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Taking Medicines Out of the UK

An NHS patient travelling abroad may ask their surgery for a FP10 repeat prescription to cover their time abroad. This is at the discretion of the surgery but can be for no longer than 3 months. This will give the patient enough medication to last until they can make arrangements for supply in the country they are visiting. The Department of Health recommends that the period for which prescriptions should be issued is best decided by the patient’s GP, taking into account his detailed knowledge of the patient’s medical history and current condition. When a doctor prescribes a drug he is clinically and legally responsible for any results of that decision to prescribe. In view of this it is not considered good clinical practice to prescribe large amounts of medicines to a patient going abroad for an extended period of time, whose progress the GP is not able to monitor.

GMS and PMS regulations state that the PCT shall remove a patient from the doctor's list where a patient intends to be away from the UK for a period of  3 mths, or has been absent from the UK for 3 or more months. It follows that prescriptions should not be issued for longer than 3 months, at which time the practice is deemed no longer responsible for providing patient care. This does not preclude re-registering patients on their return, or treating them as Temporary residents for emergency treatment if they visit the UK.  

 

TEMPORARY RESIDENTS

Please note that temporary residents should attend their own gp or private clinic at Waters Green for Travel Vaccines

BLOOD RESULTS

Please be advised that we will only contact you with results if they are not normal

Physiotherapy Service

Patients have to be referred by their GP for this Service

Patient Forum

Dates to be decided

Ear syringing.

Before asking about this please put olive oil in your ears for at least two weeks.

Travel Advice

Please contact the Assura clinic at Water's Green

Making an Appointment
Home Visits & Telephone Advice

How To Make An Appointment

calendarThere are general surgeries each morning and afternoon. Consultations are by appointment. We hope to save you waiting and it helps us to order our day.

To make an appointment, call in or telephone the surgery during office hours. If the problem is not urgent, please try to give us as much notice as possible. You are registered with one doctor but you may see any doctor.

As there is a surge in demand for the telephone on Monday mornings, please ring at another time if possible. If you have a problem that you feel cannot wait, you will always be seen on the same day though you may not see the doctor of your choice.

You can contact the surgery by telephone or in person between 7.45am and 6.00pm every weekday.

consultationConsultations take place between 8.00am and 6.00pm but exact times vary from day to day. We also offer Tuesday evening Consultations from 7.00pm to 9.00pm for working people. If you wish to speak to a doctor please ring at any time during surgery hours to make an appointment for a telephone consultation. If you are unable to keep an appointment, please inform us to allow others to access that slot.

When dealing with the receptionist in the surgery, if you have a confidential request, you can ask to speak to her away from the open reception desk.

You have the option of speaking to a nurse at certain times in the day if you think she can help you with your problem.