01476 550056
Opening Hours
Surgery is open between the following times for collection of prescriptions...
Monday - Friday
08.30 - 13.00
14.00 - 18.30
Saturday
08.45 - 11.30
Consulting Times
Morning Surgery Open Surgery (no appointments) 08.45 - 10.30
Saturday Emergency Surgery 09.15 - 10.15 Please use this surgery for urgent problems only.
Evening Surgery (by appointment) 16.30 - 18.00
17.00 - 18.15 Wednesday
Patients with urgent problems will be fitted in.
Other Services
Ante-Natal Clinic/ Child Development
Monday 14.15 - 15.45 ...Doctor
Tuesday 15.00 - 16.00 ...Midwife
Minor Surgery/Acupuncture Friday 14.00 - 15.30 (by appointment)
Branch Surgeries
Ropsley Monday 19.00 - 19.15
Ingoldsby Wednesday 16.00 - 16.30
Family Planning
Family Planning Clinic
Every first and third Wednesday of the month:
18.00- 19.00: Appointments
19.00 - 20.00: Drop-in Clinic run by family planning nurse Sr Mary Hemingway. Free and confidential service - also open to non-registered patients.
Home Visits
If you need a home visit... PLEASE RING THE SURGERY BEFORE 10.30 AM
It is helpful if you can give some idea of the problem so that the priority of the call may be properly assessed.
Please give clear instructions of how to find your home.
Collecting Medicines
Dispensing and Repeat Prescriptions.
The Practice is a dispensing one which means that most patients will be able to collect their drugs from the Surgery or branch Surgeries by arrangement. If you have medication on a repeat prescription please give 48 hours notice when possible to ensure your drug is in stock. Please ring after 10.30 am Monday to Friday. Except in exceptional circumstances requests for repeat prescriptions cannot be dealt with on Saturday mornings. Please remember that prescription charges still apply. Details of prepayment and exemption can be obtained from the Dispenser.
Practice Nurse
An experienced nurse is available in the Surgery on most days to procedures such as blood samples, stitch removal, and ear syringing. She also provides more specialist surgery such as
Health Promotion and Diet Advice
Routine & Holiday Vaccinations and Advice
Childrens' Vaccinations
Well Woman Clinic including Cervical Smears
Well Man Clinic
Asthma and Diabetes follow up and advice
General advice on all aspects of Health Care
Specialist Services
In addition to routine health care the following services are available from the Surgery:
Antenatal and Postnatal Care
Child Health Assessment
Contraception Services (including coil fitting and emergency contraception)
Foreign travel advice and antimalarial medication
Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre
Acupuncture for pain relief
In addition A LADY DOCTOR will be available by appointment.
Out Of Hours
Out of Hours Calls
If you need to contact the Doctor urgently when surgery is closed please ring 01476 550056.
A message will inform you how to contact the Duty Doctor.
Private Services
The Practice is primarily an NHS Practice. Some services provided are outside of the NHS and a fee is payable, i.e.:
HGV/PSV Driving examinations
Pre-employment medicals
Private insurance claims or certificates
Acupuncture when indicated is provided free to NHS registered patients of the practice, but is available by Private Consultation to non NHS patients. A scale of fees and charges is avaiiahle from reception.
Practice Staff
Dispensers & Receptionists
Mrs Jackie King Dispensary Manager
Mrs Josephine Baines Surgery Receptionist
Mrs Ursula Young Practice Administrator
Practice Nurses Sr Mary Hemingway
Sr Elizabeth Thomas
District Nurses Sr Jennie Dykes
Sr Lynne Chambers
Health Visitor Mrs Adele Longland
Midwife Mrs Rosanne McKee
District Nurses...telephone 01476 550131
Health Visitor ...telephone 01476 550894
Welldoc (out of hours) ...telephone 01780 752679
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