Captain French Surgery - Doctors surgery opening times and what to do when we are closed

Opening Times

The Captain French Surgery is open at the following times:-

Monday	8.00am - 8.00pm Alt wks
Tuesday	8.00am - 7.30pm Alt wks
Wednesday	7.30am - 7.00pm
Thursday	8.15am - 6.30pm
Friday	7.30am - 6.30pm
Weekend	closed

Please note - our phones are diverted to CHoC at 6.30pm each evening.

We offer an Urgent Access Clinic where you can be seen on the same day for urgent problems.

We also offer telephone appointments, which can be very useful to follow up problems or deal with issues that do not require a physical examination, if possible please ring after 10am.

Telephone Numbers

Appointments - 01539 720241

Home visits, test results and all other enquiries - 01539 720241

Out of Hours emergency doctor service CHoC - 03000 247 247

Consulting Times

Monday

Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Dr M Brennan	Dr M Brennan
Dr J Pigott	Dr J Pigott	Dr J Pigott
Dr S Edgecombe	Dr S Edgecombe	Dr S Edgecombe
Dr E Jones	Dr E Jones
	Urgent Access Clinic

Tuesday

Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Dr M Brennan	Dr M Brennan	Dr M Brennan
Dr S Edgecombe	Dr S Edgecombe
Dr A Lee	Dr A Lee	Dr A Lee
Dr D Hughes	Dr D Hughes
	Urgent Access Clinic

Wednesday

Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Dr M Brennan	Dr M Brennan
Dr J Pigott	Dr J Pigott	Dr J Pigott
Dr C Brennan	Dr C Brennan
	Urgent Access Clinic

Thursday

Morning	Afternoon
Dr M Brennan	Dr M Brennan
Dr J Pigott
Dr C Brennan
Dr S Edgecombe
	Dr A Lee
	Dr D Hughes
Dr E Jones
	Urgent Access Clinic

Friday

Morning

Afternoon

Dr C Brennan



Dr S Edgecombe

Dr S Edgecombe

Dr A Lee

Dr A Lee

Dr D Hughes

Dr D Hughes

Dr E Jones
Dr E Jones



Urgent Access Clinic

Clinics

Minor Illness Clinic - To see a Practice Nurse who has been additionally trained to deal with common acute illnesses e.g. coughs, colds, rashes

	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	9.00 - 12.20	1.30 - 5.30
Tuesday	9.00 - 12.20	1.30 - 5.30
Wednesday	9.00 - 12.00	1.30 - 5.30
Thursday	9.00 - 12.10	1.30 - 5.30
Friday	9.00 - 12.10	1.30 - 5.30

Treatment Room - e.g. Dressings, injections, ear syringing, travel vaccinations

	Morning	Afternoon
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday		12.30 - 5.00
Thursday	8.30 - 12.30
Friday		12.30 - 5.00

Assistant Practitioner - e.g. INR monitoring, Health Promotion

	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	8.15 - 9.15 *(bloods only)* 9.30 - 12.30	-
Tuesday	8.00 - 8.30(bloods only) 9.00 - 12.00	1.30 - 4.50
Wednesday	7.30 - 12.15	-
Thursday	8.30 - 9.15 (bloods only) 9.30 - 12.40	1.30 - 4.00

Health Care Assistant - e.g. Blood Tests, Blood Pressure checks

	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	8.00 - 10.00 (Bloods only) 10.10 - 12.30	1.20 - 6.00
Tuesday	8.15 - 12.00 (Bloods only)	1.00 - 4.00
Wednesday	7.30 - 10.00 (Bloods only) 10.10 - 12.40	1.30 - 3.50
Thursday	8.15 - 12.00 (Bloods only)
Friday	7.45 - 11.30 (Bloods only)	12.30 - 3.00

Respiratory Clinic - i.e. Asthma and COPD

Thursday	1.30 - 5.00
Friday	8.30 - 12.30

CDM Clinic - Chronic Disease Management e.g. Diabetes, Vascular Disease

Monday	2.00pm - 3.30pm
Tuesday	2.00pm - 4.00pm
Wednesday	2.00pm - 4.00pm
Thursday	2.00pm - 4.00pm
Friday	2.00pm - 4.00pm

Family Planning Clinic & Sexual Health

Monday

3.00pm - 6.40pm

Midwife

Wednesday

1.00-2.15pm Antenatal
2.30-3.00pm Bookings

When We Are Closed

When the surgery is closed, the Cumbria PCT Out Of Hours service called CHoC (Cumbria Health on Call) will deal with all medical emergencies. Please telephone (01539) 720241 and if the surgery is closed a recorded message will give you the telephone number to ring to contact CHoC.

Please do not misuse the emergency system

NHS Direct

In the case of urgent need when the practice is closed you can call NHS Direct (0845 4647) to speak to a triage nurse. Your needs will be assessed and advice offered or arrangements made for you to see a doctor.

Please do not ask to see a doctor out of hours unless you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.

Call 999 in an emergency. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.

Staff Training

We are closed on the following afternoons for staff training from 1.00pm until 8.00am the following morning:

Tuesday 14th May 2013

Wednesday 12th June 2013

Wednesday 17th July 2013

Thursday 19th September 2013

Wednesday 16th October 2013

Thursday 5th December 2013

Wednesday 15th January 2014

Prescriptions will be available from Rowlands Pharmacy from 1.00pm-5.00pm.

Please call CHoC on 03000 247 247 if you require urgent medical help or advice during the hours that the surgery is closed.

Noticeboard

PLEASE NOTE

We are closed on the following afternoons for staff training from 1.00pm until 8.00am the following morning:

14th May 2013

12th June 2013

17th July 2013

19th September 2013

16th October 2013

5th December 2013

15th January 2014

All prescriptions are available for collection from 1.00pm - 5.00pm from Rowlands Pharmacy

Out of Hours

Cumbria Health on Call 03000 247 247

Hearing Impaired patients, please ring typetalk 18001 03000 247 247

Morning	Afternoon
Dr C Brennan
Dr S Edgecombe	Dr S Edgecombe
Dr A Lee	Dr A Lee
Dr D Hughes	Dr D Hughes
Dr E Jones	Dr E Jones
	Urgent Access Clinic