Saturday Surgeries

Dr Davis is now offering alternate Saturday morning surgeries instead of early Wednesday morning. This will be PRE-BOOKABLE APPOINTMENTS ONLY, all emergencies must contact the Out of Hours service as they would normally. This service is due to start on 26th February 2011. Please note that Saturday surgeries will not run over a Bank Holiday weekend. Please contact reception to book your appointment.

The Castle Hedingham Surgery Your

Surgery needs YOU!

We are encouraging patients to give their views about how the Practice is doing. We would like to be able to find out the opinions of as many patients as possible and want to develop an e-mail community that we can consult with on a regular basis. By providing your e-mail details we can add them to a contact list and we will contact you by e-mail every now and then to ask you for your opinion.

If you are interested please could you contact any member of staff at Reception (01787 461784 option 1) who will add you to our contact list. Your details will only be used for this purpose and will be kept safely.

NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED

We are planning further improvements to help you to be seen by a doctor at a time convenient to you. Commencing Friday 3rd September 2010 we are introducing new "No Appointment Needed" clinics on Monday afternoon (from 3.30 pm) and on Friday afternoon (from 3.30 pm).

If you need to see a doctor please report to reception when you arrive and then take a seat in the waiting room. You will not be given a specific appointment time and you may have to wait but every effort will be made to make sure you are seen as quickly as possible.

WHO ARE WE?
Castle Hedingham Surgery has served the village of Castle Hedingham and the surrounding area for over 30 years.

Castle Hedingham developed around the Castle, probably now the best preserved Norman keep in the country and the ancient seat of the de Veres, Earls of Oxford. They were given the land by William the Conqueror, and in the thirteenth century they founded a hospital dedicated to St James at the castle gates. The village was famous for St James well, probably located on the Eastern edge of the village, a freshwater spring celebrated for its miraculous cure of disease. These days we have no hospital, and the well is long since lost - but we do have an excellent team in our small surgery in the centre of the village. We look forward to meeting you.

Dr Davis

Hedingham Castle, circa 1216

Doctor's Surgery Times:
	Morning		Afternoon
	Dr Davis
Monday	8.30 am - 12.00 pm	-	3.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Tuesday	8.30 am - 12.00 pm	-	4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Wednesday	8.30 am - 12.00 pm	-	2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Saturday	9.00am - 12.00pm alternate weeks
	Dr Hackett
Thursday	9.00 am - 12.30 pm
			3.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Friday	9.00 am - 12.30 pm	-	3.30 pm - 5.00 pm
	These are subject to change. However you will always know who you have booked in to see!

ACCESS FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
The practice has access for wheelchair users and an adapted downstairs WC. Patients may be dropped off outside our entrance and there is an on-site wheelchair available.

REGISTERING WITH US AS A PATIENT
The practice is open for new registrations and is particularly delighted to welcome families and anyone who would like a personal level of healthcare from a small practice. We accept patients from a wide area extending from Clare in the North to Gosfield in the South, Birdbrook in the West to Little and Great Maplestead in the East. Please ask if in doubt - essentially if you are on our map (see below) you are in our area! A new patient check will be offered with the practice nurse as soon as possible after registration.