Swine Flu
People with serious underlying illness, who are pregnant or whose condition suddenly worsens should telephone their GP if they are concerned they have swine flu.
They should not come to the surgery.
Opening Hours
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 6.00pm
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New
The surgery was officially opened 17th September 2009. Click here for photos
Telephone Numbers
Normal Hours
| Main telephone number | 01404 548544 |
| Appointments desk | 01404 540074 |
| Home visits desk | 01404 540070 |
| Results desk (2-6pm only) | 01404 540071 |
| Enquires desk | 01404 540072 |
Facsimile 01404 46621
Evenings and Weekends
Telephone 0845 6710 270
We will endeavour to answer calls as quickly as possible but inevitably, as with all large organisations, there will be busy times when waiting will be necessary. The telephone system will stack the calls in a queue and provide updates as to how many people are in front of you. These queues will be specific for the desk you dialled directly or the choice you made from the menu.
Improvements to our appointments system
In an attempt to make it easier for you to make appointments we extended our working hours on 1st July 2008. Early morning appointments are available on Mondays and there are additional surgeries running on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm. In addition we have restructured our appointments and aim to be able to offer appoinmtments within 48 hours (2 working days). We encourage patients to see their usual doctor for ongoing problems – it may not be possible to offer an appointment with your own doctor within this timescale. Please be prepared to plan ahead when an appointment with a specific doctor is required.We continue to be available everyday for telephone advice; patients requesting same day appointments will be generally called back by the duty doctor. We have found that a lot of problems can be sorted out over the ‘phone.
Click here for more detailsAbout the practice
The surgery has thirteen GP principal doctors and two assistants, (seven male & six female) working within two closely linked practices.
The Honiton Group of Doctors has a combined list size of approximately 16,500 patients. The doctors are fully registered to provide general medical services, child development screening, antenatal and postnatal care, family planning and the management of chronic diseases.
The surgery services Honiton town and the surrounding villages of Gittisham, Alfington, Farway, Northleigh, Widworthy, Offwell, Wilmington, Cotleigh, Monkton, Rawridge, Upottery, Luppitt, Wick, Shelvin, Combe Raleigh, Awliscombe, Payhembury, Feniton and Buckerell (A detailed map is available at the surgery reception)
We have a strong primary healthcare team and we also work closely with other agencies. We are a research practice, accredited by The Royal College of General Practitioners. We also take part in the teaching of medical students from the Peninsula Medical School.
Surgery extension
Preliminary work to clear the ground ready to build a significant extension to the surgery began on Thursday 22nd November 2007. We are delighted with the extra space we now have.The ‘Duty Doctor’ will continue to work from the outpatients area on their on-call day in the mornings. The evening surgeries will be held at the surgery
Click here to see the plans and the work whilst it was in progress.Newsletter and Travel Clinic forms
For the surgery newsletter click hereYou can now print out the travel clinic questionnaire and tarriff click here
Millwater School Visit
Children from Millwater School recently visited the surgery and were shown around by Sandy Wason, practice manager. They have produced some pictures about the visit which are on display in the waiting room alongside the plans of the extension.
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