COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS

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PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OPENING HOURS ARE NOW 8.00AM - 6.30PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY DURING THE PANDEMIC PERIOD

Advanced notice of roadworks - Wallisdown Road 

BCP Council have informed us that part of Wallisdown Road will be closed for roadworks from Saturday 4th April 2020 for two and a half weeks.  The road between Fern Barrow and Boundary Road roundabouts will be inaccessible and access for residents only will be permitted from Kinson Road at specific times.  Detours will be in place along Kinson Road, Columbia Road and Boundary Road.  Gillett Road will remain open but patients attending the surgery will have to approach it via Boundary Road.  Please can patients bear this is mind when attending for appointments as delays may be inevitable.

Electronic Prescriptions

From 11th March, prescriptions  will be signed, sent and processed electronically. You can choose a pharmacy t o dispense your prescription or you can  decide each time you are issued with a prescription where it is sent. For Further details, please go our "online Services" page.

Late night cervical smear clinics

Ladies, if you find it hard to fit in your smear appointment with your busy lives we are now offering a late night clinic after work.

If you are due/overdue for your test and have received at letter,   please make an appointment with our nurse at reception and ask for a later appointment time. 

Improving Access

We are working to improve access to appointments for our patients, in particular at evenings and weekends. If you would like to be offered one of these appointments, please ask. These appointments may be at a different site.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

There has been a significant change to the legislation regarding data protection. A new regulation called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in place. We at Talbot Medical Centre have amended our procedures to meet the new regulations. A privacy notice can be found on our practice website under how we use your data. If you have any queries or concerns or need further advice or information please ask at our reception desk.

TMC Rated "Good" by CQC

Thanks to everyone who made comments or participated in the CQC visit, which we had on Friday 9th February 2018.  Our overall ratings were good in all areas, i.e. they are safe, effective, caring, responsive to people's needs and well led. See the report here.

Friends and Family Test

Take our friends and family test here