Ex Service Personnel

Appointments

Can be made with the doctors or the practice nurses from 8:30am onwards. At lunchtime, the telephone is diverted for emergency calls. Appointments are usually for 10 minutes. Please be on time for your appointment as we aim not to keep you waiting. If you know you will need more than 10 minutes, please ask for a longer appointment when booking.

We will see people with urgent appointments the same day and, we keep a proportion of appointments un-booked for this purpose.  If you call and request an urgent appointment, we will arrange for one of our practice nurses to call you back as soon as possible.  It may be possible for the nurse to deal with your medical issue over the 'phone, or for you to have an appointment with the nurse.  If the nurse cannot deal with your problem, she will book you in to see a GP.  We can only discuss one acute problem during these appointments, so please do not use these appointments for minor or long standing problems.

We aim to offer a routine appointment with a doctor within 48 hours, but we will not always be able to offer you an appointment with the doctor of your choice so quickly.

Consultation Times – by appointment only

As a general rule:

Dr Holdsworth is available:

• Monday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm
• Thursday 9am – 10am & 4pm – 5:30pm (Afternoon surgery in Southmoor Village Hall)
• Friday 9am – 11am & 2pm – 4pm OR 4pm – 6pm on alternate weeks

Dr Netherwood is available:

• Monday 9am – 11am & 4pm - 6pm
• Tuesday 9am – 11am
• Wednesday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm
• Friday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm

Dr Riley is available:

• Wednesday 9am - 11am & 4pm – 6pm only

Dr Obomighie is available:

• Tuesday 9am-11am & 4pm-6pm
• Wednesday PM
• Thursday 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm

Branch Surgery

We run one branch surgery a week in Southmoor Village Hall at 4pm – 5:30pm on Thursdays attended by Dr Holdsworth. Appointments for this surgery may be made by telephoning the main surgery on 01367 242407.

We are also able to bring pre-ordered repeat medication to the branch surgery for those patients that may find it difficult to get to Faringdon to collect in the normal way. For this service we need two full working days notice for the dispensary to process the prescription.

Home Visits

Please telephone the surgery before 10am if you think you need to request a home visit. The reception staff will require details of the problem and a doctor will then be in contact with you to assess the need for a visit.

Please remember that several patients can be seen in the practice in the time that it takes to make one home visit. There are also better facilities for examining and treating patients at the Health Centre.

Telephone Advice

If you need telephone advice from your doctor please leave your name and your telephone number and the doctor will return your call as soon as they are able to.