Home Visits

If possible please try to telephone reception before 10:00 if you require a home visit and let us know if your condition is urgent.

When you request a visit the receptionist will need to ask you full details of the patient's name, age, address and telephone number and the reason for the visit. This information is essential for the doctors to plan calls and deal with emergencies promptly.

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.

If you are expecting a home visit please could you place any pets in a secure place, away from where the doctor or nurse will be examining you.

You can 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.