Appointments
At each of the three Health Centres, the Practice offers routine
pre-bookable appointments as well as a number of ?book on the day?
appointments for urgent medical problems. You will normally see your
?usual doctor? unless he or she is not available, when you will be
offered an appointment with another doctor at the Practice (this may
be a locum if a doctor is on leave). All of the doctors at each of
the Health Centres will be able to deal with any of your problems as
they will have full access to your medical records.
Please remember when booking
appointments that we have three surgeries and the doctors normally
work at each of the sites as follows:
- Hurstpierpoint
Dr Cook; Dr Wilson; Dr Thomson; Dr Graham
- Hassocks
Dr Purwar; Dr Lewis; Dr Lynch; Dr Hancock
- Ditchling
Dr Toynbee; Dr Nelson (Dr Lewis also works at Ditchling on a
Tuesday)
Appointments can be made for all three surgeries by telephoning
01273 834388, by calling in to your surgery, or
online. Please make separate appointments if more than one
member of the family needs to be seen.
If you cannot keep your appointment, please let us know as soon
as possible so that it can be offered to another patient and thus
avoid a wasted appointment.
Our surgeries have access for the disabled.
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Please try to book all routine appointments a few days in advance,
including those for blood pressure checks, medication checks, HRT
checks, appointments for results or for ongoing conditions. We will
endeavour in these instances to offer you the doctor of your choice.
If your condition requires urgent medical attention on that day, and
all our appointments are taken, we will always see you. However, if
you are unsure, a doctor or nurse will be pleased to give you
telephone advice.
If an emergency
appointment is necessary, we will obviously not be able to give you
a choice of doctor and you may have to wait to be seen.
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The doctors and nurses are happy to give advice over the telephone
for problems which do not require an appointment or visit. It is
helpful to let the receptionist know your details. The receptionist
will ask for a contact telephone number where the doctor can ring
you back when available. Please note that reception staff are, for
the most part, not medically qualified and are unable to give you
medical advice. Please do not phone before 8.30am or after 6.00pm if
your call is not urgent.
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You can now book an appointment with a doctor online via
SystmOnline.
Please note that these
appointments are only for consultations with a doctor, or for
the Minor Illness Clinic. All appointments for blood tests,
dressings, procedures, implants, coil fits, etc. are either done by
a nurse, or require a nurse to be present, and must be booked
by telephone or at the surgery in order to ensure that you are given
an appointment with the correct staff member.
Please refer to the How to See
Your Doctor section with the days and surgeries the doctors work
before making your appointment.
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Click here
to book an appointment online via SystmOnline if you are an
existing user.
In order to use this service you must have previously obtained
the necessary security access codes. Please call at reception
for details. Please bring photo I.D.
Read more about this service ?
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We have a Practice Nurse-led minor illness clinic known as the Express Clinic. This is held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from
11.00am-12.00pm. The nurse will be able to deal with the following conditions:
Coughs, Colds and Flu, Sinusitis, Ear ache, Sore Throat, Fever, Rashes, Eye soreness/infection, Diarrhoea/vomiting, Cystitis, Eczema, Hay fever, Boils, Insect bites/stings, Skin infections, Styes, Vaginal discharge/Thrush, Emergency contraception, Emergency Asthma, Ingrowing toenails, Head lice.
Unfortunately, the Nurse is unable to see patients with Chest pain, Abdominal pain, Back pain or Babies/Children under 5.
The Aim of the Clinic is to provide more choice for patients seeking treatment for minor illness. She will be able to provide patients with prescriptions and also refer to a GP immediately if
further medical advice is needed there and then.
The Receptionist may ask the nature of your illness to ensure you see the appropriate health professional. You should also be able to book an Express Clinic appointment online if you have been registered for this service. Please ask at Reception for details.
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Website last updated
02/09/2010
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