POLITE NOTICE
Hill Barton Surgery as well as surgeries across the country is experiencing unprecedented levels of patient demand. Whilst this was largely expected as a side effect of the lockdown , restrictions being lifted and the constraints that were put upon us it has meant that we have had to manage patient demand differently to be able to deal with the volume of contacts on a daily basis. We continue to offer face to face appointments where clinically needed and the GPs are telephone triaging more patients on a daily basis in order to deal with the demand, but unfortunately you may have to wait longer for routine appointments. The staff can only offer an appointment where there is time available.
We thank patients for patience and understanding the extreme pressure that all of our staff have and are still currently under. The covid-19 vaccination programme ( 1800 extra appointments) has been managed by the staff working on their days off ,weekends and bank holidays, in addition to working harder than ever.
Thank you for reading this notice.
CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION
Face masks will still be required to worn within the surgery after 19th July 2021.
Please do not come to the surgery if you have any symptoms of coronavirus. These include a high temperature or a new, continuous cough or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste.
GAINING VACCINATION STATUS EVIDENCE
From 17 May 2021, people in England who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can demonstrate their vaccination status for international travel. A full course is currently two doses of any approved vaccine. Vaccine status will be available from:
It may take more than a week for your identity to be checked and verified so you can use these services.
If you cannot access these online services, and you have had 2 vaccines, you can request a paper letter from the NHS by calling 119. Only call 119 if you had your second dose more than 5 working days ago. It may take 7 working days for the letter to arrive.
This practice is not able to provide you with a letter that shows your COVID-19 vaccination status.
When you're planning your travel, check the latest information on demonstrating your COVID-19 status when travelling abroad on the gov.uk website. Make sure there is time to get proof of your vaccination status before you leave.
Please follow the following advice from the Department of Health and social care.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
If you have had coronavirus the following gives advice to assist recovery.
https://www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/
Welcome to Hill Barton Surgery
The doctors and staff at Hill Barton Surgery in Exeter are proud to offer the highest standard of patient-centred healthcare.We run many clinics for the management of chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes and offer a wide variety of other medical services including antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery,Travel vaccinations and childhood vaccinations.The Care Quality Commission carrried out an inspection in July 2019 and found Hill Barton Surgery to be rated GOOD overall, please view the report in the CQC tab at the bottom for further information.
In addition to everything you need to know about the practice you will also find a wealth of health-related information in the menu at the bottom of the page. Please have a look around and do send us some feedback if you like.
Exeter General Practice Access for weekends and evenings.
Patients in Exeter can now see a GP or a nurse 7 days a week as Exeter Practices join forces to provide increased cover at weekends and weekday evenings. Participating practices across the City now open on a rota basis on a Saturday and Sunday (9.00 am – 5.00 pm) and weekday evenings (Monday-Friday) between 6.30pm and 8.00 pm. For more information and details of opening times please visit www.exeterprimarycare.co.uk/uncategorized/exeteropeningtimes
Patient Survey- June 2018
The latest results of our Surgery survey are published in the survey report tab. 83% patients rated the Hill Barton Surgery at Good , Very good or Excellent, Thank you to all patients that filled in a survey, the results are reviewed by the practice and the Patient participation group and an action plan developed.The minutes and actions will be attached in the patient group tab once completed.
Disabled Access
The surgery has been designed with disabled access to the practice and there is a downstairs toilet. If it is difficult for you to climb the stairs please tell the receptionist and she will arrange a downstairs consultation. If you wish to receive any correspondence in a different format, large text, braille and so on please let a receptionist know.
(Site updated 15/07/2021)