Appointments
Consultations are by appointment only.
Please note that ‘same day appointments’ are no longer available due to the overwhelming demand we were receiving. We are therefore offering routine appointments with all our doctors, up to 6 weeks in advance (subject to availability).
Should you feel that you need to be seen TODAY, please telephone us before midday and ask the medical receptionist to inform the ' URGENT CARE CLINIC'.
Please give them your contact details and some information about your condition, as they will ensure that you are contacted by a clinician, preferably within 3 hours of initial contact. You will be asked to keep close to your phone.
If the clinician feels you should be seen today, then they will invite you to come to the surgery at a specific time.
We also offer telephone consultation appointments whereby the doctor can call you during a specified time period.
The telephone lines are very busy between 8.00 and 10.00am. Keep trying if you need to see a doctor on that day.
Routine Appointments: You can see any doctor who is available.
Please ask the receptionist if you would like to see a male or female doctor. We may not always be able to give you your choice, but we will endeavour to help you if we are able. Please note that each appointment is 10 minutes long. If you feel that you will need more time, please ask the receptionist if you can have a double appointment. Thank you.
Morning Sessions can start between 8.00 and 8.30, Afternoon sessions can start from 2.30 -3.30 This sessions can be subject to change.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Dr Janet While | | Morning and Afternoon ‘Family Planning Clinic’ | Morning and Afternoon | | Morning |
Dr Emmeline Morrison | Morning and Afternoon | Morning | | Morning and Afternoon | |
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Dr Kyle Nagendra | Morning and afternoon ’Minor surgery clinic’ | | Morning and Afternoon | | Morning and Afternoon |
Dr Clare Jones | Morning and Afternoon | Morning | | Morning and Afternoon | Morning and Afternoon |
Dr Jeeve Samarasinghe | Morning and Afternoon | | Morning and afternoon | Morning and Afternoon | Morning |
Dr Gordon Taylor | | Morning and Afternoon | | Morning and Afternoon | Morning and Afternoon |
Dr Elisabeth Murchison | | Morning and Afternoon | Morning and Afternoon | | Morning |
Dr Sue Carter | Morning | Morning and Afternoon | Morning and Afternoon | | |
Dr Ruth Gwynne-Hellier | | Morning And afternoon | Morning and afternoon | Morning and Afternoon | |
Dr Andrea Wadsworth | Morning and afternoon | Morning and afternoon | | Morning and afternoon | |
The reception staff will offer you a convenient appointment with the doctor of your choice, but if unable to do so, will suggest an alternative time or another doctor who is available. You are free to consult any of the doctors or the practice nurses.
The practice nurses also run their own appointment system and patients are able to book appointments in advance.
Please book an appointment with the practice nurse and not the doctor for routine cervical smears, contraception checks etc. You can take your own blood pressure test using our waiting room machine, just follow the instructions. The receptionists will advise you if it is appropriate to see a practice nurse. This will help to ensure that the doctors are able to see acutely ill patients and those patients who they need to review.
Cancellations & Reminders 
If you have an appointment that you are unable to keep, please let the surgery know as soon as possible and always before the time of the appointment. Any cancelled appointments can then be given to other sick patients. You can now register to receive information by text message on your phone regarding appointments and health care. If you wish to register for this messaging service please fill out the consent form.
Urgent Appointments
If you need to see a doctor urgently, please tell the receptionist.
Extended Access Appointments - Changes to include 7.30am appointments
Our PPG (Patient Participation Group) recently carried out a survey about patients experiences of our service. They asked " How confident do you feel about getting an appointment at a time which suits you?" The survey brought us to review the hours, during which we provide appointments, to patients who commute or go to work. From Monday 5th December 2016, we will be providing the following 7.30am appointments.
GP - Mon / Thurs (inc) -NOT ALL GP's will be available at 7.30am
Nurse - Tues / Fri only
HCA (blood tests, ECG's etc) - Wed / Thurs only
Our GP and Nurse appointments will still be available from 6.30 - 8.00pm on Wednesday evenings