Making an Appointment

John Tasker House

To make an appointment either visit the surgery or call 01371 872121. Requests for non-urgent appointments should be made after 11.00am and before 4.30pm.

You may see any of the doctors, although to aid continuity of care we encourage you to consult your usual doctor. Urgent cases will be seen the same day, this may not be with your usual doctor, otherwise you will be offered the first available appointment.

The receptionist may ask you about your illness to help the doctor to decide when best to see you. Please inform the receptionist if you are attending this surgery for the first time.

If you cannot keep your appointment please let us know by calling 01371 872121 and selecting option 3 to cancel the appointment.

Appointments for Blood Tests

If you are active and mobile and need routine blood tests, please attend:

Herts and Essex Hospital, Haymeads Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5JH

Telephone: 01279 655191

Opening times: 08:30 - 16:30 Monday-Friday

Children under ten: 09:00 - 12:00 Monday-Friday (please telephone prior to attending)

Felsted

To make an appointment either visit the surgery or call 01371 820410. You may see any of the doctors, although to aid continuity of care we encourage you to consult your usual doctor where possible.

Urgent cases will be seen the same day, this may not be with your usual doctor, otherwise you will be offered the first available appointment. The receptionist may ask you about your illness to help the doctor to decide when best to see you. Please inform the receptionist if you are attending this surgery for the first time.

If you cannot keep your appointment please let us know by calling 01371 820410.

Appointments for Blood Tests

If you are active and mobile and need routine blood tests, please attend:

St Michael's Hospital, Rayne Road, Braintree, CM7 2QU

Opening times:09:00 - 15:30 Monday-Thursday & 09:00 - 13:00 on Friday.

Evening and Weekend Appointments

You can now see a GP or another healthcare professional on weekday evenings and weekends. To book an appointment, please call the surgery. To find out more about the service, including the treatment centres where you may be seen, please go to https://hucweb.co.uk/services/gp-extended-access/

If you have booked an evening or weekend appointment in West Essex via your GP surgery and need to cancel or change it, please ring NHS111 and select option 3.

Text Reminder Service

We can send appointment reminders by text (excluding evening and weekend appointments).  The text is usually sent 24 hours before the appointment.  If you have a mobile phone and would like to use this service please either click on 'Text Message Reminders' on the right hand side of this page and complete the on-line form or ask Reception for a form to compete when you next visit the surgery.  If we already have your moble phone number please remember to let us know if it changes so that we can update our records.

John Tasker House

Doctors

  *     Appointments at Dunmow Clinic Hub

Practice Nurses

 
*     Appointments at Dunmow Clinic Hub

Felsted

Doctors

Practice Nurses

Home Visits

If possible please try to telephone reception before 10:00 if you require a home visit.

A doctor or nurse may phone you back as it may be that your problem can be dealt with by telephone advice, or that it would be more appropriate to send a nurse, or indeed arrange a hospital attendance.

House visits are only available for patients who are housebound because of illness or disability.

Please remember that several patients can be seen in the practice in the time that it takes to make one home visit. There are also better facilities for examining and treating patients at the health centre.

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)