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Written by a carer
2nd July 2015


I have always received great care from this surgery for both myself and my four children. I moved out of the area and was anxious about leaving but was assured I could stay with the practice which was a great relief. In particular I want to mention Dr Patel who is, in my opinion, the GP I have 100% confidence in and can be completely relaxed talking about issues. He has been a tremendous support and my daughter saw him yesterday for the first time and said 'he's the only doctor I ever want to see'. If I had to make one observation it would be around the ability to contact the surgery at times and have on occasion spent 40 minutes trying to get through on the phone. That said, it is an extremely busy surgery and my frustration comes from sitting in the waiting room and seeing how many people have not turned up for their appointments - can we not implement a fine for this - dentists do!!!! I'm sure the surgery get equally frustrated In summary, a fantastic surgery with a host of exceptional GP's and would never consider going anywhere else, grateful to be a patient there

2nd July 2015
Response from Southborough Lane Surgery

Thank you for taking the time to give your kind feedback. I am so glad to hear that you are happy with the service you are receiving and will certainly pass on your comments to Dr Patel and the supporting team. As you say, we are an extremely busy surgery and I understand your frustrations at difficulties getting through on the phone. We always answer our phones as quickly as we can but obviously there are certain times of the day when it is much busier, for example first thing in the morning. I agree, it is frustrating that some patients consistently continue to DNA. We do monitor repeat offenders. Once again, thank you for your comments - feedback of any kind is much appreciated. It is only through this that we can strive to offer the best service we can. Response left by Sally Gaites/Senior Practice Administrator

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