Welcome to Honiton Surgery

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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.

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About 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 - the story so far..

Preliminary work to clear the ground ready to build a significant extension to the surgery began on Thursday 22nd November 2007. It was anticipated that the whole project would be completed by May 2009; there has been a slight delay and it is now likely to be completed in July/August. We are delighted with the extra space we now have and look forward to be able to use the refurbished rooms in the original building. Doctors and nurses are still moving around the building until their final rooms are ready. Everyone has returned from their temporary rooms at Honiton Hospital. The ‘Duty Doctor’ will continue to work from the outpatients area on their on-call day in the mornings and the evening surgeries will also continue to be held at the hospital

Click here to see our plans and work so far.

Newsletter and Travel Clinic forms

For the surgery newsletter click here
You 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.