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The surgery is closed on May Bank Holiday, Monday 30th May, 2016. We are open for pre-booked appointments on Saturday 28th May, 8.00 am - 11.00 am, as usual but are closed on Monday 30th May. We reopen, as normal on Tuesday, 31st May at 8.00 am. We have our usual pre-booked evening appointments on Tuesday 31st May from 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm. If you need urgent GP assistance or advice over the weekend then dial 111. Have a good weekend and I am hoping it does not rain!

In February the practice was inspected by the Care Quality Commission and their final report is now published. The practice has been rated overall as good and you can read the full report by c licking here . The CQC assess the practice over five domains – safe, effective, caring, responsive and well lead and look at six population groups - older people, people with long term conditions, families, children and young people, working age people, people in vulnerable circumstances and those experiencing poor mental health. We were rated outstanding in two domains for people with long term conditions (effective and responsive) and good for all the other domains/population groups. The CQC inspectors reported that during their inspection they saw three areas of outstanding practice and below is a direct quote from their report: 'The practice had a very effective and caring approach to palliative care. We saw evidence that they worked closely with patients, families and other