Church Street Medical Partnership, Bishop's Stortford, Herts, England

Church Street Surgery

Thorley Health Centre

Haymeads Health Centre

Photographs supplied by COX PHOTOGRAPHY

30a Church Street, Bishop's Stortford,
Hertfordshire CM23 2LY

Tel: (01279) 657636
Fax: (01279) 505464

Drs Rogers, Penwill, Davis, Whetstone,
Burtan, Davidson, Evans, Dr Evans & Kumar

This website has been designed to tell you about the practice and the services that we offer. Please read it carefully. We trust that you will find it helpful and informative.

Welcome To The Practice

Welcome to the Church Street Practice, established in 1971 by Dr John McIntosh and Dr Robert Griffiths. The practice has grown and is now served by seven family doctors with the support of a large health care team.

We have three surgeries in Bishop's Stortford:

Church Street Surgery in the town centre, Thorley Health Centre at the Sainsbury's supermarket site in Thorley Park and Haymeads Health Centre at the Herts and Essex Community Hospital. All three surgeries have easy wheelchair access and toilets suitable for the disabled. There is car parking available at Thorley and Haymeads Health Centres and there are three car parks close to Church Street Surgery at Apton Road, Basbow Lane and the multi-storey car park in Jackson Square. Church Street Surgery has Market Square and Church Street entrances (wheelchair access via Church Street entrance only). Medical records, repeat prescriptions and our appointments system are all on a linked computer system and patients may be seen at any of the surgeries.

EMERGENCY COVER
We now have a new Out-Of-Hours provider- HERTS URGENT CARE (HUC). This will not in any way affect your medical emergency care after the surgery is closed and HUC will continue to provide you with the excellent service you have recived until now. The contact number will be available in the normal way by ringing 657636 and listening carefully to the message.

TRAVEL CLINICS
Don't forget that Alex, our nurse, runs Travel Clinics for your holiday travel advice

OPEN ACCESS
Open Access surgery every weekday, 8.30 to 10am, at Haymeads Health Centre has been revamped! Now you can attend, book an appointment for the OA Doctor or Nurse Practitioner, leave and later return for your appointment. This should avoid long waits. Please also make the most of our fully trained Nurse Practitioners, who will be able to help with many problems you would otherwise have had to taken to a doctor.

Please remember to show your appreciation for this very special and precious 'book on the day appointment' if ever you are asked to complete a satisfaction survey.

SPECIAL PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
This is a special announcement to all my patients and staff, many of whom I regard as personal friends. I owe you all this explanation:

Due to a combination of declining physical health, post viral fatigue and depressive illness, I find that I have had to take a short period of sickness absence from the Practice. After 21 years of full-time, unbroken service, without any opportunity to take a sabbatical, or ever taken any sickleave, I find that now my body is screaming at me to slow down. Please accept my sincerest apologies for any short term inconvenience you may have trying to set up consultations with other medics within the Practice and I am deeply sorry for the loss of continuity of care that my absence will cause.

SPECIAL PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT UPDATE 26/2/2010
This will be my last posting, as I have no wish to hijack this site as my own personal Blogg.
My mental health improves daily. Unfortunately, the sweep of a heart echo-probe has revealed that my "declining physical health, post viral fatigue" is due to severe mitral valve regurgitation. In other words, I have lost "horse power because my piston rings have blown", for those of you mechanically minded. Cardiac surgery is the only way to fix this. At present, I am being "worked up" for this, but I have no idea when I will be cut.

I am fit enough to do the occasional "easy" dermatology clinic, but the rigeur of full-time GP would be too much for me. If I am forced to wait for any length of time, then I will attempt to return part-time, with the approval of my partners.

TRULY GOOD NEWS!
Church Street is proud to announce the appointment of Rebecca "Becky" Evans. Becky is a very experienced GP, who has recently moved into the area. Having just got married, she has that radiantly happy smile all new brides sport. Her welcome will be warm and sincere. It's great to have you aboard, Becky!

In addition, the practice is also advertising for a further doctor to help improve our service to patients and lessen the load on existing medics. Watch this space!

Martyn Rogers
GP Principal

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