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The doctors and staff at Marton Medical Practice in Blackpool aim to offer the highest standard of patient-centered healthcare using a mix of face2face, telephone and video appointments for the convenience of all our patients.
Our Receptionist Team are all trained Care Navigators and are a limited resource at the Practice and they continue to be extremely busy. With this in mind to help US and YOU, we hope the following information is useful:-
Some nurse appointments can be booked online, in person or by telephone and we ask you to book online where possible to free up our extremely busy phone lines. Please be sure to book an appropriate slot, especially with our nursing team, they are all clearly labelled as our nurses don’t all offer the same type of care. Doctor appointments are requested preferably via our online form. Please see the online services or Appointment sections on this website
Please order your Repeat Prescriptions online where possible as this will also free up our phone lines.
How our clinical team are consulting
We offer a mix of face2face or telephone appointments with our doctors and Advanced Clinical Practitioners. These are available to request via our online form along with administration requests. We offer appointments based on clinical need and will be sent a link via SMS text to book your appointment. Please check your phone and access the booking link as soon as you receive it. We do direct to other services where appropriate.
When our practice reaches full capacity for the day, it is crucial to prioritise patient safety and well-being as well as that of all members of the Practice Team.
We follow BMA safe working guidance by Triage and Signposting with a robust system to assess the urgency of each case. Non-urgent cases may be redirected to other services such as community pharmacies, Enhanced access services (outside normal surgery hours), NHS 111, Respiratory Hubs or walk-in centres.
If your concern is urgent your request will be triaged and you will be offered an appointment with an appropriate clinician based on clinical need or directed to the most appropriate alternate service. Our duty doctors manage the triage themselves and do ask reception to contact you with their directions. If the doctor feels it would be beneficial to see you in person, they will arrange this with you, and it will usually be the same day. You should be available to take their telephone call.
Our Practice nurses are carrying out Long Term Condition Management at face2face appointments however, as some of our patients prefer telephone consultation, where it’s appropriate, these will still be available
We are a General Medical Services Practice.
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