Making an Appointment

To see a Doctor

We run an appointment only system based on the Advanced Access system which means that we will always try to offer you an appointment within 2 working days you can also book a appointment in advance up to two weeks. You can also book appointments online now using EMIS Access. Please click here for details on how to use and access the service. You can also book a telephone consultation with a doctor please ask reception staff about this.

If you are working and need to make an early morning or evening appointment you can book these  in advance in the Commuter Clinics.

Appointments for special clinics/services can be booked in advance: Diabetes l Postnatal and Cryotherapy. Please advise the Receptionist if you require an appointment in one of these clinics.

To see a Nurse

You can make an appointment to see one of our practice nurses by ringing or calling at Reception. The nurses offer a wide range of services including:

• Asthma advice/Diabetic advice
• Family Planning and Well Woman Services
• Health Promotion advice on smoking, healthy eating etc
• Minor Illness advice
• Travel and vaccination advice
• Treatment Room Service *To see a full list of Nurse Services, please click here
  

Making an Appointment - Nurses

To see a Nurse

You can make an appointment to see one of our practice nurses by ringing or calling at Reception. The full range of services offered by Nurses are:

Long-Term Follow up ASTHMA HYPERTENSION LUNG FUNCTION TESTS LEG ULCERS CHD (CHRONIC HEART DISEASE) OVER 75 CHECK 24 HOUR BP - MONITORING

Women's Health CAP FITTINGS CONTRACEPTION ADVICE Just advice, no prescribing DEPO INJECTIONS - REPEAT PILL REPEAT HRT MORNING AFTER PILL SMEARS Minor Illness/Injury EARS DRESSINGS/wounds STITCHES REMOVED

Miscellaneous BLOOD TESTS BLOOD PRESSURE NEW PATIENT HEALTH - CHECKS HEART DISEASE PRESCRIBED - INJECTIONS DIABETIC ADVICE Vaccinations TRAVEL ADVICE/ VACCINATIONS CHILD VACCINATIONS

Book your appointment online now with EMIS Access

In co-operation with EMIS our computer system supplier, we have introduced a service to allow patients to book or cancel an appointment with a doctor online. In order to use this service, you need to be a registered patient and have a registration letter detailing your access pin/id number, practice id number and NHS number. To get this letter you will need to come into the surgery with proof of ID and speak with one of our receptionists who will provide this. If you have already done this, and have your registration letter you will need to create a user account with EMIS Access on their web page. Click here to do so, and enter the details as instructed.

If you’ve already created your account and are therefore an existing user, then please click here to access it. Please ensure that you follow the guidelines listed below for booking appointments online.

The direct Web site page for the service is https://access.e-mis.co.uk or it can be accessed via the Web Site of Patient.co.uk - http://www.patient.co.uk/

Guidelines for booking appointments online

Please note that you can book most appointments with a doctor, except those listed below. These must be booked with a Nurse. If you do book an appointment with a doctor for any of the following, it is likely that when you turn up for your appointment, you may be asked to re-book your appointment at another time with a Nurse.

• All Contraception Advice
• Diabetic Advice
• Asthma Checks
• Dressings/Wounds/Stitches removal
• Blood Pressure readings
• New Patient Health Checks
• Blood Tests
• Smears
• Children’s vaccinations
• Travel vaccinations/advice