Steyning Medical Practice

Tanyard Lane, Steyning, W Sussex, England, BN44 3RJ 265 reviews

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Written by a patient
4th February 2020


Steyning health centre really good especially the receptionist Liz and Georgia have always help me out .

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Written by a patient
4th February 2020


Not feeling well for a while I was given a full in depth MOT. The service, concern and information was priceless, thank you Steyning Health Centre

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Written by a patient
4th February 2020


I have been affected recently by a nasty virus that triggered off my asthma and gave me a nasty throat and ear infection ... over the 2.5 weeks I was ill I saw the dr twice , the paramedic once and had a telephone consultation ... all appts were on the day I called . I can’t praise the centre enough .. we simply do not know how lucky we are. I will add my first port of call was there wonderful pharmacist .. I went to the drs only when over the counter medication was not working Thank you Dr Holdaway was wonderful so was Steve the paramedic

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Written by a patient
22nd January 2020


Fortunately, I rarely have to see a GP; however, my good health puts me at a disadvantage when it comes to trying to get an appointment as I have little knowledge of the nuances that it involves. I went in person to the surgery on a Friday and was told to come back Monday which I did; I was then told I had to phone at 10am the next day which my partner did - at 10.06, but she was put on hold for 6 minutes and then when she did get through was told by the receptionist: "Why didn't you phone earlier?" The receptionist then suggested I register for an online appointment. It seems the job of the receptionists is to employ tactics that would have been welcomed by the retreating Russians in 1941. I guess the system is designed to give time for the problem a potential patient has to clear up before seeing a GP.

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Written by a patient
19th June 2019


I am glad to be leaving Steyning medical practice, have been with them for over 30 yrs, I can say they have gone down hill in every service. Gone are the days when I had the most amazing Dr Priscilla Noble-Mathews as my caring GP who always made me feel listened to and was never a pill pusher to solve a problem. The now booking system since the practice has had its makeover for improvements has been anything but that. Longer waits to see anyone, more channels to go through to get seen by the right professionals and as for the GPs I can't say I have a preference because I feel its all about keeping the costs low when it comes to care. I stopped feeling listened to many yrs back. After the GPs at Steyning telling my daughter for yrs she either had Psychological problems and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome like myself they completely missed that she has Multiple Sclerosis due to lack of proper testing. She moved to London where she was given the correct care and attention, and her new GP was shocked by the lack of care she had recieved. .

28th June 2019
Response from Steyning Medical Practice

We were very sad to read your feedback and were sorry to hear that our service has not been a positive experience for yourself and your daughter. Our clinicians and staff are dedicated to giving the best care for all our patients and work very hard to ensure that we work safely and follow the required guidelines. We were sorry that you are now leaving the practice and would be happy to discuss any individual issues if you felt able to share these with us. We welcome the opportunity for patients to share their experiences which enable us to develop and improve our learning. We changed our appointment system some time ago to ensure that we are meeting the needs of patients as much as is possible. We have a duty team who help any patients who need to have urgent or same day advice through a telephone triage system. This ensures that patients who need to be seen quickly are given priority and those who can be given telephone advice are saved a visit to the practice. Our system allows patients who need to be seen for a follow up by a doctor (for example after blood tests or x-rays, medication trials etc) are able to access appointments easily so that we can find a convenient time and date wherever possible. Routine appointments are released each day for patients who have a new problem or who are coming back with an existing problem but are not been followed up regularly. Any patient who feels their symptoms cannot wait until the next available routine appointment is invited to have a telephone consultation with a GP if that is appropriate, or to speak to a member of the duty team who will ensure an appropriate appointment is allocated. We keep reviewing our systems to try and meet patients' needs and to help our patients access healthcare safely and appropriately. We will continue to work hard as a practice to ensure that we monitor our access for patients and that those patients who need to be seen are given the highest quality medical care.

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