To make an appointment for any of the services offered please phone the surgery on 01274 399484 or call in.

At the request of the doctors, when booking an appointment either in person or by telephone, you may be asked for a brief reason for the appointment. Please advise the receptionist if you feel your condition is urgent. This is to enable us to ensure that you are given an appointment, face to face or by telephone, with a suitable clinician within an appropriate amount of time. You also may be redirected to another care provider, the reception team are trained to navigate you to the most appropriate care provider for your needs.

GP Extended Access

Evening and Saturday Appointments 

Our practice is working together with other local GP surgeries to offer pre-bookable and on-the-day appointments at times to suit your needs. Appointments are now available until 8pm on weekdays, and between 9am and 5pm on Saturdays.

You can see a GP, advanced nurse practitioner, clinical pharmacist, physiotherapist or other health professional.  Some appointments may be provided at a nearby GP surgery or hub rather than your local practice. 

Please ask our reception team for details . 

Waiting Times

Surgeries will normally start on time and we endeavour to keep them running on time. However, there may be occasions due to unforeseen circumstances, where this is not possible and we ask for your patience.

When a doctor is called away on an emergency we will inform the patients and give them the opportunity to book an alternative appointment, or if preferred, to be seen by another doctor.

We will endeavour to meet your appointment needs but when the surgery cannot offer an appointment at your convenience or is closed there is the Walk in Centre, based at Accident & Emergency department at Dewsbury District Hospital. Appointments are not required and the centre is open between 09:00 and 19:00 Monday to Friday.

Missed Appointments

Due to the number of patients failing to attend for their appointment this may mean that you may not be able to see the doctor on the day that you wish to.

In an attempt to try and resolve this, the practice has developed the following policy:

All patients are encouraged to contact the surgery up to the time of their appointment if unable to attend.

If you fail to attend 2 appointments, we will write to you advising that you have missed appointments and are at risk of being removed from the practice list if further appointments are missed .

Failure to attend 3 appointments in a 12 month period will result in removal from the practice list and you will have to find an alternative GP practice.

Home Visits

We encourage our patients to come to the surgery, where we have the proper equipment and facilities available, we do appreciate this is not always possible. In this respect, if you do need a home visit, please call reception before 10:00am.

You may only request a home visit if you are housebound or are too ill to visit the practice. A GP will decide if you require a visit at home. If they think that your medical condition requires it and will also decide how urgently a visit is needed. Please bear this in mind and be prepared to provide suitable details to enable the doctor to schedule house calls. You may also be visited by a Paramedic who works with us daily.

You can also be visited at home by a community nurse if you are referred by your GP. This service is only provided for housebound patients. 

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Evidence that you are sick

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).

It is up to your employer to decide whether you are incapable of work. A medical certificate, now called a 'Statement of Fitness for Work’ (see below) from your doctor is strong evidence that you are sick and would normally be accepted, unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.

You could also provide evidence from someone who is not a medical practitioner, e.g. a dentist. Your employer will decide whether or not this evidence is acceptable. If your employer has any doubts, they may still ask for a medical certificate from your GP.

Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'

The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.

For more information see the DirectGov website (where this information was sourced).