Welcome to The Hicks Group

The Practice has been in existence, in various forms and in various buildings, since 1821. The Charles Hicks Centre was built in 1987 and extended in 1992. The Roman Gate Surgery replaced premises in Old Court Hall and was occupied in February 1994. 

Now more than ever we want to help you through these unprecedented times. 

Visiting our practice? Please continue to wear a face covering 

Patients are asked to wear a face covering, unless they are exempt and to follow social distancing when visiting our GP practice. This follows the national Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Guidance for all healthcare settings and will help to ensure the safety of our staff and patients at all times.

Thank you for your continued support.

Your GP Surgery Now

We are open and have been though out all of the lock down periods. If you need an appointment please ring us and an appropriate appointment will be arranged for you with a doctor, nurse, pharmacist or another expert in the healthcare team.  Depending on your issue this maybe over the telephone, via video link or face to face.

Face-to-face appointments continue to be available, but you will be asked to discuss your conditions over the telephone first to assess what would be most appropriate for you.

We are still carrying out our usual face to face appointments for blood tests, dressings, immunisations and so on.

If you are asked to come into the surgery for an appointment, please remember to wear a face covering. The doors and waiting rooms are open on both sites but you should only attend the practice if you have an appointment or need to pick up or drop off something at our request. Reception is NOT open to book appointments.

  Ways to seek Healthcare Advice

• Call the surgery to discuss a face-to-face or virtual (telephone or video) appointment

• Call NHS 111 or go online to seek advice https://111.nhs.uk

• Download the NHS App to order repeat prescriptions and check symptoms

The NHS App

Owned and run by the NHS, the NHS App is the simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet. It is available to everyone over the age of 13.

Register NOW to so that you can order your normal medications without leaving home. The identity checks we would normally carry out for this will be done through the app.

There is also lots of health information, including access to your records available on the app.

Access the NHS App information here

The NHS App is available now on iOS and Android.

        

Sick/Fit Notes

Sick notes for new and existing conditions can be requested over the telephone. These will be emailed to you.

Please Note: if you are off work for 7 days or less, you do not need to give your employer a fit note or other proof of sickness from a medical professional.

We cannot issue any sick notes for Covid 19 related symptoms or self-isolation. Details regarding these can be accessed via the link below. 

www.111.nhs.uk/isolation-note/