Chislehurst Medical Practice

Chislehurst Medical Practice offers patient-centered healthcare in Kent. They treat various diseases including chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes, antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations and well-person check-ups. The management is focussed towards offering continuous care by allocating GP for every patient. Appointments: GP appointments are available on week days between 8 am to 6 pm on a pre-book basis. They provide the convenience of booking the appointments 4-8 weeks prior to the consultation which helps to contact the specialist on time. For patients who have busy schedules, the management provides early morning appointments on Wednesday and Thursday and late evening appointments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Usually, the appointments can last up to 10 minutes and if patients need a longer time, they can consider booking a longer appointment. The patients can choose a particular practitioner while booking the appointment with the reception staff. For a hassle-free service, the appointments can be booked after 10.30 as phone lines are less busy. The urgent appointments for medical emergencies can be booked by contacting the reception staff who tries to allocate it earlier. Additional appointments are available at three other sites namely Orpington, Beckenham, Bromley between 16.00 and 19.40 hours. These appointments are looked after by Bromley based GP. The appointments can be booked 4 weeks in advance for Sunday morning and preceding Monday for Saturday appointments. Home visits: The GP also provides home visits for elderly, housebound and seriously ill patients. They follow a high standard of service to offer better healthcare to the patients. The test results are kept highly confidential and will be handed over to the respective patients on time. For blood tests, the patients can be referred to Phlebotomy clinic for obtaining the samples. For children under 13 years, electronic referral service through the GP is required.