Appointments

 

For non-urgent issues, please follow the guidelines below and choose the right service. An appointment may not be necessary.

This will help us to be more efficient by making an appointment available to you when you need it the most.

Pharmacy

The Pharmacy First scheme provides advice, treatment and medicines for common ailments from your local pharmacy.

Many conditions can be treated without the need to see your GP.

Self-Care

Help and support available from many National and Local Organisations

Visit our Self Help Zone

We are improving our appointment system!

We are excited to share some news about changes to our appointment system. In response to your feedback relating to appointment availability and continuity of care we are introducing a GP triage system for urgent appointments.

GP Triage

If the reason for your call suggests that you may require more urgent care our experienced GPs will review the information you have provided to decide which member of our healthcare team is best placed to help, the most suitable time frame for the appointment and whether this is best suited to be via telephone or in person at the practice.

As well as offering GP appointments, following GP assessment, some patients will also be directed to other clinicians in the practice such as one of our clinical pharmacy team, our practice nurse or our first contact physiotherapist. By ensuring that patients reach the right person in a timely way, our clinicians will be available to answer your questions, provide clinical advice, and offer prescription renewals much more efficiently than before.

Book an Appointment

We offer a number of different appointments to meet your needs. Sometimes it is important to see your GP face to face, sometimes all you need is some advice.

We offer telephone consultations, and video consultations where you can speak with your doctor on a video link via your smartphone, from work or from home.

Urgent appointments for today or tomorrow

If you feel you need to be seen urgently on the day, our trained receptionists will conduct an initial assessment by asking you to describe the reason for your call. Where necessary, our receptionists might ask you to answer a few additional questions, designed by our GP team, to help our clinicians prioritise those patients who need more urgent care. Our GPs will review the information you have provided to decide which member of our healthcare team is best placed to help, the most suitable time frame for the appointment and whether this is best suited to be via telephone or in person at the practice.

Please phone your surgery. Find your surgery's contact details here

Extended Access

We also have extended access available. See our Out of Hours information.

Book a Routine Appointment

Appointments are made for the Exmouth Health Centre, Treetops Surgery, Raleigh Surgery and Underhill Surgery by visiting reception at each site, by telephoning during office hours or by using our online services.

If you think you may need more time with your GP, please mention this to the receptionist when making an appointment. In the event that your GP is unavailable you will be offered an appointment with another doctor.

If you are unable to keep an appointment, please let our receptionists know as soon as possible.

Ways to book

1. Request an appointment online

2. Use our online services

3. Telephone: Find your surgery's contact details here

Telephone Appointments

Quite often health related queries can be dealt with very quickly and effectively over the telephone. This allows for prompt assessment of your problem. Investigations can be booked, and we can discuss your results with you too.

Video Consultations

These are very similar to a face-to-face appointment. This is where you speak to a doctor using the video camera in your smartphone, tablet or computer.  This could save you a trip up to the health centre.

Nurse Practitioners and Practice Nurses

You may wish to consider booking an appointment with a practice nurse rather than a doctor. Practice nurses are qualified to deal with many aspects of your healthcare and you may be seen more quickly.

Sickness Certificates (Fit Notes)

You must give your employer a doctor's 'fit note' (sometimes called a 'sick note') if you've been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. This includes non-working days, such as weekends and bank holidays.

Visit our Sickness Certificates page

Travel Vaccinations

Information and advice for travelling abroad.

Visit our Travel Information page

Home Visits

Whilst we encourage our patients to come into the surgery, where we have the proper equipment and facilities available, we understand that this is not always possible. Therefore, if you do need a home visit, you can help us by calling the practice before 10:30am.

Telephone: Find your surgery's contact details here

You may only request a home visit if you are a housebound or are too ill to visit the practice. Your GP will only visit you at home if they think that your medical condition requires it and will also decide how urgently a visit is needed. Please bear this in mind and be prepared to provide suitable details to enable the doctor to assess the urgency of your visit. If you are suffering with chest pains, breathing problems or severe abdominal pain, please make sure that you communicate it to us.

Change or Cancel an Appointment

Please give us as much notice as possible so we can offer your appointment to someone else.

Ways to cancel

1. Telephone us on 01395 226540.

2. Cancel an appointment online

3. Cancel using our online services

4. Cancel through the NHS App

Chaperones

You are very welcome to be accompanied by a trusted friend or relative at your consultation if you wish, and this is all the more important if English is not your first language, or if you feel you might not be able to express what you need clearly to the doctor or nurse.

In additon, for intimate examinations, you will be offered the choice of having another professional clinician present at the examination. This is called chaperoning. This might not be possible at all times. If we cant allocate a chaperone when you wish one to be there, then we can reschedule your examination to another time.

Out of Hours

Extended Hours

Life is busy and your time is precious. We are happy to offer you appointments outside of normal working hours. We offer appointments in the evenings and on some Saturdays. If you would like to book one of these appointments, please phone reception on 01395 226540

Life Threatening

Call 999 or go to A&E now if:

  • you or someone you know needs immediate help
  • you have seriously harmed yourself – for example, by taking a drug overdose

A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a medical emergency.

Find your nearest A&E

Urgent But Not Life Threatening

Visit an urgent care centre if:

  • You have an urgent medical issue requiring on the day attention

Find Urgent Care Services

Non-urgent

Use NHS 111 if:

  • You need help now, but it’s not an emergency

111 is the NHS non-emergency number. It's fast, easy and free. Call 111 and speak to a highly trained adviser, supported by healthcare professionals. They will ask you a series of questions to assess your symptoms and immediately direct you to the best medical care for you.

NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.

In case of a life-threatening emergency, please dial 999.

There will be someone to provide you with advice and to direct you to a clinician if it is necessary.

Visit NHS 111 Online

Rolle Medical Partnership
Exmouth Health Centre
Claremont Grove
Exmouth
EX8 2JF

Telephone: 01395 226540

Treetops Surgery
Prince of Wales Drive
Exmouth
EX8 4SW

Telephone: 01395 226540

Raleigh Surgery
33 Pines Road
Exmouth
EX8 5NH

Telephone: 01395 226540

Underhill Surgery
Lympstone
EX8 5HH

Telephone: 01395 265797