Services

We are a friendly GP Practice offering primary care services to patients within Buckland and the surrounding area.

These services include GP clinics and home visits. Nurse and health care assistant clinics, immunisations, health promotion, phlebotomy, health surveillance, chronic disease monitoring, contraception services and minor surgery. We have a Counsellor, health visitor and nursery nurse based at the surgery. Please speak to reception they will be able to advise you on how to book any of the above.

Appointments

📅 Important Update: New Appointment System We’re excited to announce that we’ve upgraded our appointment system. Starting Monday 1st September, all appointments will be managed through our new and improved booking...

Improved Access service

Primary Care Delivering Improved Access for their patients Please read for more information regarding our Improved Access service for evening and weekend appointments. Monday— Thursday Improved Access Service As of...

Minor surgery

The Doctors and Practice Nurse perform minor surgical procedures such as removal of cysts, moles, and some joint injections.

NHS health information

There is plenty of information to help you manage your health on the NHS Choices website. These buttons will take you to different sections of NHS Choices and you can...

Non-NHS services

Certain services such as insurance medical examinations, passport applications, insurance claim forms, private sick notes and private referrals are not covered by the NHS. Charges are made for these and...

Online services

Contact us online (accuRx Patient Triage) This service is open 08:00-17:30 Monday to Friday. From 1st September 2025 you will be able to contact us online for help with medical...

Physiotherapy self-referral

You can self-refer for physiotherapy treatments How to make an appointment Please visit https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/physiopkb OR call 0300 456 9987 (local rate). Lines open Monday to Friday, 08.30-12.00. Further information Link to Physiotherapy...

Repeat prescriptions

From April 2021, the practice will not be taking prescription requests over the telephone – you can request your repeat medication by the following methods: Use the NHS App or...

Self care

Did you know that 10 of the most minor ailments seen by GPs can also be treated by you at home? By treating yourself at home you could save a...

Sick certificates (Fit notes)

Certificates for periods of sickness of less than seven days should be signed by the patient themselves, using form SC2, which is available from employers or the reception desk. A...

Test results

Since our telephones are very busy in the early morning, we ask you to telephone for test results (eg blood, urine, x-ray) between 11 and 12.30 each day. You can...

Travel vaccinations

We offer all travel vaccinations except yellow fever. Please make an appointment with the practice nurse at least eight weeks prior to your date of travel if possible.

Wellbeing Team

The wellbeing team are a multi-professional team working across the Templer Care Network – Primary Care Network in Newton Abbot. They currently consist of a mental health occupational therapist, clinical...

Who should I see?

We try to keep our GP appointments for patients with more serious health problems. Before you book an appointment to see a doctor please consider whether an appointment with a...

Clinics

Diabetes We operate a recall system for all patients with diabetes. You will be sent a letter requesting you make appointments. The first appointment is for a blood test and...

Date published: 28th August, 2014
Date last updated: 11th January, 2018

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