Improving Health Services for the People of Greenwich What Is a GP?
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Improving health services for the people of Greenwich What is a GP? A GP or ‘General Practitioner’ is a doctor who looks after the health of local people and deals with a wide range of Why register with a local GP? health issues. It is important that every member of your Once registered, your GP can help you with many health household is registered with a GP practice. related issues, including: It doesn’t matter how long you have been living in the • General health advice borough, or how long you are planning on staying - all • Contraception and maternity services residents are entitled to register with a local GP practice. • Vaccinations This handy guide and map will help you to find your local • Prescriptions and managing long term conditions GP practice, and tell you how to register with a GP. This • Concerns about your own, or your children’s health guide also includes details of local hospitals and walk-in centres in the borough. GPs are also able to refer you on to hospital, specialist or community services if you need further tests or treatment. Many practices also provide additional services; just phone Are you registered the practice to find out what other services they offer. with a Greenwich GP? These could include: • Minor surgery An estimated 13,000 residents in Greenwich are not registered with a GP, but would benefit from all that the NHS has to offer by being in the care • Phlebotomy (blood tests) and anti-coagulation of a GP. • Family planning services • Alcohol drop in service If you’re new to the borough and aren’t yet registered, or if you are still • Domestic violence support registered with a practice near where you used to live, it only takes a few minutes to register with a local NHS GP practice. The GP practice will • Smoking cessation service take care of everything, including locating and transferring your medical • Cervical screening records, so that they can better understand your health and needs. 2 NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group 3 So how do I register with a GP? What do I do when It’s quick and easy to register Even if you are an overseas visitor, my GP is closed? with a GP of your choice as long here longer than 24 hours but as you live within the area and it less than 3 months, you can still You can still get health advice when your is accepting new patients. You register temporarily with a GP. practice is closed by dialling 111. NHS 111 is can call the patient information This includes asylum seekers available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and line on local rate 020 8335 1360 and refugees, overseas visitors, is free to call from landlines and mobiles. NHS or visit www.nhs.uk for more students, people on work visas and 111 can help with medical advice, booking information on GP registration. those who are homeless. appointments, and can even arrange an ambulance if needed. Alternatively, you can always pop Immigration status does not in to a practice near your home affect your right to register and ask about becoming a patient. with a GP, in fact you shouldn’t even be asked! A GP practice may ask you for more information. Take along The Citizens’ Advice Bureaux has some proof of ID and your address. good advice if you are having A passport or driver’s licence and a problems registering with a Do doctors speak a recent bill with your address on it practice. are usually all you need. language other than Please note: Children under 16 should be registered by their parent(s) or You are still able to register without English? guardian(s) these if you genuinely can’t provide Some GPs speak other languages as well any documentation. You can use as English. a temporary address, such as a friend’s house, or day centre if An interpreter can also be arranged when you’re homeless or have trouble you go to see a GP and all practices have providing address information. Just access to telephone interpreting services. call or pop in to ask about how to become a patient. 4 NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group 5 Your local GP practices 1 Abbeywood Surgery 7 Burney Street Practice 13 Dr Mostafa PMS 19 Eltham Park Surgery 9 Godstow Road SE2 9AT 48 Burney Street SE10 8EX 141 Plumstead High Street SE18 1SE 46 Westmount Road SE9 1JE 020 8310 7066 020 8858 0631 020 8855 0052 020 8850 1030 www.abbeywoodsurgery.gpsurgery.net www.burneystreetpractice.co.uk www.drmostafapms.nhs.uk www.elthamparksurgery.co.uk 2 All Saints Medical Centre 8 Charlton Road Surgery 14 Dr S Ratneswaren, Coldharbour 20 Ferryview Health Centre 13A Ripon Road SE18 3PS 67 Charlton Road SE3 8TJ Surgery 25 John Wilson Street SE18 6PZ 020 8854 3964 020 8858 8513 81 William Barefoot Drive SE9 3JD 020 8319 5400 www.allsaints-medicalcentre.co.uk www.mysurgerywebsite.co.uk/index. 020 8857 1900 www.valentinehealth.org.uk aspx?p=G83651 www.drratneswarenpractice.co.uk/ 3 Bannockburn Surgery 21 Gallion’s Reach Health Centre 20-22 Bannockburn Road 9 Clover Health Centre 15 Dr S Ratneswaren, The Hill Surgery Bentham Road SE28 8BE SE18 1ES Equitable House SE18 6AB (branch) 145 White Horse Hill 020 8333 5000 020 8855 5540 020 8331 0567 BR7 6DH www.thamesmeadmedical.org www.bannockburnsurgery.co.uk www.cloverhealthcentre.co.uk 020 8857 1900 www.drratneswarenpractice.co.uk/ 22 Garland Road Health Centre 4 Basildon Road Surgery 10 Conway PMS 2 Garland Road SE18 2RX 111 Basildon Road SE2 0ER 44 Conway Road SE18 1AH 16 Eltham Medical Practice 020 8305 7639 020 8311 3917 020 8854 2042 Eltham Community Hospital www.plumsteadhealthcentre.org.uk Passey Place SE9 5DQ 5 Blackheath Standard Surgery 11 Dr M Baksh, Coldharbour Surgery 020 8850 2725 23 Glyndon Medical Centre 11-13 Charlton Road SE3 7HB 79 William Barefoot Drive SE9 3JD www.elthammedicalpractice.nhs.uk 188 Ann Street SE18 7LU 020 8269 2040 020 3675 0751 020 8854 6444 17 www.blackheathstandardsurgery.com www.coldharbourhillpms.com Eltham Medical Practice (Branch) 180 Well Hall Road SE9 6SR 24 Greenwich Peninsula Practice 6 Briset Corner Surgery 12 Dr M Baksh, The Hill Surgery (branch) 020 8850 1615 School Bank Road SE10 0QN 591 Westhorne Avenue SE9 6JX 145 White Horse Hill BR7 6DH www.elthammedicalpractice.nhs.uk 020 8312 8700 020 8850 5022 020 3675 0751 www.mhgreenwich.co.uk 18 www.brisetcornersurgery.nhs.uk www.coldharbourhillpms.com Eltham Palace Surgery Eltham Community Hospital Passey Place SE9 5DQ 020 8850 4133 www.elthampalacesurgery.nhs.uk 6 NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group 7 25 Heronsgate Medical Centre 32 Royal Arsenal Medical Centre 39 The Trinity Medical Centre 45 Vanbrugh Group Practice 1a Goosander Way SE28 0ER 21 Arsenal Way SE18 6TE 2 Garland Road, SE18 2RX Greenwich Square Health Centre, 020 8333 5050 020 8854 0356 020 8319 7640 2nd Floor, The Greenwich Centre www.thamesmeadmedical.org www.royalarsenalmedicalcentre.co.uk www.thetrinitymedicalcentre.co.uk 12 Lambarde Square SE10 9GB 020 8312 6090 26 Holburne Road Surgery 33 Samuel Street Surgery 40 The Wallace Health Centre www.vanbrughgps.co.uk 201-203 Holburne Road SE3 8HQ 123 Samuel Street SE18 5LE Clarence Road SE8 3BX 020 8319 5400 020 8854 1222 020 8469 1111 46 Westmount Surgery www.valentinehealth.org.uk www.burneystreetpractice.co.uk 191 Westmount Road SE9 1XY 020 8850 1540 34 Sherard Road Medical Centre www.westmountsurgery.nhs.uk 27 Manor Brook Medical Centre 71 Sherard Road SE9 6ER 41 The Waverley Practice 117 Brook Lane SE3 0EN 020 8850 2120 37 Waverley Crescent SE18 7QU 47 Wickham Lane Surgery 020 8856 5678 www.sherardrdmedicalcentre.co.uk 020 8102 2324 253 Wickham Lane SE2 0NX www.manorbrookmedicalcentre.co.uk www.waverleypractice.co.uk 020 8317 8708 South Street Medical Centre 35 www.drmostafapms.nhs.uk 28 New Eltham Medical Centre 71A Greenwich South Street SE10 8NT 42 Triveni PMS 52 Thaxted Road SE9 3PT 020 8293 3330 Escreet Grove SE18 5TE 48 Woodland Surgery 020 8850 2458 www.greenwichmedics.co.uk 020 8854 0157 2 Woodland Walk SE10 9UB www.newelthammedicalcentre.co.uk www.trivenipms.co.uk 020 8858 0689 36 St Mark’s Medical Centre www.mysurgerywebsite.co.uk/index. 43 Triveni PMS (Branch) 29 Nightingale Surgery 24 Wrottesley Road SE18 3EP aspx?p=G83651 19 Milward Walk SE18 4DQ 020 8854 6262 34 Plumstead Common Road SE18 3TN 020 8854 7685 / 8236 www.stmarksmedicalcentre.co.uk 020 8854 0229 Queen Elizabeth Hospital www.trivenipms.co.uk www.stmarksmedicalcentre.co.uk A Stadium Road 37 Thamesmead NHS Health Centre Sherard Road Medical Centre (Branch), Woolwich SE18 4QH 30 Plumbridge Medical Centre 4-5 Thames Reach SE28 0NY 44 32-33 Plumbridge Street SE10 8PA 020 8319 5880 Tudway Road Surgery 115 Tudway Road SE3 9YX Greenwich Urgent Care Centre at 020 8692 7591 www.thamesmeadhealthcentre.co.uk B Queen Elizabeth Hospital www.plumbridgemedicalcentre.nhs.uk 020 8850 2120 38 The Fairfield Centre www.sherardrdmedicalcentre.co.uk Stadium Road, Woolwich SE18 4QH 31 Plumstead Health Centre 41-43 Fairfield Grove SE7 8TX 020 8836 4074 Tewson Road SE18 1BH 020 8305 3007 Open 24 hours, 7 days a week 020 8316 5472 www.fairfield.gpsurgery.net www.plumsteadhealthcentre.org.uk This list is correct as of June 2017 8 NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group 9 A 1 B 1 U 7 R HAM WAY A13 D NEW E R T R E T E A G R 1 E 2 D N .