Welcome to Highbridge Medical Centre
Coronavirus Information - 04/03/2020
Public Health England - Coronavirus patient advice
Public Health England - Coronavirus patient advice (Chinese)
STOP : DO YOU HAVE? A fever, sore throat, cough or cold symptoms. Consider self-management.
Due to the heightened awareness PLEASE CALL THE SURGERY instead of attending in person.
Clinicians will call you back to provide you with advice and help with your symptoms.
If you have travelled from an at risk area or have concerns that you may have come in to contact with someone who has or you that you have coronavirus, please see the below information from NHS111. Please use the link to NHS111 online.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://111.nhs.uk/service/covid-19
Pneumococcal Vaccination - Patient Update: 08/01/2020
Please note that the Pneumococcal vaccination is now unavailable for our suppliers until approximately April 2020. We apologise for this and will keep trying to order but will most likely not have any stock provided to us until that time.
If you are applicable for this vaccination please note that it can be given at any time of year, so when we have them in stock you will be offered/you can ask to have once the stock becomes available.
Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
Many Thanks, Highbridge Medical Centre
Flu Clinics NOW AVAILABLE
See the tab on the right named "Flu Campaign" for more information ->
Fancy beating the phone queue? How about booking your
routine doctors appointment online?
You can also order your repeat prescriptions, view your regular medicines and any recorded allergies. Click on the Patient Access image to log in.
Patient Access is what you want. For more information see the Patient Access tab to the right.
We have been rated "Good" overall in our latest CQC report. For more information please see the tab to the right named "Care Quality Commission"
You may also like to view the Press Release from Symphony Health Care Services regarding the recent CQC report. See below.
SHS Press Release
Medication Reviews
Medication reviews are required for all patients who are prescribed any regular medications on prescription.
For more information please select the Prescriptions tab at the top right of the website.
Fax Machine
From the end of October 2019 we will no longer operate a fax machine.
This is in line with the NHS withdrawing all use of fax machines by March 2020 in a bid to improve patient safety and cyber security, we will be ceasing use from now, we won't switch off until end of October to ensure that all parties have had time to learn of alternative methods of secure information transfer.
You may contact the surgery via the telephone or is non-urgent please email the relevant team per the below addresses;
Contacting us by telephone?
For Appointments or a general enquiry please dial - 01278 783220
For a Home Visit or Medical Secretary (between 8am-5pm) dial - 01278 764230
For Results (between 2pm-4pm) dial - 01278 764244
On average we deal with 500 calls a day, with peak periods being between 8.30 and 10.00 am. If you call during these times, expect delays - we are not a call centre with limitless resources. Alternatively call at later times. We are here til 6.30 pm everyday.
For Non-Urgent medical advice out of surgery opening hours (Surgery is open: 8.30am - 6.30pm Monday-Friday excluding Bank Holidays), please contact 111.
For Urgent/life threatening medical advice/assistance, please contact 999.
Access to clinical records
Patients will be pleased to know that, in line with Government guidelines, we are now able to offer patients access to their clinical records. At present this is limited to lists of medications, allergy information and any other information as discussed and agreed with your GP. For more information please contact reception.