Welcome to Greensands Medical Practice
The doctors and staff welcome you to Greensands Medical Practice. We provide a wide range of general medical services from our two premises in Potton and Gamlingay.
Both sites have easy wheelchair access.
Please explore our website to find out more about us and what we can offer.
Celebrating 30 Years Service
Our Practice Manager, Nicola Gauge, has worked at the Practice for 30 years. We celebrated this achievement with her on the 10th July with present and former colleagues.
We are immensely proud of our Practice and our Practice Manager Nicola. We feel she is one of the unsung hero’s of the NHS, quietly working in the background to ensure that we continue to give the best care that we can to our patients. Nicola joined our practice in 1989 as an office junior and worked hard, quietly with determination and in October 2004 she became our Practice Manager. Since then she has dedicated her life to the Practice. She tirelessly looks after all the GP’s, Staff and Patients. She works calmly and quietly with a smile on her face never giving up on the challenges that face her daily.
All the GP’s feel very lucky to have Nicola as our Practice Manager. She is very well respected throughout the Locality and works closely with the other Practice Managers and the CCG to ensure that our patients get the very best care. She has taken on board all the changes within the NHS and meets them head on. She continues to work with us at Greensands and we are taking this opportunity to acknowledge her hard work and continuing dedication to the Practice. We believe she truly is an Unsung Hero of the NHS.
Retinal Screening – Potton and Gamlingay
Unfortunately, we have been unable to accommodate the Retinal Screening Unit from Bedford Hospital this year.
There were several Health and Safety issues last year, with electric cables being passed through the surgery windows from the van parked outside. Also, the corner of our roof was damaged when the van reversed into the property, as there is limited parking and space to manoeuvre at the top of the drive at Potton.
Due to increasing patient numbers and demand, we have increased our clinical staffing and as such we do not have any spare administrative rooms in either building now for external services to use for a two week period at both sites. Some offices at Potton and Gamlingay have been converted into clinical rooms and due to patient confidentiality, we hope that you understand that we cannot have the windows open all day to pass an electrical cable through when consultations are taking place.
We did advise the Unit that there are other local buildings available in Potton and Gamlingay which may be able to help, but unable to comment as to whether they made contact.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
GP & STAFF TRAINING DATES
Surgery Opening Times
Please note, to access healthcare services when the surgery is closed call 111.
Surgery doors will close at 1800h
Potton
Monday 0830 - 1230 1400 - 1830
Tuesday 0830 - 1230 1400 - 1830
Wednesday 0830 - 1230 1400 - 1830
Thursday 0830 - 1230 CLOSED
Friday 0830 - 1230 1400 - 1830
Weekends CLOSED CLOSED
Gamlingay
Monday 0830 - 1230 1400 - 1830
Tuesday 0830 - 1230 1400 - 1830
Wednesday 0830 - 1230 CLOSED
Thursday 0830 - 1230 1400 - 1830
Friday 0830 - 1230 1400 - 1830
Weekends CLOSED CLOSED
Appointments with a GP or Practice Nurse are now available in the evenings and weekends for patients registered at this practice, these are called ‘Extended Access’ appointments. We are working with other practices in Bedfordshire to provide these additional appointments to increase access to healthcare at times that are convenient to patients.
When you call to make an appointment we may offer you an ‘Extended Access’ appointment, this appointment could be held at another practice and with a GP or Practice Nurse from another practice. Our reception team will confirm all of the details at the time of booking and if you are registered to receive text message alerts, you will receive a text message to confirm the date, time and location of your appointment.
A NEW Community Transport Service is available NOW....
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
General Data Protection Regulations
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is a new law that determines how your personal data is processed and kept safe, and the legal rights that you have in relation to your own data.
Please see the following documentation for further information.
General Data Protection Regulations for Young People
Third Party Access and Collection
Notification - Change of Details
Patient Online
For information on our Patient Online services (including access to view a summary of your medical record and/or your detailed coded record) and to download an application form for an online account click here
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Patient Transport Schemes
A number of car schemes are available for Greensands Medical Practice patients who would otherwise be unable to get to medical appointments or visit patients in hospitals. Our Patient Transport Scheme leaflet, put together by our Patient Participation Group, gives basic details of volunteer and community organised schemes. It also gives information about the Free NHS transport service available to eligible patients and how you could reclaim transport costs incurred for essential visits to hospital.
Please click here for a copy of the leaflet
Changes to the Out of Hours Service
To access Healthcare Services when we are closed please call 111
The Patient will either be given telephone advice, a face to face appointment or a home visit.
If a patient requires a face to face appointment, they will be allocated an appointment at one of the locations listed below:-
- Biggleswade Hospital, Potton Road, Biggleswade
- Bedford Hospital, Kempston Road, Bedford
- Town Centre GP Surgery, Luton
- Leighton Buzzard Health Centre
- Priory Gardens Surgery, Dunstable
- Highlands, Flitwick
Surgery News & Information
Patient NewsLetter June - July 2019
IT / Electronic Patient Records Statement of Intent
Changes to the appointment system - Telephone Triage explained
Support for patients aged 60 years and above living in Potton
Please click here for additional surgery news & Information
End of life care and advance care planning information
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