Welcome to our new website
We are pleased to announce our new practice website. We hope this is a significant improvement. Any feedback as always is very much appreciated.
Cheriton Bishop and Teign Valley Practice
The Surgery, Yeoford Road, Cheriton Bishop, EX6 6JA
Branch Surgery - The Surgery, Layne Fields, Christow, EX6 7NY
tel: 01647 24272
email: D-CCG.CheritonBishop@nhs.net
We are a busy rural GP Training Practice with four doctors and a GP Registrar. Our main surgery is at Cheriton Bishop and our Branch surgery at Christow. Our Practice Area covers approximately 80 square miles with 12 villages around the beautiful landscape in and around the Dartmoor National Park.
Our aim is to give a personal, caring, efficient and friendly service to all our patients. This not only includes the management of acute illness, but a proactive, holistic and sensitive treatment of all chronic diseases, and a fully structured preventative health program for all age groups.
Welcome to our new website
We are pleased to announce our new practice website. We hope this is a significant improvement. Any feedback as always is very much appreciated.
CORONA VIRUS
We have a webpage specifically for the latest advice and news, please follow this link:
PLEASE BEAR WITH US THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT AND CHANGING TIME.
AS A RESULT AND WITH RESTRICTIONS ON PEOPLE GATHERING IN A CONFINED SPACE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TRIAGE THE WALK-IN SURGERY DAILY. WE WILL ASK PEOPLE TO WAIT IN THEIR CARS AND CALL THE SURGERY NUMBER WHEREUPON A GP WILL CALL AND TRIAGE WITH INSTRUCTIONS. WE CAN SEE NO OTHER WAY TO AVOID A WAITING ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME.WE WOULD ASK PEOPLE WITH ANY UPPER OR LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION TO NOT ATTEND THE SURGERY, PLEASE EITHER CALL FOR US TO TRIAGE OR USE THE 111 WEBSITE AS BELOW.
AS FROM TODAY FRIDAY 13TH MARCH THE NEW GUIDANCE IS FOR PEOPLE WITH A NEW COUGH OR A TEMPERATURE OF OVER 37.8C TO ASSUME THEY HAVE CORONA VIRUS COVID 19 AND SELF ISOLATE FOR 7 DAYS. DO NOT ATTEND THE SURGERY. IF YOU FEEL THAT THINGS ARE DETERIORATING THEN PLEASE CALL 111.
Please see the link below for the latest government advice.
advice regarding stay at home guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-people-with-confirmed-or-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection
For general information about corona virus: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
If you feel you are at risk of contact or of having corona virus please use: https://111.nhs.uk/service/covid-19
Again we apologise for the change to the normal surgery routine. We only do this to try to keep the cases of COVID-19 to a minimum and to keep the surgery staff being able to provide as good a service as we can.
Community Help
Each community on our patch has a plan in place and volunteers to help in this time of crisis. Please see our corona virus page for details
If outside surgery hours, dial 111 if you need urgent help and advice. If an emergency, dial 999.
Last updated 16th March 2020