Thurleigh Road Practice

Welcome to Thurleigh Road Practice

We have a team of doctors, nurses and support staff committed to offering our patients the very best in Primary Healthcare.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

After 25 years working as Partners at Thurleigh Road Practice, Dr Schofield and Dr Salt will be moving on over the summer.  Both would like to thank all their patients and colleagues for their support over the years and pass on their very best wishes for the future.

They feel that it has been a huge privilege to work as part of the team at Thurleigh Road and to have helped in developing the modern, friendly and innovating Practice we have today.

Nurse Practitioner, Tor Godfrey, will become a partner and we will also soon be announcing the appointment of a new GP Partner to enhance our team.

In the meantime, Drs Salt and Schofield plan to work on their individual charitable projects expedition work, volunteer in other capacities such as the refugee camps where they have worked as senior doctors in recent years and we will also hopefully still see them here at Thurleigh Road, working as locums.

 

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Wandsworth - Lower Back Pain App

This NHS supported app is now available to help people in Wandsworth. It enables you to self refer into physiotherapy should you need to. Please click on the Image below to get your access code.

The app is designed work with you, alongside your GP practice, to:

• Help you self-manage
• Help you trust your recovery
• Advise you when to seek help
• Provide you with personal and tailored journey
• Connect you to local services and treatment
• Automatically refer to physiotherapy if needed
• Guide your recovery day-by-day

 

Test Results

As a reminder to all patient, results usually take 2 weeks to arrive from hospitals, please call the practice only after this period. 
For results please call after 12 noon.

 

Hay Fever

NHS guidance has now changed and no longer supports prescribing of over the counter treatments for minor/self-limiting conditions.

You can visit your local pharmacy to obtain  treatments for minor health conditions and immediate clinical advice. If you have something more serious, the pharmacist is trained to signpost you to the right medical care.

For further information, please click here.
Self Care Information Hay Fever Leaflet

 

Tai Chi & Chi Kung for Health and Well-being - Led by Henry Goldstein and Organised by Patient Participation Group.

Classes for Over 60s - For Thurleigh Road Practice Patients Only.

Starting Thursday 5th September 2019, from 10.30am to 11.30am. Will run alternate Thrusdays.

Venue: Thurleigh Road Practice, in the Studio on 2nd Floor. 

Please register your interest by visiting Tai Chi Clapham

£8 contribution per session

Introduction to Tai Chi & Chi Kung

More Information Poster

 

8 to 8 GP Hub Appointments

You can now be seen by a GP outside of the practice opening hours at one of the 8 to 8 GP hubs in 3 of the Wandsworth localities. The consulting GP will have access to your full medical history and will document the consultation directly into your notes. These appointments are available up to 8pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

You can only be booked into the hub by staff here at the Practice, who will decide if it is appropriate for you to be given a hub appointment. Please be aware these appointments are limited and are also for other local practices to use also. If in the event there are no appointments at a hub you will be advised to wait for the next available appointment at the Practice.

The hubs are at the following locations in Wandsworth:

The Junction Health Centre

Arches 5-8 Grant Road

Clapham Junction

SW11 2NU

Main Tel: 0333 200 1718

Website: www.junctionhealthcentre.nhs.uk

Bedford Hill Family Practice

120-124 Bedford Hill

Balham

SW12 9HS

Main Tel: 020 8673 1720

Website: www.bedfordhillfamilypractice.co.uk

Tudor Lodge Health Centre

8C Victoria Drive

Wandsworth

SW19 6AE

Main Tel: 020 8780 0125

 

Are you due a Cervical screening?

If you have not had a screening in the last 3 years for ages 25-49 or 5 years for ages 50-64 then now is the time. We are running dedicated Smear clinics either early morning or late evenings between Monday-Fridays at our practice so call our reception team on 020 8675 3521 to book your appointment.

 

418 Lost Appointments between April to June 2019

11.5 days of GP time and 5 days of nurse time.
Click here for more information on how you can help.

 

The information we hold on you

Our practice keeps data on you relating to who you are, where you live, contact details, what you do, your family, possibly your friends, your employers, your habits, your problems and diagnoses, the reasons you seek help, your appointments, if you have a carer, where you are seen and when you are seen, who by, referrals to specialists and other healthcare providers, tests carried out here and in other places, investigations and scans, treatments and outcomes of treatments, your treatment history, the observations and opinions of other healthcare workers, within and without the NHS as well as comments and aide memoires reasonably made by healthcare professionals in this practice who are appropriately involved in your health care.

Click here for more details.

 

General News

For our general news page please click here

 

Electronic Repeat Dispensing

If you or someone you care for uses the same medicines regularly, you may be able to benefit from electronic repeat prescriptions. This means you won't have to re-order or collect your repeat prescriptions from the practice every time you need more medicine.

Speak with our reception team for more details.

 

Do we have your correct contact details?

It is important that your contact details are up to date. If you have changed your mobile number, e-mail address or any other details recently or if you are unsure if we have your correct details, please check with us on your next visit -

Alternatively, drop us an e-mail at waccg.thurleighroadpractice@nhs.net

 

National Shortage Vaccination

Please be aware that there is currently a nationwide shortage of pneumococcal vaccines and therefore there is a limited supply available.

We will update the website when we have more information. If you need more information contact our reception team.

 

Are you a Carer or do you know someone who is?

At Thurleigh Road Practice, we are keen to know which of our patients are Carers. If we don't know already, please let us know on your next visit as there may be additional support and services available to you. Please speak to our Reception team or your GP/Nurse.
There are also a number of online resources available to you.

Who is a carer?
A Carer is someone who provides support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is  ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems. All the care they give is unpaid.

Anyone can becore a Carer. Carerrs come from all walks of life and can be any age: some are children and young adults. Many feel they are just doing what anyone else would do in the same situation looking after their mother, son, or best friend and just getting on with it.

Find more information at www.carerswandsworth.org.uk, www.family-action.org.uk

 

OPENING HOURS - Monday to Friday

Doors Open: 8am - 6.30pm Telephone Lines: 8am-6.30pm Clinic Hours: 7.30am-7.30pm*
*Extended Hours Clinics: 7.30am to 8.00am and 6.30pm to 7.30pm (Pre-booked routine appointments only - entry by buzzer).

When we are closed call NHS 111

Walk-in Baby Clinic - Thursdays 2.00pm to 3.30pm.

TEST RESULTS - please phone after 12 noon, call after 2 weeks of your test for your results

Click here for the Practice Charter and Practice Information Leaflet.

 

Other News and Information

On-line Appointments and Prescriptions Prescription Service

You can now book your next appointment or order your repeat prescription online using Patient Access. Whether you are at home or work you can quickly log on to view, book and cancel appointments and order repeat prescriptions via the internet. Available 24 hours a day, it's especially useful when the practice is closed or telephone lines are busy. Click here to register online.

 

Your Local Pharmacy

Your local pharmacy can provide services such as travel clinics, cholesterol and Blood Pressure checks, NHS Healthchecks, certain immunisations (eg flu, pneumococcal) and can also give advice for illnesses such as coughs and colds. They are an excellent resource if you find you cannot attend the practice for any reason.  Click here for details.