Appointments
Book an appointment.
Choose the type of appointment and a time. Same-day slots for anything urgent are released at eight each morning by phone.
Urgent today?Ring at eight. Same-day slots go by phone so the receptionist can ask what is wrong.
The practiceAppointments when you need them, with a doctor who listens.
Four doctors, two practice nurses and a reception that answers the phone. You can ask for your own doctor, and we think it is usually worth waiting a day for.
How appointments work
Routine
Booked here or by phone, within five working days. Ask for a named doctor.
15 min
Same day
Released at eight each morning by phone, for anything that cannot wait.
10 min
Telephone
A call back from a doctor within the morning or afternoon session you choose.
10 min
Nurse
Dressings, injections, blood tests, smears, long-term condition reviews.
20 min
Home visit
For patients who genuinely cannot travel. Requested by phone before ten.
Extra time is booked automatically for anyone over eighty and for anything you mark as complex.
What we do here
General practice, in full.
Most things can be dealt with here. Where they cannot, we refer and we chase the referral.
Long-term conditions
Diabetes, asthma, blood pressure, heart disease. Annual reviews with the nurse.
Children
Immunisations on schedule, same-day slots for anyone under five who is unwell.
Mental health
A first appointment within the week, and a named doctor for follow-up.
Minor illness
Infections, rashes, sprains. Often a nurse or a pharmacist slot.
Women's health
Contraception, smears, menopause. Ask for a female doctor if you prefer.
Minor surgery
Joint injections, skin lesions, on Thursday mornings.
Travel and vaccines
Flu, shingles, pneumonia and travel jabs, by nurse appointment.
Referrals
Made within two working days, and chased if you have not heard in three weeks.
The doctors
Who is in, and when.
Ask for a named doctor when you book. If they are not in, reception will offer the next day they are.
Doctor
Particular interests
Days in
Dr A. Okafor
Diabetes, older patients, minor surgery
Mon Tue Thu
Dr M. Lindqvist
Children, asthma, mental health
Mon Wed Fri
Dr S. Rahman
Women's health, contraception, menopause
Tue Wed Thu
Dr J. Byrne
Heart disease, blood pressure, joint injections
Wed Thu Fri
Practice nurses
Reviews, dressings, immunisations, travel
Every day
This week
See a doctor this week.
Routine appointments within five working days, booked here. Same-day slots for anything urgent are released at eight each morning by phone.
Book an appointment
Registered patients only. New registrations take two working days.