Greystoke Surgery

The practice has recently introduced a Text Messaging Service. If you would like to sign up to use this service, please contact reception or click on link to print consent form and hand it in at reception. It is vital that you keep your mobile number up to date on our system.

Useful information can be shared via text eg.
• Reminders of forthcoming appointments
• Requests for patients to make an appointment for example: immunisations, routine reviews, blood test
• Notifications of ‘missed’ appointments (DNA’s)
• Notifications of ‘normal’ test results

Texting Consent Form Website

From the 3rd January 2017 we will be introducing a new ‘Same Day Access’ appointment system for GP appointments only.

This is how it works:

1. Call us on the main surgery number 01670 511393 and ask to make an appointment with the doctor.
2. The receptionist will ask you for your name and the most appropriate telephone number to contact you on. If you need to speak to the doctor urgently, because it is an emergency, tell the receptionist straight away.
3. The receptionist will ask you to say generally what your health problem is. You don’t have to tell the receptionist if you don’t want to, but if you can, it helps the doctor to decide who needs their help first.
4. If you think you may need a home visit, please say so when you speak to the receptionist. A home visit request should be made before 11.00 am. If the doctor thinks you need to be seen at home, they will arrange this when you speak to them during a telephone consultation.
5. If you want to talk to a specific doctor please tell the receptionist, wherever possible they will arrange this. (Please bear in mind not all doctors work every day).
6. When you call the surgery your call may go straight through to the doctor if they are free, or you will be added to the doctors list for a call back.
7. The doctor will call you back as soon as they can. If you want us to call you back between certain times then please tell the receptionist and wherever possible we will arrange that.
8. You can talk to the doctor about your health problem in the same way that you would if you were in the consulting room. If the doctor thinks you need to come into the surgery to be seen, or if you would still like to come in, he or she will make an appointment for you.

Please see New Appointment System for more information / FAQs.

Please GP Rotas advising of availability.

If you would like to check if you are within our catchment area, please click on link below and insert your post code.

Catchment Area

If you are outside of our boundary, you can still be considered for Out of Area Registration – please contact reception for more advice.  Many thanks.

 

As a Practice we have decided to introduce a new system for repeat prescriptions and Long Term Condition appointments which, we believe, will be more efficient and reduce the number of telephone calls you have to make.

Repeat Dispensing is a new way of getting your medicines without having to ask the doctor for a prescription each time. Your doctor will supply several prescription forms that will be kept at your usual pharmacy. With these prescriptions, you can collect your medicines from the pharmacy at regular Intervals for up to 12 months. Your doctor will decide how often you should collect your prescription and how long it will last for.

Your doctor will make sure it is safe for you to get your medicines in this new way. Not all medicines can be supplied on a repeatable prescription. It is only suitable for patients whose medical condition is described as “stable” by their doctor. Any medication which is not taken on a daily basis and used as required e.g. painkillers will still need to be ordered by telephoning the prescription line.

If you have any questions or concerns or would like more information regarding this, please speak to your pharmacist or telephone the surgery and ask to speak to a member of the medicines management team.

From 1 April 2015, practices are required to allocate a named, accountable GP to all patients.
All patients at Greystoke Surgery have now been allocated a named GP. This will have no impact on appointments at the surgery as patients can still see the GP of their choice.
If you would like details of who your allocated GP is, then please ask a member of our reception team.