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Booking your appointment

Patient Information:
Don't forget that you can book your appointment with a GP, Nurse or for a blood test using the NHS App.

You can also book using the Book an Appointment button on the website if you are signed up to the NHS App.

Our Enhanced Access also means that you can book to see a GP on a Tuesday from 6.30pm until 8pm - to book use the NHS App or ring Reception.

Hearing Aid Battery ordering

Posted on 29th April 2025

Following the change to the commissioned services, the practice is not currently receiving stocks of hearing aid batteries. Patients are requested to follow the information in the following document.

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Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) Injections

Posted on 25th June 2025

Prescribing of Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) injections for managing Obestity and Overweight in Adults, as well as its use to treat Type 2 Diabetes.
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Survey

Posted on 30th April 2025

Survey to better understand people affected by cancer.

Protect yourself against Lyme Disease

Posted on 25th March 2025

Learn how to protect yourself, manage tick bites and stop the spread of diseases such as Lyme disease.
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Prescription Wait Times

Posted on 6th March 2025

Please allow three working days before collecting your prescriptions.

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Teign Valley Photography Competition-Capture Our Community!

Submit a photo of the local landscape.
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Reducing Wasting Appointments and Improving Access for All Patients

In the past month alone, 86 appointments have been missed or cancelled without sufficient notice, which has equated to nearly 19 hours of valuable time that could have been used to treat other patients.
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School Immunisations

Posted on 17th March 2025

School Aged Vaccinations
**Please note that the flu vaccinations are seasonal and are available from September to December.

Bowel Cancer Screening

Posted on 17th March 2025

The bowel cancer screening programme now includes everyone over the age of 50. You’ll automatically be sent an NHS Bowel Screening Kit when you become eligible. It’s the most important post you’ll receive.
#SouthWestBowelCancer https://tinyurl.com/3ena6kyk

IMPORTANT PATIENT NOTIFICATION

Please be advised that the d-icb.cheritonbishop@nhs.net mailbox is not constantly monitored, for clinical issues and queries please use the Patient Triage accessible through our website and the NHS App.
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PATIENT ADVICE AND MESSAGES FOR ELECTIVE CARE WAITING LISTS

Patient Advice and Messages for Elective Care Waiting Lists
myhealth-devon.nhs.uk/my-referral/waiting-times
Information for patients about waiting times is available on the waiting times page on MyHealth and practices may wish to share this on their own websites. It states:
If you would like to be seen elsewhere or have been waiting a long time to be seen or for treatment please contact DRSS on 01626 883888 or email: drss.helpdesk@nhs.net to discuss your options.
The NHS Constitution gives most people living in England the right to choose where to receive treatment. You have the right to choose the organisation that provides your NHS care when you're referred for your first appointment with a consultant. So if your GP recommends that you see a specialist, you can choose where and when to see them.
Please note DRSS are unable to give exact guidance on how long you will wait to be seen for an appointment.
Please do not contact the hospital or your GP to check where you are on the list as they will not to be able to provide you with this information. The only exception to this is if you feel your condition is worsening prior to their hospital clinic appointment or procedure. In this instance, contact your GP.

myhealth-devon.nhs.uk/my-referral/waiting-times

WE ARE A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SURGERY

We are proud to support Dementia Friends, an Alzheimer’s Society initiative. Each member of our staff has become a Dementia Friend. A Dementia Friend is somebody that learns about dementia so they can help their community.

You can sign up to become a Dementia Friend at dementiafriends.org.uk

https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/