The Apples Medical Centre

We are lucky to have such good care and feel confident to be in such safe hands at the Apples Surgery. A huge big thank you for my continued care and monitoring, particularly Dr. Tweedie and nurse Ruth.

I had the first appointment in the day and even then I was seen 10 minutes late despite arriving early and the doctor being in the building. The doctor seen was efficient to the point of being brusk - no faffing which was fine but little in the way of 'good bedside manner' - thankfully I didn't have anything life threatening.

In September 2017 I experienced symptoms, which I thought might mean that I had throat cancer. My brother had had throat cancer some 10 years before. I was given an appointment to see my GP within 2 working days. He referred me to a consultant and I was seen by him at Weymouth Hospital within another 2 days. He could find nothing wrong and referred me to Dorchester Hospital for a Barium Swallow. Again 3 days later I had the Swallow and was given the all clear. From phoning the surgery to completing the treatment process took one week. The NHS at its very best! In December 2017 I was bitten by a tick and 7 days later I started to experience symptoms of Lyme Disease. I rang the surgery that morning and was seen by my GP at midday on the same day. He put me on a 12 day course of antibiotics and took blood samples. Within 3 days I started to feel better. The results of the blood tests proved negative but a further sample was taken 3 weeks after the first one, to ensure there was no Lyme infection in my system. I can not speak too highly of the Apples Surgery and the doctors and nurses who work there. They are a credit to the NHS.

Getting an appointment is usually ok. If the doctors are not working to full capacity in number, the wait can be longer unless it an urgent need in which case you can see a doctor who may not be the one you usually see.

Brilliant - you can't improve perfection.

My father needed emergency respite care on Dec 16. The day he went into the care his surgery in Basing Stoke phoned to say he needed to go into hospital(low sodium). I registered him temporarily with Dr Morris, we had a long and totally supportive conference with him and he visited dad that evening, backed by rapid transfer of records from Busing Stoke dad did not go at hospital, has made a steady recovery and us setting in to a new life in Leighs. NHS care at its most excellent.