GP Retirement

   It is with sadness that we will be saying 'goodbye' to Dr Davies as he is
  retiring from the Practice after 34 years of caring and dedicated service. He
  will be hanging up his stethoscope on 1st April 2010.  We wish him well in his
  retirement. 

  We welcome two new female part-time doctors - Dr Karthikeyan and
  Dr Robbins. Dr Davies'  patient list will be shared between them.
 

  Saturday Morning Surgeries

  From 27th March 2010, Ashby Health Centre will be undertaking a pilot
 Saturday morning emergency surgery for an approximate 10 month period.
 This surgery will be for emergencies on the day and is designed to provide a
 weekend service to our registered patients who feel they have a problem that
 cannot wait until we open on Monday morning.  It provides a local and more
 convenient alternative to the Out of Hours Service for the duration it is open.

 Only 1 Doctor will be present on site, so there will be a limit to the number of
 patients that can be seen.  Doors will open at 8.00 am and it will operate on a
 first come, first served basis.

 The surgery is NOT for dealing with routine repeat prescriptions, routine or
 ongoing medical problems or for any non-emergency care.  When the surgery is
 deemed full, any further emergency cases will have to be referred on to the
 Out of Hours Service (Loughborough Walk-in Centre and telephone triage
 service).

 There will be the opportunity to request an urgent home visit for patients who
 are clinically housebound, terminally ill or where the medical condition results in
 a patient being too poorly to attend the surgery.  All visit requests will be
 reviewed by the duty doctor.

 This service has been set up due to patient demand and feedback from our
 annual patient survey and to provide a more local and convenient service to  
 our patients.

 If the ten month pilot is deemed to be a success by the Primary Care Trust,
 then it is hopeful that the service will continue.

 Swadlincote Walk-in Centre

 The Swadlincote Walk-in Centre is open Monday-Friday from 6.30pm to 10pm
 and is closer for most of our patients than the Loughborough Walk-in Centre.

 It is also open on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9am to 10.30am;the
 same hours apply to Bank Holidays too.

 The service is led by Nurse Practitioners, although GP's are always available to
 be consulted by them if necessary. They can deal with a whole range of minor
 illness and minor injuries including children's problems.

 Examples of the sort of conditions which can be treated there includes cuts,
 bruises, minor burns and scolds, minor head injuries and medical conditions of
 the type normally dealt with by your GP.  Emergency contraception is also
 available.

 Most patients are dealt with by the staff there and do not need to be referred
 on.  No appointment is necessary and you don't need to telephone ahead as it
 is a Walk-in Centre.

 The Walk-in Centre is located at Swadlincote Health Centre, Civic Way,
 Swadlincote, DE11 0AE which is on the A514 into Swadlincote, opposite the bus
 station and just a stone's throw away from Sainsbury's supermarket.

 Car parking is free.