Electronic Access to Medical Records
Can I see my Medical Record in Patient Access? Yes, if your practice has agreed to it. What you see and do on Patient Access is controlled by your practice and they decide the following: How many appointments are available for booking If you can send a message when requesting a prescription Which areas of […]
Useful Links
Care Quality Commission (CQC) – The Commission is the independent regulator of the NHS in England and it publishes a range of information on the quality of services provided by the NHS. Derbyshire Carers Association – recognise that the responsibility of caring for someone who cannot manage at home without help often places great physical […]
Accessing Your GP is Changing
The way you access your GP is changing to ensure you get the best possible care safely and quickly. We only want people to attend the practice when they need to, in order to keep you and our staff safe from Coronavirus. The short video below explains how you can contact your GP practice and […]
New Online Appointment booking
You can book and cancel appoinments with our Doctors and Advanced Nurse Practitioner online using Emis Access. If you have not yet registered for this, please contact the Surgery. Click here for the NHS APP Click here for Patient Access
Important Local Plans for Evening and Weekend Appointments
There are National plans in place to ensure that all patients can access routine, pre-bookable, health appointments up to 8:00pm in the evening, during the week, and at some time over the weekend. This initiative is to support patients who have difficulty accessing a GP during their normal working hours. You may benefit from this […]
Text Messages
Text message appointment reminders are now available. Please provide the Practice with your up to date mobile telephone number. The Practice has the facility to send an SMS text message to confirm the date and time of pre-booked appointments for patients who provide up-to-date mobile telephone numbers. If you are unable to attend a pre-booked […]
Chaperone Policy
It is the policy of this Practice to respect the privacy, dignity, religious and cultural beliefs of all our patients. If you feel you would like a trained chaperone to be present during a physical examination by a Doctor or any other Health Care Professional, or if you would prefer to be examined by a […]
Derbyshire Dignity Award
Derbyshire Dignity Award The Practice has previously been awarded the prestigious ‘Derbyshire Dignity Award’ by Derbyshire County Council. This award reflects the measures, often above and beyond what is expected in Primary Care, that are offered to protect the dignity and respect of patients, particularly those that are most vulnerable. Two Practice appointed ‘Dignity Champions’, […]
Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (DDICB)
The Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (formerly DDCCG) – which will be known as NHS Derby and Derbyshire – became an NHS statutory organisation on 1 July 2022 and has direct responsibility for: The local NHS budget – planning and commissioning of services working closely with partners across the system The delivery of high […]
Accessible Information Standard
Making Health Care Information Accessible The Accessible Information Standard (AIS) is a new NHS England information standard which must be implemented by all organisations that provide NHS or adult social care. The AIS aims to ensure that people who have a disability, impairment or sensor loss receive information that they can access and understand, for […]