Bradford Road Medical Centre

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Drs Rowlands, Swan, Cookson & Nye

60 Bradford Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 9AR

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Ring 0844 477 3052 for:

APPOINTMENTS AND ALL EMERGENCIES (during the hours of 8.00am - 6.30pm)

HOME VISITS (call before 10.00am, please)

REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS (between 9.30 - 11.00am on weekdays for the housebound or elderly only)

TEST RESULTS (are available after 11.00am on weekdays only)

FAX (01225) 774391

OUT OF HOURS CALL NHS 111

Thank you to everyone who has joined our patient reference
group this year. We are always looking for new members to share ideas on
how we can improve on the service we offer our patients.

Please follow the "Patient Reference Group " link above to
follow up on our first survey, the results of our second patient survey
and our subsequent action plans.

HEALTH VISITORS

Trowbridge (01225) 777371 (An answering machine will
take messages if health visitors are unavailable)

We are pleased to offer the facility of booking/cancelling your
appointment and ordering your repeat prescription online.
Click here to use this facility.

SURGERY HOURS

Monday - Friday 8.30am - 6.00pm

The surgery closes for one hour each lunchtime from 1.00 - 2.00pm. This enables us to process paperwork and file results and letters in patient notes more quickly. In case of emergencies only please ring 0844 477 3052.

EXTENDED SURGERY HOURS

We are pleased to offer patients appointments out of normal surgery hours. You can book an appointment with a doctor between 7.00am and 8.00am on most Fridays, 6.30 and 7.30pm on most Mondays and some Saturday mornings between 8.00am and 10.00am.

WELCOME TO THE PRACTICE

This website has been designed to help you make the best use of the services this practice provides. We offer a friendly service, providing the highest quality medical care to all our patients. With this in mind we have a Charter, which sets out the standards we aim to provide and the patient support we need to achieve this.

The Park Suite, situated at the rear of the surgery, accommodates the Lauder & Gamlin Pharmacy.

PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP

Bradford Road Medical Centre has a Patient Participation Group which meets every three months, click here for more information

Practice News and Notices

Bradford Road Medical Centre and Adcroft Surgery are proposing to merge, at the existing Adcroft Surgery site. This will require an extension to the existing building to accommodate the existing services and new health care facilities.

The proposed plans are currently being displayed in reception at Bradford Road Medical Centre.

There is sheet containing questions and answers about the proposal and a feedback sheet to give you the opportunity to ask questions and put forward your suggestions or concerns about the project.

The practice would like to thank the various advertisers who have helped to produce this Website. However, it must be pointed out that the accuracy of any statements cannot be warranted, nor any products or services advertised, be guaranteed or endorsed.