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About Us
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Hove Medical Centre
We are a dedicated and friendly GP Surgery in Hove, East Sussex. All of our patients have named GPs, so we can offer continuity of care for you and your family.
We offer a full range of GP online services, giving you access to the practice 24/7/365 via your computer, mobile or tablet. You can consult online with a GP, manage your appointments, request repeat prescriptions and look at your medical record online.
Registration
It is quick and easy to register with a GP using our simple online GP registration form. Whether you are new to the area or have never registered with a GP practice before, there is usually no need to come to the practice to complete your registration and no proof of address is required. We are a local GP Practice and have a catchment area for home visiting purposes.
Accessibility Needs
We want to get better at communicating with our patients and ensure you can read and understand the information we send you.
If you find it hard to read our letters or if you need someone to support you at appointments, please complete our Accessibility Needs Form below.
Meet our Team
Our clinical team includes GPs, Practice Nurses and Phlebotomist / Healthcare Assistants.
The Reception Team look after patients, their appointments, prescriptions and all the stuff that flies around - a massive amount of administration involved in running a busy practice and this includes a backroom team of Administrators to handle the huge influx of correspondence and data each day.
Practice Information
Disabled Access
There is wheelchair access to the building and the consulting rooms, and a toilet for the disabled.
Please let reception know, when you book your appointment, if you have any concerns about accessing the building or if you will require assistance.
Every attempt will be made to help the visually impaired or hard of hearing, so please make us aware of your needs.
Training
We are a GP training practice. Registrars in general practice are fully qualified doctors who also have at least one year's experience in hospital medicine since qualifying. You can find out more here
Patient Group
Work with us to develop our services and your healthcare experience. You can find out more here
Statement of Purpose
As an organisation providing NHS general medical services to the local population, we are committed to offering the best possible service by working to a set of values and principles.
Our Mission Statement
Hove Medical Centre is a long-established GP surgery that is committed to preserving and enhancing its reputation for providing good-quality medical services in a small, friendly environment.
Our aims and objectives:
- To provide high-quality, safe primary health care using appropriate guidelines and following evidence -based practice and to see this reflected in the practice health care statistics.
- To promote health and wellbeing by engaging in health-promotion both opportunistically and by encouraging participation in various health checks offered by the surgery
- To work collaboratively with other local practices and share knowledge and resources, thus providing an enhanced range of services to patients and broadening the level of training and support available to staff.
- To provide a safe, supportive and friendly environment for staff and patients.
- To work in partnership with our patients, their families and carers, involving them in decisions about their care and the practice plans for the future.
- To work as a team to improve services to patients and meet regularly to facilitate this.
- To liaise effectively with other agencies involved with the care of our patient population and to work in partnership with them.
- To treat patients with respect and communicate effectively with them, allowing them to feedback opinions about the services offered and to participate in our efforts to improve them
- To continue teaching and training activities within the practice and promote a learning culture which encourages individual efforts to develop and improve and allows protected time to do so.
- To run the business side of the practice in an effective and ethical way to ensure its sustainability and thus its ability to provide effective general medical services
- To make effective use of NHS resources
Our Vision
To continue to provide good-quality primary care in the context of plans for premises expansion, organizational changes and collaboration with other local practices which will allow us to provide a broader range of services in a more modern and fit for purpose environment.
GP Patient Survey
The GP Patient Survey is an independent survey run by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England. The survey is sent out to over two million people across England. The results show how people feel about their GP practice.
Our overall CQC Rating was: GOOD
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) makes sure hospitals, care homes, dental and GP surgeries, and all other care services in England provide people with safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care and encourages them to make improvements where possible.
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