Welcome to

Dr R K Yerra Surgery

Surgery Times

for non urgent queries only

At Dr Yerra's Practice  we take pride in offering our patients the highest standard of healthcare we offer a wide range of medical services. 

Technology means you can now do a lot of things from the comfort of your home such as order a repeat prescription and access your test results.  This can be done through Patient Access.  Please contact the reception team by phone if you are struggling to register for the NHS App or please visit https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/ for more information.

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Please note the Team at Dr Yerra's Surgery are currentley experiencing a high volume of calls from people who need urgent help and advice. The high rates of community transmission of the coronavirus, coupled with high rates of people being admitted to hospital, meaning the whole of the north west services including the NHS is under pressure.

We can all help by;

• Following self-care advice where you can from www.nhs.uk 
• Using your local pharmacy for expert help and advice for every-day conditions 
• Using online services where you can request repeat prescriptions via the NHS app or your practice patient online service 
• Seeking support and advice from NHS 111 online to direct you to the best service for your needs if you’re not sure what to do. 
   
• Thank you for your support and your patience.

Patient Data Opt Out 

Anyone over the age of 13 can now opt out of there date being shared.

If you would like yourself or your children' snames removing from nhs data sharing database please follow the below links to complete the process; 

• 1.NHS Hospital & Treatment Data - ONLINE*
• https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/manage-your-choice/
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• 2. GP Surgery Data - PRINT & SUBMIT MANUALLY*
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• *PDF for GP:* https://medconfidential.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Type_1_opt-out_letter.pdf
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• *Word Doc for GP:* https://medconfidential.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Type_1_opt-uot_letter.docx

Other information...

7 Days Access

Our practice is a part of several practices working together to provide primary care services outside of normal core hours.  This is called Greater Preston Network Group Primary care network (PCN) Homepage - Greater Preston Network Group (greaterprestonpcn.nhs.uk)

We are able to offer GP & Nurse appointment on Saturday and Sunday.

These clinics are held at various PCN practice sites (Hubs).  If you require a routine appointment and weekends are convenient for you then please speak to our reception staff who will provide you inforamtion and book appointment for you. Nurse can provides all  types of chronic disease annual reviews and cervical smears. 

Please note: Administration staff working at the locality surgery (Hub) will not have access to your full medical records so will not be able to deal with queries on referrals, prescriptions, laboratory results and private work.

if you need medical advices/assistance when surgery is closed then please see our Out of Hours care page.

Reception Staff

Our receptionists are here to help you as best they can. Please remember that if you are kept waiting or seem to be asked detailed questions, they are only follwing practice policies to help the Practice run smoothly. So be patience with them. Everyone working for the NHS has a legal duty to keep information about you confidential including  Receptionists.

CQC Provider ID: 1-3282003122

The practice has been inspected by the CQC team in February 2019 and overall ratings were Good .

Regulated Activities

We are registered to provide

1.       The treatment of disease, disorder or injury

2.       Diagnostic and screening procedures

3.       Maternity and Midwifery services 

The practice report can be seen by going onto CQC website:

http://www.cqc.org.uk

This practice is taking part in National Diabetes Audit-helping reduce diabetes and improving diabetes care.  If you wish to see the report then please click on link below:

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/professionals/resources/national-diabetes-audit/NDA-reports

Disabled Access

Guttridge Medical Centre has disabled access 

Lancashire CSU: