Should you have any concerns about the merger please contact us by email or post; see below.The forthcoming merger of Cape Cornwall Surgery and Alverton Practice gives us a unique opportunity to further develop and improve the clinical services we deliver. We are currently ranked 858 out of 7108 surgeries across the UK and Our last Patient Survey showed the following:- 99% of patients said they always or almost always see or speak to the GP they prefer 97.2% of patients said they could get through easily to the practice by phone (CCG average 81.8%, national average 73.3%)90.3% of patients were satisfied with the practice’s opening hours CCG average of 79.9% and national average of 74.9%)St Clare Medical Centre premises is a No Smoking Site.Only registered Assistance Dogs and Guide Dogs are permitted within the building. Choose what cookies you allow us to use. Find out about the main symptoms of coronavirus and what to do if you have them.Advice about staying at home (self-isolation) and treatment for you and anyone you live with.Information about testing for coronavirus and what to do if you're contacted by the NHS Test and Trace service.Advice for people at higher risk from coronavirus, including older people, people with health conditions and pregnant women.Advice about avoiding close contact with other people (social distancing), looking after your wellbeing and using the NHS and other services during coronavirus.We uses cookies to improve user experience.
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Our telephone number remains the same 01736 330909. The details will be taken by a call handler and escalated to an appropriate speciality clinician for advice and guidance. NHS England has for a number of years questioned the viability of small GP practices. Patients with worsening symptoms should call the hotline on 0800 035 7777 or email This hotline is not for calls relating to individuals who have COVID-19 symptoms wanting advice as these should be directed through to NHS 111.Sunnyside Surgery is a friendly 4 doctor Practice in the coastal town of Penzance in West Cornwall. Our new address is: St Clare Medical Centre, St Clare Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 3DX. St. Clare Medical Centre. The Alverton Practice has been delivering high quality primary health care to residents of Penzance, Newlyn and wider Penwith for over 50 years. In particular their ability to be able to employ the range of skills required from both clinical and non-clinical staff to meet the ever increasing and complex requirements of providing Primary Healthcare to patients.The 'message' form NHS England has been that small practices should seek to merge and work at scale (both through practice mergers and Primary Care Networks) to ensure that patients have ready access to a full range of clinical services and skills.What are the key benefits of a merger for Cape Cornwall Surgery?Cape Cornwall Surgery has struggled to both provide and maintain service levels over the past two years and have only been able to do so significant use of locum staff. Dr Susanne Wauchope.
You can read more about our Cookie Policy in our Privacy Policy. What will it mean for me as a patient of Cape Cornwall Surgery?Alverton, Newlyn and Cape Cornwall Surgery premises will remain open and current opening hours will be unchanged.Patients at Alverton Practice, post-merger, will also now be able to see a Doctor , Nurse or other member of the clinical team at either St Clare Medical centre, Newlyn Surgery or Cape Cornwall Surgery if they choose. Only a few practices in Cornwall have achieved this. There are no facilities to leave dogs unattended on the St Clare Medical Centre site. There are no facilities to leave dogs unattended on the St Clare Medical Centre site. Mrs Alison Hanley, St Clare Medical Centre, St Clare Street, Penzance, Cornwall, Tr18 3DX With that in mind, we would be most grateful for your feedback on the following two questions:What is the most important aspect of the current service you would not like to see change>What would be the one thing you would like to improve the most? Opening times for this service; Day Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Monday Unknown: Tuesday Unknown: Wednesday Unknown: Thursday Unknown: Friday Unknown: Saturday Unknown: Sunday … These buses will drop you opposite the Medical Centre on routes 7, 11A, 18C, 236/7 and 251. Merger of Alverton Practice and Cape Cornwall Surgery We are writing to inform you that the partners of Alverton practice have reached an agreement with the partners of Cape Cornwall Surgery to merge the two practices.The decision to merge with Cape Cornwall has been taken after a number of months discussion between the two practices during which time the benefits of a merger to both practices have become clear. Only registered Assistance Dogs and Guide Dogs are permitted within the building. The approximate GPS location is 50.1224 latitude and -5.5451 longitude. (Site updated 24/07/2020) In line with the most recent Government Guidelines Thank you for your continued patience and support in trying to keep our community and Medical Centre a safe place.A hotline and email address has been set up to support non-COVID-19 patients who have already been referred to a consultant and are experiencing a worsening of their symptoms whilst their hospital appointment/operation is on hold.