News:

Wednesday Closing

The Practice is closed ONCE a month for staff development and training.  Our Doctors, Nursing and administrative staff do need time to train together, which is vital to improve service delivery.  We DO NOT close on other Wednesday afternoons.

Cancelling Appointments
If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment. By giving us as much notice as you can you are helping us to make sure that someone else is given your slot. Please note that the Practice has a policy for Patient who DO NOT ATTEND or fail to cancel their appointment.  Patients who continue to DNA risk being removed from the Practice.
Please keep your appointment, don't waste it.

Emergency Appointments
If you require to be seen urgently, please tell the receptionist the nature of your request to assess the urgency. This facility is for emergency cases only and we ask you to not use this service for routine problems

Home Visits
Home Visits are reserved for patients who are genuinely too ill to attend surgery. Please telephone before 10.00am and be prepared to answer a few questions to help the doctors plan their calls and to assess the urgency. Please remember the doctor can see at least four patients in surgery in the time taken to do one visit.  


 

Sickness Certificates

STATUTORY SICK PAY (SSP)

SSP  is paid to employees who are unable to work because of sickness.  SSP is paid by your employer up to a maximum of 28 weeks.  SSP is not paid for specific illness or treatment but to all employees who are incapable for work and who satisfy the conditions for payment.

For the first 7 days of illness, your employer may ask you to fill in a self certificate of their own or SC2 form where your employer does not have their own form. 

CERTIFICATION

After 7 days your employer will ask you for evidence that you are sick. This will be usually in the form of a sick note from the doctor.  If you require a sick note from a doctor, you will be asked to make an appointment with the GP/Nurse Practitioner. 

If your employer insists on a sick note during the first week of illness this will be in the form of a private note for which there will be a charge to them.  The Practice will require a written request by the employer together with the patient's consent.