As part of the NHS commitment to providing more personalised care, from June 2015 all practices are required to provide all their Patients with a named GP who will have overall responsibility for the care and support that our surgery provides.
- This will not impact your experience at the practice, the provision of appointments, your treatment, or which GP you can see
- You may wonder why your allocated GP is not necessarily the one you see most regularly. Please be assured that you can still access all of our medical team in exactly the same way as before
- Having a named GP does not guarantee you will always be seen by that GP
- Please note that the GP responsible for your care may be subject to change and reallocation in the future
You do not need to take any further action, but if you have any questions or wish to know who is your named GP, please speak to a member of the reception team.
Can patients choose their own named GP
In the first instance, patients should simply be allocated a named GP. However, if a patient requests a particular GP, reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate their preference, recognising that there are occasions when the practice may not feel the patient’s preference is suitable.
Do patients have to see the named GP when they book an appointment with the practice?
No. Patients can and should feel free to choose to see any GP or nurse in the practice in line with current arrangements.