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Welcome to the Dr Jonathan Norris; Dr David Laurence; Dr Hilary Trigg; Dr Christopher Lukaszewicz; Dr Timothy Arnold; Dr Martin McKendry; Dr Sarah Dobbs General Practitioner Publication Scheme. This is a guide to the General Practitioners (who practice together) within the partnership practice Publication Scheme as required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | ||||||||
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Part I: Introduction This Publication Scheme is a complete guide to the information
routinely made available to the public by How much does it cost? How is the information made available?
Some information may be downloadable from the practice website (http://www.fairlands.co.uk/) Your rights to information
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Part II: Classes of Information All information at the The Fairlands Practice General Practice is held, retained and destroyed in accordance with NHS guidelines. Our commitment to publish information excludes any information which can be legitimately withheld under the exemptions set out in the NHS Openness Code or Freedom of Information Act 2000. Where individual Classes are subject to exemptions, the main reasons are e.g. the protection of commercial interests and personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998. This applies to all Classes within the Publication Scheme. The information on this Scheme is grouped into the following broad categories:
This practice adheres to the national General Medical Services contract. The contract is with: Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust, Broadmede House, Farnham Business Park, Weydon Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8QT, (http://www.guildford.nhs.uk/) The practice aims to follow National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and National Service Framework guidelines. Copies of these can also be found on the NICE website (http://www.nice.org.uk/) or the Department of Health website (http://www.doh.gov.uk/). The NHS is a very large part of the public sector. It is possible to find out information about our practice, the Guildford and Waverley Primary Care Trust and other NHS services in your area by using http://www.nhs.uk/. A full list of local General Practices can be found there too. The The Fairlands Practice provides general medical services for the geographical area of Worplesdon, North and West Guildford, Normandy, Jacobswell, Pirbright. The full names of GPs at our practice are listed in the introduction to this publication scheme. The practice also employs:
A full list of the services we provide is detailed in Class 2 below. There is a national NHS Plan that explains how the NHS is changing and sets out how all the different parts function and work together. A copy is available on the Department of Health website (www.doh.gov.uk/nhsplan). Some information will be withheld, including personal, confidential information about individuals which is protected by the Data Protection Act 1998. This is the range of services we provide:
Some of these services are provided in partnership with other agencies, namely:
For any policies relating to our services, please refer to Class 6. Our practice premises:
Our opening times:
Out of hours arrangements: The Practice uses Thamesdoc for out of hours provision.
The The Fairlands Practice receives money from Surrey PCT according to its contract (as per Class 1 above) in exchange for services provided for patients.
Information leaflets relating to the clinical services and health services that we provide for patients and the public, and our range of regular publications are freely available at the surgeries, in the reception areas. Alternatively, please contact:
If you wish to make a complaint about any aspect of our service, you should first contact:
We have policies available on the following:
Each of the above are available in hardcopy and some are available on our website. If you would like a copy, please contact:
Cost of Information a) Via the General Practice website – free of charge, although any charges for Internet Service provider and personal printing costs would have to be met by the individual. For those without Internet access, a single print-out as on the website would be available by post from Practice Manager, The Fairlands Medical Centre, Fairlands Avenue, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 3NA or by personal application at the The Fairlands Practice General Practice. However, requests for multiple printouts, or for archived copies of documents which are no longer accessible or available on the web, may attract a charge for the retrieval, photocopy, postage etc. We will let you know the cost and charges that will have to be paid in advance. We will not provide printouts of other organisation’s websites. b) Leaflets and brochures – free of charge for leaflets or booklets on, for example, services we offer to the public. A list is available in Class 4. c) “Glossy” or other bound paper copies, or in some cases a CD-ROM, video or other mediums are for charge as in our publication lists available from Practice Manager, , Fairlands Avenue, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 3NA, 01483 594250 d) E-mail will be free of charge unless it says otherwise. The charges will be reviewed regularly. |
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| Copyright: Material available through this Publication Scheme is subject to the General Practice’s copyright unless otherwise indicated. Unless expressly indicated to the contrary, it may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided it is done so accurately in a manner which will not mislead. Where items are re-published or copied to others, you must identify the source and acknowledge copyright status. This permit does not extend to third party material, accessed through the scheme. For HMSO Guidance Notes see www.hmso.gov.uk/guides.htm. |
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