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West Shepton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5UH

Tel: 01749 342 314

Contact Details

APPOINTMENTS ADVICE

Doctor’s Appointments - Accurx

Please see further details on the Online Triage page.

 

Home visits

Home visits are for patients who are too ill or infirm to come to the Surgery. If you need the doctor to visit you at home please telephone the Surgery on 01749 342863 before 10:00am Monday to Friday and give the receptionist as much information as you can to help the doctor assess the urgency of the visit. The doctor may want to telephone you back to check in more detail before making a visit.

 

Nurse and HCA Appointments

How to book - Practice Nurse appointments

Practice Nurse appointments should always be booked in advance as these clinics can get very busy. (You may usually book up to 6 weeks ahead).

How to book - HCA (Health Care Assistant) appointments

HCA appointments are usually available on a range of dates but on Fridays we are unable to take bloods after midday on Fridays.

 

FCP (MSK) Physiotherapist Appointments

First Contact Physiontherapists work across the Primary Care Network (PCN). So you may have an appointment with one of the other Surgeries within our PCN

Contact details for the surgeries within our PCN are as follows:

Grove House Surgery – 01749 342863

Park Medical Practice – 01749 334383

Oakhill Surgery – 01749 840233

Beckington Family Practice – 01373 830316

Mendip Country Practice – 01373 812244)

Out of hours

Please note that the surgery does not open on a Saturday or Sunday.

If you need medical assistance after 6.30pm, at weekends or bank Holidays, you should telephone NHS 111 by dialling 111 – calls are free from landlines and mobiles,

If you have an urgent problem please contact NHS111 online or call 111.

Please see Improved Access Clinic Information

 

Why are GP practices working differently?

We want to help as many patients as possible and continue delivering the best, high quality service that we’ve always been known for. By encouraging patients to contact us online, this will help the GPs manage the high volume of requests at a faster rate and ensure that those who really do need to be seen will be able to be seen.

Please see the NHS Somerset website for further information:

Why are GP practices working differently? – NHS Somerset

 

Who can use the service?
Any patient registered with one of the above surgeries can request a routine appointment.

How do I make an appointment?

You can contact the reception team at your registered practice to book a routine, telephone or same day appointment.

Health staff working in other Surgeries and evenings and weekends will have access to your medical records and will be able to provide the same high standard of care as patients would expect during normal opening times.