PRACTICE NEWS
Welcome to Bolingbroke Medical Centre
Our friendly practice is located in the old Bolingbroke Hospital on Wakehurst Road, Battersea and has been serving the local community for over 40 years. Our four doctors and practice nurse provide a full range of services for approximately 6200 patients.
This website provides an up to date resource for all information relating to our practice including news, developments & details that are relevant to the practice & our patients.
As well as a source of information about our practice, the staff & the services we provide, it is also a useful resource with links to other reliable websites for health related information.
Extra GP services on weekends and Bank Holidays
On weekends and bank holidays from Saturday 17 December, 2022 until Sunday 8 January 2023, 8am to 8pm, you can call 0333 332 6570 and selection option 5 (Wandsworth Registered GP) if you need urgent help for a non-life-threatening condition.
Wandsworth GPs will be providing extra appointments on weekends and bank holidays from Saturday 17 December 2022 until Sunday 8 January 2023. When you call the number, you will be assessed by a clinician and offered a suitable appointment or advice if required.
This may be a remote or face to face appointment. Outside of these hours please call 111. Don’t forget that you can also go to your local pharmacy for non-urgent health advice.
Please only call 999 if you believe there is a life-threatening emergency.
Better Ways to See Personal Health Information Online
The NHS wants to give people better ways to see their personal health information online. We know that people want to be able to access their health records. It can help you see test results faster. It also lets you read and review notes from your appointments in your own time.
We’re now letting you see all the information within your health record automatically. If you are over 16 and have an online account, such as through the NHS App, NHS website, or another online primary care service, you will now be able to see all future notes and health records from your doctor (GP). Some people can already access this feature, this won’t change for you.
This means that you will be able to see notes from your appointments, as well as test results and any letters that are saved on your records. This only applies to records from your doctor (GP), not from hospitals or other specialists. You will only be able to see information from 01/11/2022. For most people, access will be automatic, and you won’t need to do anything.
Your doctor (GP) may talk to you to discuss test results before you are able to see some of your information on the app. Your doctor (GP) may also talk to you before your full records access is given to make sure that having access is of benefit to you. There might be some sensitive information on your record, so you should talk to your doctor if you have any concerns.
These changes only apply to people with online accounts. If you do not want an online account, you can still access your health records by requesting this information through reception. The changes also only apply to personal information about you. If you are a carer and would like to see information about someone you care for, speak to reception staff.
The NHS App, website and other online services are all very secure, so no one is able to access your information except you. You’ll need to make sure you protect your login details. Don’t share your password with anyone as they will then have access to your personal information.
If you do not want to see your health record, or if you would like more information about these changes, please speak to your GP or reception staff.
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If you need urgent GP advice 8am-2pm on Sat 9 / Sun 10 January call 0333 332 4363. See practice website for information. Only call 999 for emergencies.
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Services on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January between 8am-2pm.
We have put on extra services over this weekend if you need urgent medical help that is not a life-threatening 999 emergency.
This is to help local hospitals and the ambulance service as they are extremely busy at the moment.
To access these services in Wandsworth please telephone 0333 332 4363 where you will be assessed by a clinician and offered an appointment if clinically required. This may be a video appointment or a face to face appointment.
Outside of these hours please call 111.
You could also consider using your local pharmacy for non-urgent health advice.
Please only call 999 if it is a life-threatening emergency.
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Thank you for calling Bolingbroke Medical Centre.
If you are calling between 8am and 2pm on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January and you need urgent medical help that is not a life-threatening 999 emergency please call 0333 332 4363.
GP services are available by calling this number (repeat) 0333 332 4363. You will be assessed by a clinician and offered an appointment if clinically required. This may be a video appointment or a face to face appointment.
Outside of these hours you can use NHS 111 online or call 111.
For conditions that can wait, the practice re-opens on Monday 11th January at 8am.
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