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eConsult is available between 6am and 10pm, Monday to Friday.

Spring Bank Holiday Closing

The surgery will close at 6 pm on Friday, 23 May and will reopen at 8 am on Tuesday, 27 May.

Amended: 07/05/2025

Phones

phone The Practice phone system was changed recently to try and support additional features to make access and patient wait times shorter and improve patient experience.

Contractually we are required to hold a cloud based system as stipulated by the NHS as analogue lines are no longer permitted. We are working very closely with the provider to resolve some issues since the switch across to the new system.

Many of the barriers are currently out of our control with most issues being secondary to NHS digital services. We are exploring all avenues to get a complete solution as soon as possible.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Added: 04/05/2025

Covid Boosters - Spring 2025

As we move into spring, protection from any earlier COVID-19 vaccination you may have had will be starting to wane.

COVID-19 can still be very dangerous and even life threatening, particularly for older people and those with a weakened immune system.

Thankfully, for those who are more likely to become seriously ill from COVID-19, the NHS offers a free vaccine in the spring to top up their protection. This was previously known as the ‘Spring Booster’.

The vaccine has saved countless lives, prevented thousands from needing to go to hospital and helped us to live with the virus without fear or restrictions.

Surveillance data relating to last spring’s programme shows that those who received a vaccine were around 45% less likely to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19 from 2 weeks following vaccination, compared to those who remained unvaccinated.

The Practice will be contacting eligible patients via text / phone / letter over the next month to attending vaccination sessions.

Added; 02/04/2025