How to Make an Appointment

Appointments can be made over the telephone or by calling in person or using our on-line service.  Every day emergency appointments are available, if you feel you may need one of these,  please phone as early as possible after 8.00am when you will be offered and expected to accept the next available appointment that day.

PLEASE NOTE - To deal effectively with your request, it may be necessary and helpful to the Doctor, for the receptionist to ask questions about your condition.

All staff members are bound by the same rules of confidentiality. It would be appreciated if you co-operated with this request.

Please inform the receptionist if you wish to make an appointment for a clinic or special check such as:

• Ante-natal
• Cervical Smear
• Heart Check
• Diabetic Clinic
• Asthma
• Chest/Lung Check
• Well person check.

Remember to cancel your appointment if it is no longer required, it can then be used for someone else.  Currently, we are losing the equivalent of one full time GP's appointments a week over the period of one month.  This is having a big effect on our ability to provide timely appointments.

Patient Services - Online Booking Service

If you would like to sign up for our on-line booking service, please complete our on-line form, found on the right-hand panel of this page. At the moment this service is available for a standard 10 minute GP appointment, also some Flu Clinics.

Consultation Times

Doctors 

We have two full time GP Partners:

DR DAVID H. McELNEA - Mon/Tues/Thurs & alternate Wed/Fri

DR IAN ERWIN - Mon/ Wed/Thurs/Fri

Four part time female GP Partners

DR GILLIAN M. SCOTT - Mon/Tues & alternate Wed/Fri

DR AMANDA WALKER - Wk 1Tues/Thurs Wk 2 Mon/Tues/Fri

DR GILL RUTLEDGE - Wk 1  Mon/Wed/Thurs Wk 2  Wed/Thurs

DR MICHELLE ALLAN - Tues/Fri

The doctors consult between the following times, by appointment only and operate a rota system within these times:

When a doctor is on holiday or study leave his or her work is covered by the remaining partners. A fully qualified locum GP or GP Retainer may be used to cover surgeries.

All surgeries are pre-bookable.  You may see any of the doctors in the Practice.

Practice Nurses

Also operate on a rota system between these times:

Telephone Advice from your Doctor 

If you wish to speak to a Doctor during normal surgery hours, please contact Reception and you will be given a time window when the GP will call you.  You will need to check we have your correct telephone number.

Home Visits

If you are unable to come to the surgery because of illness or infirmity, then you may request a house call.                                              

To help us help you, the Receptionist will ask for a few details of the problem so that the doctor will know how quickly he or she needs to come out. 

All information is strictly confidential. 

Please request your house call before 10.30am if possible, this helps us to plan our day.