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.

We are always looking to gather your views on the services offered at the Practice. Please contact Sarah Casemore, Practice Manager, with any comments or suggestions that you may have.

For the latest Practice Newsletter please click here

New faces at Fairlands

We regularly have Doctors who are spending time in General Practice as part of their training. For your information, we currently have Dr Sarah Jeffs, Dr Hajra Adil and Dr Elinor Flatman who are with us between 4-8 months and you may be offered an appointment with them. Although still in training, they are all qualified doctors and are supervised at the Practice by either Dr Dobbs or Dr Arnold.

Contraceptive Pill Checks

We are pleased to announce that pill checks are now offered by 2 of our Practice Nurses (Kristyn & Carol). If you need a pill check before your next prescription is issued, please make an appointment with either of them via reception. This latest development will allow a greater number of appointments to now be available with Doctors to discuss other matters.

Dr Marty McKendry

Dr Marty McKendry is now away on planned sabbatical leave until the beginning September. His sessions will be covered at both sites by Dr Sam Ward. Dr Ward trained as a GP in Guildford and has recently moved back to the area after a period of time living in the South West of England.

Summary Care Records

You will have received a letter recently informing you about the national summary care records. This national electronic care record will upload your current medication, known allergies and any chronic disease history i.e. diabetes, asthma, COPD onto a national care record which can only be accessed by clinicians in hospitals throughout the country using a security card having first sought your permission to do so. However if you do not wish this information to be uploaded, you can opt-out by clicking here and returning the completed form to us at the surgery in order that a refusal code is applied to your medical records. You can change your mind at a later date and the code will be reversed. if you have any questions, please contact the NHS Care Records Service Information Line on 0845 603 8510

Appointments

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

Pharmacy

Rowlands Pharmacy is located on the ground floor of the Medical Centre providing patients with the convenience of immediate access and to the expertise of very well equipped pharmacy service.

Dentistry

The Fairlands Dental Centre is located on the first floor of the Medical Centre . If you would like to register, please enquire directly at the dental practice reception or contact 01483 233823. Website available at www.fairlandsdental.co.uk

Private Services

Since the opening of the Fairlands Medical Centre we have been trying to offer our patients a range of services that have not always been easily available to them under the NHS. These services currently include physiotherapy, chiropody, osteopathy, acupuncture and counselling.. For full details of these services please click the service above or the 'Private Services' link on the left.