Appointments
Surgeries are run by an appointment system for your convenience between 08:00 – 17:30 - Monday to Friday with one late evening per week which is usually on a Wednesday. Appointments may be made by telephone or by calling into the surgery. Our staff are trained to ask questions to enable them to deal with your enquiries effectively, so please give them as much information as they ask for, it is all in confidence.
We offer online bookable appointments. You need to register for online appointments by downloading the below document. Please complete and hand into reception. Online application form
If you feel you have an urgent medical condition, which cannot wait, please explain to the receptionist who will accommodate you.
Appointments are available: Morning, Lunchtime, afternoon and evening.
Appointment Aims
At Burnfield Medical Practice we aim to operate a system which makes it as easy as possible for our patients to access a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional.
Our excellent Reception staff are trained to ask specific questions to help to direct our patients to the most appropriate appointment type (telephone or surgery) with the most appropriate clinician (doctor, physiotherapist, practice nurse, or clinical technicians.) If you are unable to keep an appointment, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can offer the appointment to someone else. Remember you can book appointments on line, by clicking on the link above.
Types of Consultations
Appointments may be made by telephone or by calling into the surgery. In order to run the appointment book efficiently we try and avoid follow-up appointments on Mondays. Our staff are trained to ask specific questions enabling them to deal with your enquiry effectively.
If you feel you have an urgent medical condition which cannot wait, please explain to the receptionist who will accommodate you.
Practice Physiotherapist
We have a practice physiotherapist available for our patients. Please telephone reception and ask our reception staff for an appointment. All appointments are 30 minutes.
For those of you who are not patients of the practice, you too can book a private appointment, please telephone reception 01463 220077, inform them you are wishing to make a private appointment. Each appointment is 40 mins and the first private appointment is £40 and each follow up appointment is £35.00.
Telephone Consultations
The practice has a system in place for telephone consultations.
These are arranged through reception who will give you a specific time for the telephone call.