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HELP US TO HELP YOU

GP Practices across the UK are closing and jobs are being lost nationally. At Springfield we strive to provide the best possible and quality care to you. We follow the BMA Safe Working Guidance, which recommends longer appointments but capped to a daily limit. Offering a longer appointment helps with the increasingly complex health needs of the population.

The Government keep enforcing new contracts and demands on us, but there is only so much we can do safely in a day. Consultations are available by telephone, face to face and online, but these are all appointments. So please use these carefully and appropriately so that all patients get access when they need it.

The short video below explains what is actually happening. We get £107 per patient per year, or 30 pence a day, to provide your healthcare, whether you see us once in 10 years or see our healthcare team several times a week.

Please see link below to video.

GPs are on your side

Do It Online

Patient On Line Services via VISION

GP online services allow you to access a range of services via your computer, mobile or tablet. Once you have signed up, you will be able to:

book or cancel appointments online
renew or order repeat prescriptions online
view parts of your GP record, including information about medication, allergies, vaccinations, previous illnesses and test results

You can still contact the practice by phone or in person, this is just another option, which other patients have found is more convenient and saves them time. More information including “how to” leaflets and videos of patients and why they are using GP online services are available at www.nhs.uk/gponlineservices