Home visits are for housebound or frail patients, and patients who are genuinely too ill to come into the surgery.
Lack of transport is not a valid reason for a home visit.
Where possible, requests for a home visit should be made before 10.30am.
Our patient advisers will ask the reason for the home visit as well as a number of other questions to help our doctors prioritise urgent cases.
Please note - Home visits are triaged by our doctors to the most appropriate clincian, this may be a doctor or a member of our multidisciplinary team such as the community matron, district nurse or paramedic.