Parking

Please be aware that parking is only permitted in our front car park, and not in the adjoining car park at 177 Preston Park.

Hours

Our hours have changed, we are open Monday to Friday from 8 - 6, with no lunch break.

Parking News 

Brighton & Hove City Council have a Proposal to restrict parking in and around Preston Park. These are: To limit parking in the park to two areas, known as The Gallops and The Ride; To have designated disabled parking bays close to the picnic area and central pathway; To increase length of stay to 11 hours in South section of Preston Park Avenue; To introduce parking charges in the park, £0.50 for 1 hour, £1.00 for 2 hours, £2.00 for up to 4 hours, between 8am and 8pm. If approved the Council propose to carry out works Spring 2012.

The survey finished on 30 September, but please still contact the Council with your views.

More info at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/prestonpark
 

CHANGES TO EXTENDED HOURS

From 1 June we will now have a GP and PN surgery from 6.30 - 7.30 pm on Mondays (no early surgery on Monday am) and a GP will continue to run a surgery on Sat am from 8.30-10.00 am. These hours have been added for patients who find it difficult to access the GP or nurse during core hours.

COMMUNITY PHLEBOTOMY SERVICE
New Referral Criteria

If you require a home visit for blood testing please note that the Community Phlebotomy Team have updated their referral criteria. Patients are eligible for domiciliary phlebotomy if:

- it would be detrimental to their condition or recovery if they were to travel to their nearest clinic or GP surgery,
- if they only able to attend their nearest clinic or GP surgery via ambulance or patient transport service,
- they are not able to go out by private car, taxi, mobility scooter or bus. For example, patients who are able to go to the local shops are considered able to use a taxi to attend a clinic for blood testing.

Patients will be discharged from the Community Phlebotomy Team and referred back to their GP or Nurse where a patient is unavailable for a home visit due to any of the above reasons.

 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR HEALTH RECORDS

The NHS is improving the way your health information is stored and managed through the introduction of the electronic Summary Care Record. You should have received a letter advising you of the new Summary Care Records programme and notifying you of the consultation period. Records of patients in our practice will be upload to the national database unless you have advised us otherwise. To remove your consent for the upload you can complete this form and return it to the practice.

EXTENDED OPENING HOURS

Beaconsfield Medical Practice is offering additional pre-booked GP and nursing appointments on:

Monday evenings 6.30 - 7.30 pm (GP and nurse by appointment) 

Saturday mornings 8.30 - 10.00 am (GP by appointment)

The surgery phone lines and doors will be closed during the extended periods. Access to the surgery will be available to patients with appointments only. 

Emergencies should be referred to the out of hours emergency GP service on 03000 242424.

Appointments can be booked up to four weeks in advance subject to availability.

The doctors hope the additional hours will assist patients who find it difficult to attend appointments during the working day.

HALF DAY CLOSURES FOR TRAINING

It is necessary to close the practice occasionally for staff and clinicians to undertake training. This is generally a half day closure and full emergency cover is provided by South East Health.

On the following dates the practice will close at lunchtime. Please phone the main surgery number 552212 to hear instructions about who to contact if you need medical attention during this time.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

The surgery will be closed at 1 pm on the following dates:

12 January 2012
23 February
15 March