Patients responsibilities
PATIENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PRACTICE
- Inform us immediately of any change of personal details
- You are responsible for keeping appointments and for giving adequate notice if you wish to cancel or postpone appointments
- You can reduce delays by remembering it is one person – one problem – one appointment
- Please do not abuse our services – in particular do not ask for a home visit when you are able to travel to the surgery.
- Help our receptionists to help you. Do not mislead them by making an non urgent matter seem like an emergency
- Please take responsibility for your own health. Follow advice from the doctor or nurse.
- We will not tolerate verbal or physical abuse towards any staff member.
We reserve the right to immediately remove such patients from the practice list. - It is also important to let us know the name and telephone number of your carer if applicable.
- Your appointment is for one person and one problem. If you need a longer time, please inform the receptionist at time of booking.