Opening Times

 Premises and Telephone Lines Opening Times 

A doctor’s working day comprises of administration as well as seeing patients. The administration component of being a GP has increased considerably over the years and can sometimes take up to 50% of the working day. During the break in between surgeries, the doctor will read and action hospital letters, complete referrals and tasks from the surgery, answer queries, check blood tests, issue medications, conduct home visits and deal with any emergencies.

There are also regular meetings with district nurses, community matrons and social workers to discuss complex cases. In addition, the doctors and nurses have a responsibility to complete frequent audits to ensure care and quality is maintained. Furthermore, practice meetings also take place to discuss any issues or improvement projects within the practice. Educational meetings allow doctors and nurses to keep our skills and knowledge up to date. All of these tasks ensure that the practice runs as efficiently and safely as possible.

Staff Training Closure Afternoons

Haiderian Medical Centre will be closed on the second Tuesday afternoon of the month at both sites between 13:30 – 18:30 for staff training PTI (Protected Time Initiative – Educational Training for all Clinicians in Havering). This is in keeping with the majority of all GP practices across Havering for essential training.                    

If you require any medical advice during these practice closures, attached below is a list of sources of help and advice :

• NHS Website – has lots of excellent information to help patients manage symptoms at home – website address is www.nhs.uk/
• NHS 111 can give telephone advice to those patients that want to talk to an advisor their phone number is 111
• Harold Wood Polyclinic will be open from 8am to 8pm, telephone: 01708 792000.
• The local emergency out of hours service telephone number: 03301004470 (for medical emergencies only)