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Introducing the Ashford Centre |
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Written by Head of Communications
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 17:51 |
From 1st July 2009, the walk-in centre at Ashford Hospital became part of the new Ashford Health Centre, run by Greenbrook Healthcare, a GP-led organisation which already manages six practices in close-by Hounslow.
The new health centre employs four experienced GPs and has been integrated with the walk-in centre service. This means there will now be GPs working alongside experienced emergency nurse practitioners which will complement their role and offer an extended service for local people. Patients will continue to have timely access to the hospital’s diagnostic services, such as X-ray, ensuring a comprehensive local service.
Patients will still be able to walk in to access care - either from an emergency nurse practitioner or from a doctor, and will also have the opportunity to register with the new practice as well.
The new service has been commissioned by Surrey PCT and is one of 150 new “GP Led Health Centres” being set up across England to increase access to GP services.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those staff from the walk-in centre who have transferred over to Greenbrook, and we wish them all the very best in their new roles. We will continue to have close links with the new health centre, and look forward to our continuing relationship in the future.
Giselle Rothwell
Head of Communications
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 November 2009 16:36 )
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