Online Services

Online access

The NHS has a 'Digital First' policy as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan in order to streamline the patient journey through the complexity of healthcare provision.

We use two digital access routes to our services: e-Consult and Patient Access.

Both can be accessed by the NHS App linked alongside. Well worth downloading and setting up your universal NHS Login to make life easier (there are other third party apps. also available).

We also have video consultation facilities and can also send information and documents linked to SMS messages, so please keep your phone number up to date.

Here is an overview of Online Services (and video consultations)

E-Consult

This is the first contact for medical or administrative advice or appointments.

It is free, you don't need to register and you can use at any time to obtain medical advice or administrative requests (such as ordering a sick note) or queries.
There are also loads of useful advice articles to help guide you to manage your problems yourself.

This short video explains all about eConsult.

We are shortly (early July) replacing eConsult with Patchs. Check out their website for a look at what is coming. We hope it will be more acceptable for more patients than eConsult.

Fill in an online questionnaire which prompts you about your symptoms. This is sent securely to the practice and you will receive a response normally the same day (at the latest by the end of the next working day) - quicker than booking a future appointment.

Our response might be a phone call to you (it's great for us to have the whole story in advance), we might send a prescription to the pharmacy, arrange for some tests or send you a text or email to answer your question. Saves taking time off work and waiting to see us!

Parents can complete an eConsult for their offspring from 6m to 18yr (under 6m cannot use eConsult).
Children 16yr-18yr can complete their own eConsult but accessed under "I want help for my child" .

For more details, check out the eConsult website and to explain their data security arrangements here is their Privacy Policy

Patient Access

This is your digital service to order repeat prescriptions, check your test results, look up and share your medical records and check local services.There is also a large range of useful advice articles, news items and videos available.

The mobile App is really simple to use (from App store or Google Play) but for those who prefer to give permission for someone else to take control of this online access, or for parents of young children, there is Proxy Access.

To register for this service you do this online or ask at reception. You will need to provide photo ID - a driving license, passport etc - before your account can be activated.

There are other Apps which provide a similar range of services - in fact there is the beginning of an avalanche of new online Apps - some will be better than others and like everything, some will prosper and others disappear. The NHS Health App Library will help guide you through the NHS approved Apps (and so hopefully avoid those that are less helpful or even downright misleading)

There is also the NHS App which links services together and offers the same sorts of services but aims to become the definitive 'one-stop shop' for NHS services with a symptom checker and a wealth of health advice. It is well worth downloading this and setting up your NHS Login which will eventually be your one ID for access to all NHS services.

Online use can improve your health

The NHS Learn My Way site has useful advice on how you can use the internet to improve your health.

Become a 'Digital Citizen' and maybe then help spread the word and become a Digital Ambassador, teaching others to gain better access to healthcare through digital technology.

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