Latest News Coronavirus Notice The NHS in Bedfordshire and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal. The risk to the general public is moderate. If you have arrived back to the UK from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau within 14 days, follow the specific advice for returning travellers. Anyone who has travelled to China or places listed above in the last 14 days or has been in contact with anybody who has, and develops symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, should immediately: Stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu If you feel like you need to speak with a GP please call the surgery (do not visit) Call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country Information for the public is available at gov.uk/coronavirus
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GP's do not prescribe antibiotics for infections which usually get better on their own. Read more...
This Practice is Self Care Aware. Some items will no longer be prescribed and can be bought over the counter at Supermarkets or Chemists. Read more...
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Booking an Appointment
You can book your appointment up to 6 weeks in advance. Booking ahead increases your chance of seeing the doctor or nurse of your choice. Check online or phone for details. We offer text reminders for booked appointments. If you are unwell, and need an urgent appointment, please telephone as early as possible. Each day we reserve some appointments for urgent problems which cannot wait. If you need an urgent appointment please be prepared to give our receptionists some information to assess the level of urgency. For more information please go to ‘How Do I’ tab.
Prescriptions
Please allow 2 working days after the day you requested it and before collecting from either the Surgery or Pharmacy, this service is applies to both electronic and paper prescriptions.
Should you Require a Prescription Urgently
Definition: Only when there is a clinical need, i.e. that the medication must be taken with no days missing will a prescription be generated. Prescriptions cannot be collected from the Surgery or pharmacy before 4pm.
Sick Notes (Fit Notes)
There is never a charge from a doctor for providing a fit note if your are off sick for MORE than seven days. For sickness of seven days or LESS, the GP may change you to provide a private medical certificate. Anyone can access information on work-related health issues on the Fit for work website
Travel Vaccinations
We offer a travel service, but have limited appointments. Please book in plenty of time - at least 6 weeks before you travel. If your intended date of travel is in less than 6 weeks, you should contact a travel clinic: eg Hemel Hempstead on 01442 236733 or Leighton Buzzard on 01525 372571.
For travel advice and information, please click on the following links:
Have you moved house or changed your phone number?
Please let us know if you make any changes to your contact details as soon as possible. You can do this online if you have registered for online services.
Carers
A volunteer from Bedfordshire Carers will be in the waiting room to provide information between 10.30-11.30 am on 03/01/20, 16/01/20, 20/02/20, 19/03/20.
Technology can help and the Jointly App from Carers UK is designed by carers for carers and aims to make life less stressful for those who share caring. Click here
Booking an Appointment
You can book your appointment up to 6 weeks in advance. Booking ahead increases your chance of seeing the doctor or nurse of your choice. Check online or phone for details. We offer text reminders for booked appointments. If you are unwell, and need an urgent appointment, please telephone as early as possible. Each day we reserve some appointments for urgent problems which cannot wait. If you need an urgent appointment please be prepared to give our receptionists some information to assess the level of urgency. For more information please go to ‘How Do I’ tab.
Prescriptions
Please allow 2 working days after the day you requested it and before collecting from either the Surgery or Pharmacy, this service is applies to both electronic and paper prescriptions.
Should you Require a Prescription Urgently
Definition: Only when there is a clinical need, i.e. that the medication must be taken with no days missing will a prescription be generated. Prescriptions cannot be collected from the Surgery or pharmacy before 4pm.
Sick Notes (Fit Notes)
You do not need to provide a doctor's certificate for the first 7 days of absence due to sickness. You can collect a self-certificate from the Reception desk.
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Booking an On-line appointment
We have an online booking facility .
If you have not already registered for this, you can do this online. Your user ID will usually be available within 3 days, emailed to you if you let us have an email address.
Once registered you can:
book or cancel appointments
amend your contact details
request repeat prescriptions
Travel Vaccinations
We offer a travel service, but have limited appointments. Please book in plenty of time - at least 6 weeks before you travel. If your intended date of travel is in less than 6 weeks, you should contact a travel clinc, eg Hemel Hempstead on 01442 236733 or or Leighton Buzzard on 01525 372571.
For travel advice and information, please click on the following links:
Friends & Family Test
Have you moved house or changed your phone number?
In a recent audit we found many phone numbers held by the practice are not obtainable.
Please let us know if you make any changes to your contact details as soon as possible. You can do this online if you have registered for online services.