Appointments
How To See The Doctor / Nurse
Consultations are by appointment only. You can make an appointment by telephoning, calling, using the online services or in person to the surgery. You will be offered an appointment with your registered doctor if he/she is available. You can expect to see a doctor within two working days, although there might be times when you may have to wait longer when demand on the service is very high.
Appointments with the nurse should be booked well in advance whenever possible. It is necessary to inform the receptionist of the reason for your nurse appointment to ensure that the correct amount of time is allocated.
You can help us by:
- Arriving on time for your appointment.
- Letting us know if you need to cancel an appointment were possible with 24 hours notice.
Do not book follow-up appointments unless expressly instructed by the clinician.
Cancellations
Please inform us as soon as possible if you are unable to make your appointment so that we can give your appointment to someone else.
PATCHS our online service where you can:
- Access advice
- Book telephone
- Request Repeat Prescriptions – coming within the next four weeks
- Request Fit/Sick Notes – coming within the next four week
Sign-up is simple and you can create an account here https://patchs.ai/practice/blythsmeadowsurgery
This service for all non urgent appointments and you will be asked to to undertake a symptom assessment through PATCHS
The symptom assessment will ask you a number of questions to help to identify your problem.
The outcome of your assessment will direct you to the right treatment, whether emergency care, your GP, nurse or self-care.
If your outcome indicates that you need a f-2-f appointment with your GP practice you will be contacted directly by the Practice.
Once the request has been submitted, you will then be contacted by the Practice Team, to arrange an appointment within the identified timeframe (as outlined in the outcome of your symptom checker).
Why does the reception staff ask me "why I need the appointment"