walk-in centres provide advice and treatment for a range of minor illnesses and injuries. Whatever the day or time, if you or someone else experiences severe chest pain, loss of blood or suspected broken bones, go to your nearest accident and emergency department or call 999.

Telephone access

You can book to have a telephone consultation with a doctor if you wish, before 11.30am. (He or she will ring you at some point during the day usually at the end of their morning surgery, on the telephone number you have given).

If you have a suspected infectious disease

Please inform reception if you suspect an infectious disease, as this will enable us to deal with it appropriately during your visit to protect you, other patients and staff. 

Giving Consent for Treatment

You have the right to accept or refuse treatment that is offered to you, and not to be given any physical examination or treatment unless you have given valid consent. If you do not have the capacity to do so, consent must be obtained from a person legally able to act on your behalf, or the treatment must be in your best interests.

Your valid consent (agreement to the course of action) is needed for the treatment that’s offered to you before any physical examinations or treatment can be given. If you haven’t given your consent, you can accept or refuse treatment that’s offered to you.

It’s important to be involved in decisions about your treatment and to be given information to help you choose the right treatment. When making treatment choices, you’ll often discuss the options with your doctor or another healthcare professional.