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The surgery is only closed on the statuary bank holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day) - we are otherwise open as normal. If you need a doctor when we are closed ring our normal number - 0844 815 1340 - and your call will automatically be transferred to the out of hour service. Our opening times over the Christmas period are: Friday 21/12 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Saturday 22/12 -Extended access surgery  8.00 am - 11.00 am. Sunday 23/12 - closed Christmas Eve - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Christmas Day - closed Boxing Day 26/12 - closed Thursday 27/12 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm (and extended access surgeries 7.00 am - 8.00 am and 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm) Friday 28/12 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Saturday 29/12 - -Extended access surgery  8.00 am - 11.00 am. Sunday 30/12 - closed Monday 31/12 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm New Years Day - closed Wednesday 2/1 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Thursday 3/1 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm (and extended access surgery 7.00 am - 8.00 am) Friday 4/1 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm S

Congratulations to Dr Sarah Deeley, she has just be appointed as an approved GP Trainer. Kings Medical Practice is an approved GP Training Practice and Dr Deeley is now the fourth approved GP Trainer in the practice. In order for young doctors to become GPs they have to undertake a three year training programme. Half of this time is spent in approved GP Training Practices like Kings Medical Practice. Our trainees will have already done two years in hospital posts since they qualified and then be either at the start or end of their training programme. Most of our trainees will be in the last year year of their training programme so although they are still quite junior they will have been qualified for at least four years. During their time with us they have two tutorials a week and their work is closely supervised. After each surgery session they are allocated a more senior doctor to debrief them about the patients they have seen and any queries they may have had. In addition if the