PRACTICE AREA If you live within the following area you are welcome to join our list: THE LONG BUCKBY PRACTICE Age Concern . 01604 61 1200 Chemist. 01327 842210 Citizens Advice . 01604 636000 Police . 01327 300300 Samaritans. 01604637637 Dentist 01327842815 PATIENT INFORMATION Social Services: Children's Dept & Communily Mental Health 01327 300567 Social Services: Adults & Disabilities 01 327 31 3200 Relate (Marriage Guidance) . 01604 634400 TELEPHONE - (01327) 842360/842303 Registrarfor Births, Deaths & Marriages. 01327 302209 or 01604 745390 PRESCRIPTIONS ONLY - (01327) 843507 Northamptonshire Teaching Primary Care Trust. ... 01604 615000 Hospitals FAX - (01327) 842302 Northampton General Hospital 01604 634700 The Hospital of St Cross . 01788 572 83 1 WWW.longbuckbydoctors.gpsurgery.net Danetre Hospital . 01327 7021 13 Cynthia Spencer Hospice 01604499516 Three Shires Hospital . 01604620311 24 STATION ROAD, Space Watch (UK) Ltd Practice Booklet & Appointment Cord Publishers for Doctors Surgeries and Pubtishers of Town Guides LONG BUCKBY, Rothesay House, 17A West Street, Bourne, Lines. PE10 9NB Tel (01778) 423423 NORTHAMPTON NN6 7QB Fax (01778) 425934 .Email: [email protected] www.spaeewateh-uk.eom Your Local WELCOME TO THE LONG BUCKBY PRACTICE Family Firm Spirit Health 8.,.... PRACTICE CHARTER Club , ~ To make available a high standard of medical care at all times. <ZETtEl itT To offer a wide range of health promotion facilities. Daventry and Northampton To provide a team of doctors, nurses, health visitors and reception staff trained to meet your • Property Sales & Purchase needs. For all your THE DOCTORS • Wills & Probates Health, Fitness • Remortgages and Social needs Dr Sally A THOMPSON, MB, BS (Newcastle) 1982, DRCOG, FRCGP, FPCert Facilities Include: Dr Sean GOWER, MB, BS (London) 1989, DRCOG, FRCGP Ruth Woodward • 15m Heated Pool Dr Julia KENDALL, MB, BS (London) 1985, MSc [email protected] • Air Conditioned Gym 0132731 21 21 • Spa Dr Mark ROOKLEDGE MB, BS (London) 1990, DRCOG, MRCGP, FRACGP • Sauna • Solarium Dr Gower and Rookledge are both full time partners. • Personal Training Dr Thompson is part time on Wednesdays, Thursday and Fridays. Christopher Greenwood • Free towels Dr Kendall is part time on Monday and Friday. [email protected] For information on offers and prices: Sally Wilkes Call direct on 01788 832623 [email protected] The Practice Employs: Email: [email protected] 01604 75 88 55 PRACTICE NURSES are available each morning and evening to give advice and provide a Web: 121-123 Stjames Raad, Narthampton, NNS SlD www.spirithealthclubs.co.uk wide range of services, including ear syringing and dressing minor wounds. They are also qualified to treat coughs, colds and sore throats, sickness and diarrhoea, ear and eye problems, childhood illnesses, rashes, urinary problems, injuries and emergencies, COPYRIGHT WARNING This space could contraception (and morning after pill), women's health and smoking cessation advice. All rights reserved. No part of this Additionally DISTRICT NURSES based at the surgery are available to visit patients publication may be copied or be working for confined to their homes or recently discharged from hospital and can be contacted by reproduced, stored in a retrieval telephoning the surgery. A wide range of home nursing aids and eqUipment is available from system or transmitted in any form or you! them. by any means electronic, mechanical, For further information photocopy, recording or otherwise HEALTH VISITORS qualified nurses specially trained to deal with problems of health care for please contact without prior written permission of the families, may be contacted by telephoning (01327) 843247. publisher. Space Watch (UK) Ltd The COUNSELLOR provides individual counselling follOWing referral by doctor. Practice Booklet & Appointment Card The practice would like to thank the Publishers for Doctors Surgeries and The PRIMARY CARE MENTAL HEALTH WORKER provides assessment, signposting various advertisers who have helped Publishers of Town Guides and general information for patients follOWing a referral from a doctor produce this booklet. However it must G.P. LOCUMS, fully qualified G.P.'s, are engaged from time to time to help us maintain our be pointed out that the accuracy of Tel: 01778 423423 service during periods when our Partners are unavailable. any statements cannot be warranted, Fax (01778) 425934 nor any products or services Our SUPPORT STAFF, receptionists, computer/prescription clerks and secretary are trained Email advertised, be guaranteed or to look after you and answer queries about the services available from the practice. [email protected] endorsed. www.spacewatch-uk.com The PRACTICEMANAGER is responsible for the overall management of the practice and is available to discuss any queries or concerns you may have. 3 (YlAN f\QE:fYl..£N'T S. f\'lf:.. 0 Ic..e.-J E.S 8'. THE SURGERY be made, with the doctor of your choice up to REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS Non-NHS services The surgery is situated at 24 Station Road, Long two weeks in advance. To obtain a repeat prescription telephone The NHS does not pay for some of the Buckby, approximately 200 metres towards EMERGENCIES (01327) 843507 any weekday between services we provide. These include LGV Daventry after leaving the Market Square and 8.30am and 10.30am or 5.30pm - 6pm. medica Is, insurance forms, holiday If you need a doctor urgently during normal opposite the Community Centre. We are open Please allow us 36 hours notice. The Practice cancellation forms, medical reports, fitness to surgery hours, telephone (01327) 842360 from 8.00am until 6.30pm Monday to Friday. dispenses prescriptions for patients living more travel certificates, private prescriptions, and and you will be put in touch with the duty Some early morning, late evening and Saturday than one mile from the surgery between the some vaccination services. Our fees for these doctor. morning appointments are available, please ask hours of 8.30am and 6.30pm Monday- services, which are in line with BMA at reception. OUT OF HOURS Friday. Patients living in Long Buckby may approved national guidelines, are displayed Telephone (01327) 842360 and your call ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED collect their prescription and take it to the in the surgery at the reception desk. will be re-directed to Snowdoc (South There is access and toilet facilities for disabled Village Pharmacy to be dispensed. Northants Doctors on Call) where the CLINICS patients. following services are available: Repeat prescriptions can also be requested The follOWing clinics, held in addition to the NO SMOKING • telephone advice from a doctor, nurse or through the practice web site at normal surgery appointments with a doctor or The Practice operates a strict no smoking policy for other health profeSSional; www.longbuckbydoctorsgpsurgery.net practice nurse, may be booked by potients and staff throughout the whole of the building. • an appointment at an Out of Hours Centre RESULTS OF BLOOD TESTS AND a ppoi ntment: MOBILE TELEPHONES in either Daventry or Northampton or, if INVESTIGATIONS ASTHMA necessary for medical reasons, a home visit For the consideration of both patients and staff Results of blood tests, x-rays and other Held weekly by a practice nurse who has by a health profeSSional. mobile telephones should be switched off on investigations arranged by your doctor, arrive undertaken special training in the area of entering the building Alternatively you may contact the NHS and have to be checked by the doctors mid asthma care. CAR PARKING helpline (free) on 0845 4647. morning. Please telephone for results between BLOOD PRESSURE/HEART DISEASE The first parking space outside the front TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS 1 1.00am and 2.00pm on weekdays. Nurses run weekly clinics, monitoring patients entrance door is reserved for use by disabled with high blood pressure and fortnightly clinics Available with both doctor and nurse, can be Our receptionists are not trained to interpret persons only. Please park responsibly in the for patients with heart problems, offering pre-booked any weekday morning by results and can only pass on messages from front car park, the practice cannot and does advice on how to look after your heart. telephoning 01327 842360. You will be the doctor. if you need to speak to the doctor not accept responsibility for any damage asked to telephone a different number at the or arrange an appointment the receptionist CHILD SURVEILLANCE caused to vehicles parked on the site. arranged consultation time. Telephone will advise you. Health Visitors are available every Monday REGISTERING WITH A DOCTOR consultations are particularly useful as a follow between 2.00 and 3.30pm at the To ensure confidentiality, we only release Under the National Health Service you have up from a previous consultation or for a Community Centre to mothers with babies and results to the patient, unless alternative to register with an individual doctor. However medication review. toddlers (no appointment needed) and also arrangements have been agreed in writing. the doctors are all partners in a group practice HOME VISITS arrange regular child health checks. and you may see any doctor of your choice Visits are arranged, if a consultation at the CHAPERONES CONTRACEPTION SERVICES except for an urgent appointment when the surgery is not possible for medical reasons. If the doctor or nurse needs to carry out an This service is provided during normal surgery duty doctor will see you, or if seeking Please telephone 01327 842360 as early intimate examination you may ask for a hours and at the Well Woman Clinic. telephone advice. chaperone to be present. You may choose to as possible between 8.00am and 10.30am DIABETES have either an available member of staff on the day the visit is required. The Held weekly by a practice nurse who has MEDICAL SERVICES (usually a nurse) or a person of your choice in receptionist may ask you for some non- undertaken special training in the area of APPOINTMENTS attendance. You should make your wishes confidential details to allow the doctor to diabetic care.