SURGERY TIMES - (Times may vary)
Closed between 1.00 and 1.50pm
The doctors spend a lot of their time working outside the surgery especially
on visits as well as hospital wards, outpatient and casualty work.
| Dr N J SHARVILL |
| Monday |
8.30am - 11.00am |
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4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Alternate Monday afternoons
works at local Hospital. |
| Tuesday |
8.30am - 10.30am |
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
5pm Minor Ops |
| Wednesday |
11.00am - 12 noon |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Thursday |
8.30am - 11.00am |
- |
3.00pm - 5.00pm |
| Friday |
8.30am - 11.00am |
- |
Admin |
Antenatal Clinic
Wednesday |
12 noon
- 1.00pm |
- |
- |
|
| Dr I R C SPARROW |
| Monday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Tuesday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
- |
| Wednesday |
8.40am - 10.00am |
- |
- |
| Thursday |
11.30am - 12.45pm |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Friday |
8.40am - 10.30am |
2.15pm - 4.00pm |
- |
Antenatal Clinic
Wednesday |
10.00am
- 11.00am |
- |
- |
|
| Dr M T VINEY |
| Monday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
- |
| Tuesday |
11.00am - 12.45pm |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Wednesday |
8.40am - 10.00am |
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
- |
| Thursday |
8.40am - 10.30am |
- |
- |
| Friday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
- |
3.30pm - 5.30pm |
Antenatal Clinic
Wednesday |
10.00am
- 11.00am |
- |
- |
|
| Dr F HOFFMANN |
| Monday |
11.00am - 12.45pm |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Tuesday |
8.40am - 10.00am |
- |
- |
| Wednesday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
- |
| Thursday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
2.00pm
- 4.00pm or Epilepsy Clinic |
| Friday |
11.00am - 12.45pm |
- |
4.00pm - 5.30pm |
Antenatal Clinic
Tuesday |
10.10am
- 10.40am |
- |
- |
|
| Dr A K SINGH |
| Monday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
- |
| Tuesday |
8.40am - 10.30am |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Wednesday |
8.40am - 10.00am |
- |
- |
| Thursday |
11.00am - 12.45pm |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Friday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
2.15pm - 4.00pm |
- |
Antenatal Clinic
Tuesday |
10.40am
- 11.15am |
- |
- |
|
| Dr T EASTBROOK |
| Monday |
8.50am - 10.40am |
- |
- |
| Tuesday |
- |
- |
- |
| Wednesday |
11.00am - 12.40am |
2.00pm - 4.30pm |
- |
| Thursday |
- |
- |
 -  |
| Friday |
8.50am - 10.40am |
2.10pm - 4.00pm |
- |
|
| Dr C MAH |
| Monday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Tuesday |
8.40am - 10.30am |
- |
- |
| Wednesday |
8.40am - 11.00am |
- |
4.00pm - 6.00pm |
| Thursday |
8.40am - 10.30am |
2.00pm - 4.00pm |
 -  |
| Friday |
8.40am - 10.30am |
2.15pm - 4.00pm |
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THE SICK CHILD
It is often difficult to know when to seek help about a poorly child, especially
your first. Here is some general advice we hope is helpful. There are no hard
and fast rules and if in doubt speak to your doctor, health visitor or NHS Direct.
In general a child who is drinking, playing or happily watching television
is unlikely to have anything seriously wrong. Your child will not be made
worse for being brought to the surgery.
Children whose parents smoke have more coughs, chest and ear infections than
those whose parents don't.
Babies should not be placed on their stomachs in the cot and if unwell should
be kept in the parents' room at night. A child with a temperature should have
clothing reduced until cool and (if over three months) given paracetamol syrup
(Calpol or Disprol).
Important symptoms are a refusal to drink, a faster rate of breathing, persistent
stomach pains or vomiting, neck pain or stiffness, unusual drowsiness. It is
important to note that in small babies an illness can develop quickly without
the above, and persistent crying or refusal of food, if the child appears unwell,
should lead you to contact the doctor.
Earache will usually settle with paracetamol or ibuprofen (Nurofen for children)
but if associated with a fever or persisting for several days should lead you
to come to the surgery. Earache is not an emergency though it is distressing
with no magic answer.
MENINGITIS
Meningitis is a rare but serious disease caused by a variety of different
germs.
Bacterial meningitis can come on very quickly. The symptoms are a very ill looking
child (or adult) with a severe headache, neck pain or stiffness which is made
worse by bending forwards, light hurting the eyes, vomiting, drowsiness, confus
ion or a rash like a little blood blister or bruise which does not fade on pressing.
If you suspect meningitis contact the doctor straight away. A child with a headache
without the above symptoms should initially be treated with paracetamol. Close
contacts of proven bacterial meningitis will often be contacted by the public
health department. Contacts of contacts who are not ill are not at increased
risk.
Immunisation can prevent some forms of this disease.
DISABLED PATIENTS
There is access for the disabled. The surgery is designed for wheelchair access
on the ground floor, including disabled toilets. If the doctor is "upstairs" he
/ she will come down to see any patients who are unable to climb stairs.
NHS DIRECT
This service is available 24 hours a day and can be contacted for medical
advice on 0845 4647 or online at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
EMERGENCIES AND OUT OF HOURS SERVICES
If you have an emergency, telephone the normal surgery number and you will
be put through to speak to a doctor, if available, or the receptionist will take
a message and the doctor will be contacted as soon as possible. In a life-threatening
emergency eg suspected heart attack, you should dial 999. Out of hours, the surgery
number will be put through automatically to the doctor on duty. The out of hours
service is for MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ONLY.
At present the out of hours service can be accessed by using the practice
telephone number or dialling 0844 800 1234. A receptionist at the on-call service
will record the details and you may speak to a doctor on the telephone, have
a home visit, or be asked to attend at the Base depending upon the nature of
the problem you have. You can also contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647.
The new service will run between 6.30pm and 8.00am weekdays and all weekend
and the surgery will not open on Saturday morning. Medical cover will be provided
by nurse practitioners, paramedics and doctors. Please remember the doctor on
duty has worked the day before and will work the day after without a break. If
you need advice out of normal surgery hours please contact NHS Direct which is
staffed by trained professionals.
Their number is 0845 4647 and they can advise you whether you need to contact
the duty doctor, go to a Casualty Department or if your problem can wait until
normal surgery hours. The doctors take part in the local out of hours service
and the doctor on duty is not always a partner of the practice. Often the on-call
doctor wll ask you to travel to the casualty department at Buckland Hospital
or Deal Hospital rather than visit you at home. Calls to the on-call service
are recorded.
MINOR SURGERY
All the doctors are registered for this and usually carry out minor operations
at Deal Hospital by prior arrangement.
MINOR INJURIES
Please attend Deal Hospital Minor Injuries Unit (open 8.00am to 6.00pm every
day). Contact telephone no: 01304 865420/865437. If in doubt speak to your doctor.
PARKING
We regret there is no parking at the surgery. However, the main town car park
is within walking distance of the surgery premises and disabled patients park
on the road in front of the surgery.
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