News:

Opening Hours
The reception area is open from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Friday. We are closed at weekends and on all public holidays.

We have extended our opening hours. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, a few routine appointments are available with a GP from 7am. Please note that nurse appointments are not available, and the reception telephone will not be on.

Out of Hours
If you or your family need urgent medical care when the surgery is closed, please phone the usual daytime telephone number (9858822) and your call will be re-directed to the out-of-hours service.

Telephone Advice
The best time to call the surgery for advice is after morning clinics, usually between 11.30 and 12 noon. If the doctor you wish to speak to is still busy they will call you back, provided you leave a phone number, preferably a land line. 

Registration

The surgery is able to accept new patients at present. 

Training

Every two months the practice will be closed on  a Tuesday afternoon to allow protected staff training time. We need to  do this to keep up with changes and developments which affect the practice.

The next  date is:  14th September

On these afternoons the phones will be switched off for up to five hours, reception may be closed, and any urgent needs will be directed to the out of hours service

Nurses

We welcome Mandy Elliott who has joined the nursing team

Why not try our new automated arrivals screen next time you come in for an appointment?!

Our current registrar is Dr Natasha Knibbs who started on the 4th August.She will be with us until end of August 2011 . Dr Bilkhu has now left us, to take up a GP post in Nottinghamshire. We wish him well for the future 

GPs

Dr Carl Bond has joined the practice as a full time partner. We  welcome him to the team. Dr Kinza Tuttey and Dr Zeba Abbasi are helping us out with clinics over the summer

BABY CLINIC

The health visitors' walk-in baby clinic is no longer at Sherwood Health Centre on  Tuesday

Sexual Health checks are now available, Please look up under clinics and services

Opening Hours
When We Are Closed

When We Are Closed

Please only use this service for problems which will not wait until the surgery is next open

If you or your family need urgent medical care when the surgery is closed, please phone the usual daytime telephone number (9858822) and your call will be re-directed to the out-of-hours service. Your needs will be assessed and you will either be given advice or arrangements will be made for you to be seen by a health care professional.

You may also phone NHS Direct, which provides a 24-hour advice and health information service on Tel: 0845 4647; or you may visit the NHS Walk-in Centre on London Road (next to the BBC). This is a nurse-led drop in service offering health advice, information and treatment of minor ailments by experienced nurses and advisors. It is open 365 days a year from 7am to 9pm.

You can also contact NHS Direct Online at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Your local pharmacy can also offer you advice and treatment if required, for a range of minor ailments. Under the Pharmacy First scheme, if you are exempt from prescription charges you will be able to get the same medications the GP would prescribe free of charge for head-lice, sore throat, earache, teething pain and pain relief for toothache, and includes paracetamol for children.

To access the service go to your local Pharmacy First pharmacist (look out for posters, leaflets and window stickers)

NHS Direct

In the case of urgent need when the practice is closed you can call NHS Direct (0845 4647) to speak to a triage nurse. Your needs will be assessed and advice offered or arrangements made for you to see a doctor.

Please do not ask to see a doctor out of hours unless you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.

Call 999 in an emergency. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.