Southgate Medical Group

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make a request to my Practice?

To make a request to your Practice select the service that you require.

You will be prompted for information about your request. When you complete a request this will be sent to your practice. The system acknowledges that your request has been sent and will let you know what happens next.

The Practice handles the requests during their normal working day, i.e. if you send a request on Friday pm the Practice won’t normally see it until Monday morning.

How do I receive the responses from the Practice?

On some services, such as Ask the Practice a question and Ask the Doctor a question once the Practice has processed your request they will send you a response. This response will be sent to the email address that you have given in the form.

For security purposes the email will ask that you verify your identification. Once you have completed this the message from the surgery will be shown for you to read.

Security of your information

This service always uses fully encrypted connections, the same security as used in internet banking. If you look at the right of the address bar, you will see a small padlock icon. This indicates that you are using a secure link and that your data is encrypted.

As an additional measure your information is held encrypted until the practice need to view it. It is then sent to the practice still encrypted and only converted to readable text at the practice.

Tracking users

We track how you use our Digital Practice but we don’t collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) while you’re browsing. This means that you can’t be personally identified. We use Google Analytics software to track:

The pages you visit

How long you use the site

How you got to the site and what links you clicked on.

We haven’t given Google permission to share this data with anyone else.

How is the Digital Practice updated?

We are continuously working on this site to make sure that the information is accurate and up to date. The digital practice is also continuously updated based on the results of user testing, feedback from members of the public and from your practice and other practices who are using this system.

Suggestions for improvement of the Digital Practice

We are always looking for ways to improve this service and would welcome your suggestions. Please send your comments to suggestions@siliconpractice.co.uk

Links to external sites

Digital Practice links to external organisations when that service is essential for helping a patient complete a task or when helping patients find a service.

We are currently open.

Monday	08:30-18:00
Tuesday	08:30-18:00
Wednesday	08:30-18:00
Thursday	08:30-18:00, 18:30-20:40*
Friday	08:30-18:00
Saturday	09:00-11:30*
Sunday	Closed

* Please note that out of hours clinic may alter week to week, when it is not possible to run a Thursday evening surgery, there will be a clinic on a Monday evening or a Saturday morning instead. These appointments are pre-bookable.

Extended Hours

View our Extended Hours.

Consulting Hours

Please find information on our Consulting Hours here.

Out of Surgery Hours

IC24 provides Out of Hours care Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 8:30 am and between 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm alongside NHS 111. The telephone number for IC24 is 08451 450 121.

Crawley Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)

At Crawley Hospital
Open 24 hours, 7 days per week for walk in patients. Please attend the UTC if you have any injuries or accidents. Telephone 01293 600300 ext 4142.

Planned Treatment Centre (dressings, stitch removal etc.)
At Crawley Hospital
Tel: 01293 600385
Opening Hours
Monday to Thursday – 8am to 8pm
Friday – 8am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday – 9am-12noon

CQC Inspected and Rated
Good

We are currently OPEN.

Online Services

Opening Hours

We are currently open.

Extended Hours

Consulting Hours

Out of Surgery Hours

CQC Inspected and RatedGood

We are currently OPEN.

Online Services

Digital Practice Help

Make online requests to your GP Practice such as:

Submit self-monitoring health reviews (if requested by the doctor or nurse):

Find the forms that you need:

Give feedback to the Practice:

Get advice on common conditions:

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make a request to my Practice?

How do I receive the responses from the Practice?

Security of your information

Tracking users

How is the Digital Practice updated?

Suggestions for improvement of the Digital Practice

Links to external sites

We are currently open.

Extended Hours

Consulting Hours

Out of Surgery Hours

CQC Inspected and Rated
Good

Submit self-monitoring health reviews
(if requested by the doctor or nurse):