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.
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
****FLU VACCINATION CLINICS 2017****
We have reserved a flu vaccination for all eligible/at risk patients at the surgery.
Our Walk in Flu Clinics are being held on:-
Saturday 30th September 2017 9.00am-12.00pm Gamlingay Surgery
Monday 9th October 2017 2.00-4.00pm Wrestlingworth Village Hall
Saturday 14th October 2017 9.00am-12.00pm Potton Surgery
You do not need an appointment for these clinics; you will be seen in order of arrival.
Flu vaccinations are also available Monday to Friday in both surgeries. Please contact the Surgery to make an appointment with one of our Health Care Assistants.
Child Flu vaccinations - All children aged two and three, but not aged four years on 31st August 2017 (ie born on or after 1st September 2013 and on or before 31st August 2015) will be offered a nasal spray flu vaccination. Please contact the surgery to make an appointment with one of our Practice Nurses.
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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
Bank Holiday Opening Times
We will be closed on the following Bank Holidays
Spring Bank Holiday Monday 29th May 2017
Summer Bank Holiday Monday 28th August 2017
Please ensure that we have your repeat prescription slip to process if you require medication over this period
In an emergency please telephone 111
Increase in NHS Prescription Charges
The Government has decided that NHS prescription charges will increase to £8.60 per item from 1 April 2017. Pre-payment certificates will not be affected by this change.
Please click here for more information
Changes to the Out of Hours Service
With effect from 30th March 2017
On 30th March 2017, the new Integrated Urgent Care Service will take over in Bedfordshire and Luton which incorporates NHS 111 and the Out of Hours Service. The new Service will be run by Herts Urgent Care.
NHS 111 is available for patients who need medical advice in a non-life threatening situation out of hours.
Patients can access the new Out of Hours Service by telephoning 111Monday to Friday between 6.30pm-8.00am and 24 hours during the weekend and on Bank Holidays.
Patients will speak with a Clinical Advisor who will assess the patient, both clinically and socially. 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
PLEASE NOTE: The current Out of Hours telephone number
0345 6010244 will not be in use from 30th March 2017.
Surgery News & Information
Patient Newsletter - April 2017 - May 2017
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
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