NHS General Practice

The Fairlands Practice is a partnership of six doctors and two associates working from our main surgery in Worplesdon, near Guildford, Surrey and a branch surgery in the nearby village of Normandy. We provide services in modern, purpose built medical centres and offer both NHS and a range of private services. The main surgery was opened in 1998 and offers the additional on-site facilities of Rowlands Pharmacy and the Fairlands Dental Centre. The branch surgery at Glaziers Lane, Normandy has a dispensary for eligible patients. All of our main consulting rooms are on the ground floor and both surgeries provide facilities for the disabled to access all of the services available.

We are a GP training Practice and have registrars in General Practice who are in the final stages of their training. They are fully qualified with at least three years postgraduate hospital experience and are available for consultation alongside the partners. We also have other doctors and nurses undertaking training at this Practice, both undergraduate and postgraduate under the new Foundation Teaching Programme, seeking to gain experience in community and General Practice work. All doctors, whether or not they are to be general practitioners now have to spend time in general practice and we hope to offer them a valuable experience here.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE PRACTICE

New -- May 2012 practice newsletter available here

Bank Holidays on 4 & 5 June -- as this will be a 3 day working week, the appointments will all be same day and not pre-bookable in advance. We apologise for any inconvenience that may cause. Please remember to account for this 2 day closure when submitting your repeat prescription requests.

Menopause and HRT -- please click here for the new ways that we are monitoring those women who are on HRT and refer to this link for more information on the menopause www.patient.co.uk

FROM MAY 2012 -- A change to the way repeat contraceptive pills are requested

Starting from May 2012, the nurses will now class you as either higher or lower risk. Please ask to confirm which category you are currently in.

Higher Risk will include those women who are classed as having:

• Obesity
• Migraine
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Diabetes
• Chronic medical conditions
• And Smokers

These higher risk patients:

• MUST see the Practice Nurse once every 6 months for review & repeat of their contraceptive pill.
• Please continue to ring reception to make an appointment with the Practice Nurse for a pill check.

Lower risk patients are seen annually by the Practice Nurse.

• For your 6 month prescription please call reception and notify them you are a low risk pill taker. They will then take your name and mobile number
• The Nurse will review your medical records and if everything is satisfactory, you will be issued with a repeat script for the contraceptive pill in the following 3 – 5 working days, which you can pick up from reception.

Please note that patients can move from being low to risk and vice versa if your health status changes. If you have any concerns regarding this please contact your practice nurse.

New care home opening in our area - WORPLESDON VIEW CARE HOME

Worplesdon View is the new care home opening on the Worplesdon Road, Guildford in July this year and we are pleased to announce that The Fairlands Medical Centre will be their registered GP surgery.

The Information Suite at Worplesdon View Care Home will be open from Monday 23rd April, 7 days a week, and an invitation is extended to visit & view the type of accommodation that will be available and to meet Lynda Garner, General Manager, and her team to discuss the standard of care provided.

Please visit us or ring 01483 698796 or to find out more visit www.barchester.com/worplesdonview

For the latest Practice Leaflet please click here

when the surgery is closed....

Please find below a list of services which can be contacted when the surgery is closed.

• Surrey GP Out of Hours Service take telephone calls when the surgery is closed between 6.30pm and 8am weekdays and on weekends & Bank Holidays. They have a base at RSCH but may do home visits if they feel it is required. Telephone 0300 130 1305

• There is a walk-in centre at Woking Community Hospital, Heathside Road, Woking GU22 7HS telephone 01483 846209 which is open Monday to Friday 7am-7.30pm, weekends & Bank Holidays 9am-7pm

• There is no longer a walk-in centre at RSCH

• Frimley Park Hospital does NOT have a walk-in centre either

• Please only attend A&E if clinically necessary

Appointments

If you are unable to keep an appointment with a Doctor or Nurse , please email feedback@fairlands.co.uk or telephone 01483 594250