Appointments

Appointments are usually 10 – 15 minutes.; please ask when booking if you need longer. We have some urgent appointments for babies and young children and for anyone who becomes suddenly or worryingly ill.

You are now able to book appointments with the GP online via the above link. For more information please click here.

We can provide a booked GP appointment within 48 hours.

You can book appointments 4 - 6 weeks in ahead. 

Telephone Consultations

Patients are also offered the option of booking timed 5 minute telephone consultation with their GP. GPs have protected triage time to ring back patients who required urgent appointments or telephone consultations

Practice Nurses

In a number of cases it might be worth considering an appointment with a practice nurse rather than a doctor. Practice nurses are qualified to deal with many conditions including the following:

• Advice on weight, diet, exercise, giving up smoking, alcohol
• Travel health (e.g. vaccinations, malaria tablets) 
• Family planning (book with a GP if you will need to start or restart a contraceptive pill prescription) 
• Ear wax and syringing
• Cervical smear tests
• Asthma and COPD checks 
• Diabetes checks and annual reviews 
• Blood pressure checks
• Immunisations 
• Dressings 
• Removal of stitches

Cancellations

If you cannot attend an appointment for any reason please inform us as soon as possible in order for us to give the slot to someone else.

Getting help if English is not your first language

Bengali/Sylheti Advocates:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings

Chinese Advocate:

Tuesday and Thursday

Home Visits

Whilst we encourage our patients to come to the surgery, where we have the proper equipment and facilities available, we do appreciate this is not always possible. In this respect, if you do need a home visit, you can help us by calling reception before 10:30. After this only emergencies can be considered

You may only request a home visit if you are housebound or are too ill to visit the practice. Your GP will only visit you at home if they think that your medical condition requires it and will also decide how urgently a visit is needed. Please bear this in mind and be prepared to provide suitable details to enable the doctor to schedule house calls

You can also be visited at home by a community nurse if you are referred by your GP. You should also be visited at home by a health visitor if you have recently had a baby or if you are newly registered with a GP and have a child under five years.

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Evidence that you are sick

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).

It is up to your employer to decide whether you are incapable of work. A medical certificate, now called a 'Statement of Fitness for Work’ (see below) from your doctor is strong evidence that you are sick and would normally be accepted, unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.

You could also provide evidence from someone who is not a medical practitioner, e.g. a dentist. Your employer will decide whether or not this evidence is acceptable. If your employer has any doubts, they may still ask for a medical certificate from your GP.

Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'

The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.

For more information see the DirectGov website (where this information was sourced)

Teaching and Training 

Patient Access (Online repeat prescrition requests & appointments booking) 

The Limehouse practice is now able to offer online services to our patients. You are now able to book appointments wth the GP and request repeat prescriptions online.

To register for EMIS Access, you will need your registration details provided to you by the practice. When you have this you must register either via the link on the Limehouse practice website, or directly via the patient access webiste below.

How to register

To register, please bring your photo ID (passport, driving licence etc) to reception desk and reception team will issue you with the necessary document to complete the registration process online. You can find more details on https://patient.emisaccess.co.uk

Safe and secure

All data contained within Patient Access is protected using the highest standard internet security so you can be sure all your personal informaiton is safe and secure.

Patient.co.uk

Patient Access contains links to www.patient.co.uk, a trusted comprehensive source of GP-authored health information leaflets for patients.

Book your next appointment

You can view, book and cancel appoitments at your convenience.

Request repeat prescriptions

Access a list of your repeat medicaiton and request a repeat prescription.

• Minimise your trips to the practice - only one visit is needed to collect the prescription
• your request is authorised online by the practice, so you know when it is ready to collect
• Avoid queues and busy telephone lines

Mobile app

The free Patient Access app provides greater convenience for patients who are away from a desktop PC or laptop, with access to a Smartphone*.

Download at www.patient.co.uk/accessapp