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Holiday Closures

The Surgery will be closed the following bank holidays

  • 1st January 24
  • 18th March 24
  • 1st April 24
  • 2nd April 24
  • 6th May 24
  • 27th May 24
  • 12th July 24
  • 26th August 24
  • 25th December 24
  • 26th December 24

If you require a GP when we are closed you can contact the Lagandoc Out of Hours Service on 028 92 602204

Please ensure you order your repeat prescription in good time, to ensure you do not run out of your medicines when the surgery is closed.

We are closed for Practice Based Learning on

  • Wednesday 8th Nov PM
  • Thursday 7th Dec PM
  • Wednesday 17th Jan PM
  • Thursday 14th March PM
  • Wednesday 22nd May PM

 

Practice Policies

Confidentiality & Medical Records

Locked blue folderThe practice complies with data protection and access to medical records legislation. Identifiable information about you will be shared with others in the following circumstances:

  • To provide further medical treatment for you e.g. from district nurses and hospital services.
  • To help you get other services e.g. from the social work department. This requires your consent.
  • When we have a duty to others e.g. in child protection cases anonymised patient information will also be used at local and national level to help the Health Board and Government plan services e.g. for diabetic care.

If you do not wish anonymous information about you to be used in such a way, please let us know.

Reception and administration staff require access to your medical records in order to do their jobs. These members of staff are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the medical staff.

Freedom of Information

Information about the General Practitioners and the practice required for disclosure under this act can be made available to the public. All requests for such information should be made to the practice manager.

Access to Records

In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Access to Health Records Act, patients may request to see their medical records. Such requests should be made through the practice manager and may be subject to an administration charge. No information will be released without the patient consent unless we are legally obliged to do so [for example if ordered by a Judge].

Complaints

Customer service formWe make every effort to give the best service possible to everyone who attends our practice.

However, we are aware that things can go wrong resulting in a patient feeling that they have a genuine cause for complaint. If this is so, we would wish for the matter to be settled as quickly, and as amicably, as possible.

To pursue a complaint please contact the practice manager who will deal with your concerns appropriately. Further written information is available regarding the complaints procedure from reception.

Violence Policy

The NHS operate a zero tolerance policy with regard to violence and abuse and the practice has the right to remove violent patients from the list with immediate effect in order to safeguard practice staff, patients and other persons. Violence in this context includes actual or threatened physical violence or verbal abuse which leads to fear for a person’s safety. In this situation we will notify the patient in writing of their removal from the list and record in the patient’s medical records the fact of the removal and the circumstances leading to it.

Social Media Policy

 Social media is a type of interactive online media that allows parties to communicate instantly with each other and allows the sharing of data in a public forum. Social media covers, but is not limited to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, You Tube and Flicker. 

We ask patients not to make reference to Dromara Surgery, GP Partners & employees in social media, this includes pictures and recordings. If patients request their consultation to be recorded, please inform us prior to recording so we can give consent.

The Practice has a robust complaints procedure in place to help deal with any issues you may have. We also encourage patients to make suggestions through reception.  Please contact the surgery for details.

 



 
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