As the doctors time is at a premium, home visits are reserved for the following groups of patients:

• Housebound.
• Terminally ill.
• Elderly/frail.

Home visits are at the discretion of the doctor. Please telephone the practice on 01639 502 792 before 10:00. When the patient’s condition genuinely warrants a home visit, please provide us with as much detail as possible.

This information is vital for the doctors to prioritise their visits and allows urgent cases to be seen promptly. You may receive a telephone call back from a doctor in order to assess the situation further.

Please try to come to the practice whenever possible, as facilities here are far better for examination and treatment. Please remember that several patients can be seen in the practice in the time it takes to do a home visit.

We must emphasize that a lack of transportation is not a valid reason for a home visit.