Patient Charter
What we will do for you
- Treat you with courtesy and respect at all times
- Treat you as a partner and discuss with you the care and treatment we can provide
- Give you full information on the services we offer
- Provide you with emergency care when you need it
- Refer you for a further opinion when you and your doctor agree it is necessary
- Give you access to your health records subject to any limitations in the law
- Keep your records confidential
- Give you a full and prompt reply to any complaints you make about the service
What you can do for us
- Tell us if you are uncertain about the treatment we are offering you
- Use the Out of Hours emergency service only in a genuine emergency
- Ask for a home visit only when the patient is unable to attend the Health Centre through illness
- Keep your appointments
- Keep us informed of your latest address and telephone number
- Tell us about complaints or misunderstandings as soon as possible to allow us to deal with them
- Let us know when we do well