Make An Appointment
Non-urgent advice: Book Appointment With A Clinician
We use a digital triage system for all appointments. This means you need to fill out an online e-consultation form for any appointment, whether it’s urgent for today or routine. Click the link below to complete the form. Our clinical team will review it today, usually within an hour, and will contact you to arrange your appointment. If it’s urgent, the appointment will be on the same day, so please make sure you’re available.
CLICK HERE TO REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT
PLEASE NOTE: AT THE END OF THE E-CONSULTATION YOU MAY GET A RED WARNING SAYING YOU MAY NEED URGENT ATTENTION: Please scroll down and click 'continue consultation', otherwise it will not send
Did you know that most pharmacies can now prescribe antibiotics under the NHS for simple infections. If you have any of the following suspected infections you can walk in and be seen in most pharmacies:
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Acute otitis media (ear infection) |
1 to 17 years |
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Impetigo (skin infection) |
1 year and over |
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Infected insect bites |
1 year and over |
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Shingles |
18 years and over |
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Sinusitis |
12 years and over |
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Sore throat |
5 years and over |
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Uncomplicated urinary tract infections |
Women 16-64 years |
If you have an urgent eye problem (pain, visual disturbances, infection) then you can book to see an optician urgently as part of the PEARS scheme (free under the NHS). Click here for a list of participating opticians
If you need help filling out the form, you can use one of our iPads or the private computer room at the GP practice, and our reception staff will be happy to assist you. If you can’t access the online form and are unable to come to the practice, our reception team can complete the form over the phone.
Non-urgent advice: Book An Appointment With A Nurse Or A Health Care Assistant
If you need to arrange a blood test appointment, or want to see the nurse for dressings, immunisations, pill checks etc, please note that at this time you will still need to ring up the practice to arrange this appointment. You do not need to fill out a digital triage forms for such appointments.
Non-urgent advice: I Need To Book A Chronic Disease Review
Soon we will be sending out booking links within the text message for you to arrange your chronic disease review appointment online. Alternatively, please ring the practice to arrange. You do not need to fill out a digital triage form if you're arranging a chronic disease review.
Want to see a Doctor?
Our appointment system has changed. We now run a full digital triage system. If you are acutely unwell and want to see a GP, or wish to book a routine apointment to see a clinician then you must now complete the above form. This triage form will then be sent to the practice and will be viewed by our clinical triage team the same day, often within the hour! The clinical team will then recommend the best course of action, and we will get back in touch the same day. Please be assured that when you fill out the above form, there is always a clinician at the other end reading your form, it is not Artificial Intelligence! If you're struggling with the form, then you can ring the practice and our reception team will help you complete it, alternatively there is an iPad in reception where you can complete the form if you prefer. Click here to read more about our new appointment system
Why change?
Demand is increasing within the NHS, to help cope with this, the goverment has expanded the multidisciplinary team available within primary care. Moving to a full digital triage system means that you get seen by the right person at the right time, thereby ensuring that we meet your needs and the demands of our population. This has it's advantages to you to, no longer will you have to wait hours on the phone to get through to us only to find that all our appointments are full. Managing demand this way also ensures that our routine appointment waiting times have fallen from 5 weeks down to within a week.
