Glendevon Medical Centre

Riverside Surgery

Services

We provide a wide range of services and clinics for patients at our practice.

You can find out more by clicking on the links.

Appointments

Doctor First Our Doctor First service will help you get the appointment you need when you need it. If you want advice about a health problem, you can now have ... [continue] Appointments

Asthma Review Questionnaire

If you would like to check your inhaler technique is correct, please take a moment to visit the link below provided by Asthma UK https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/inhaler-videos/#Videos

Clinics

The Practice offers a number of additional services and appointments may be made through the Receptionists. Asthma Clinic The emphasis of these clinics is a better education, monitoring of peak ... [continue] Clinics

Home visits

Home visits are only available, at the Doctors discretion, to those patients too ill to attend the surgery. If the problem is a lack of transport please arrange for a ... [continue] Home visits

NHS health information

There is plenty of information to help you manage your health on the NHS.UK website. These buttons will take you to different sections of NHS.UK and you can look up ... [continue] NHS health information

Non-NHS services

Private Medicals and Services At Teign Estuary Medical Group, our GPs also offer private medicals for employment, such as HGV, Taxi and Sea Farers Medicals. For more information please call ... [continue] Non-NHS services

Nurse clinics

Practice Nurse The practice nurse is available by appointment between 8.45am and 5.30pm and offers a wide range of services, but is particularly concerned with preventing disease and promoting good health. ... [continue] Nurse clinics

Online services

Book appointments Order repeat medications View your summary care record Update your details Log in to SystmOnline How to order your medication online Patient information leaflet Register for SystmOnline Please ... [continue] Online services

Pharmacy First

Pharmacy first is a scheme which allows people with certain minor ailments and conditions to go straight to their pharmacists to receive a consultation and treatment without needing to visit their ... [continue] Pharmacy First

Repeat prescriptions

For repeat prescriptions please return your prescription counterfoil to the surgery and allow 48 hours for your request to be processed. We cannot take repeat prescription requests over the phone, ... [continue] Repeat prescriptions

Self care

Medicines for self-care You don’t need a GP appointment, you can go straight to your local pharmacy. South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) supports GP Practices in promoting ... [continue] Self care

Sick certificates

You do not require a doctor’s sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is ... [continue] Sick certificates

SMS Consent form

Use this page to give your consent or decline the use of text messaging from the Surgery to contact you.

Test results

Please call after 2.00pm to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request after this time. Note that the practice ... [continue] Test results

Text message service

We are now sending out text message alerts to those of you who have mobile phones to remind you of your appointment. When you book an appointment you need to ... [continue] Text message service

Travel vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and ... [continue] Travel vaccinations

Videos to support Self Care and Wellbeing

Choosing the right NHS Service Time to get Active 10 top tips for healthy eating Our 5 top tips to help you to stop smoking Top tips for drinking alcohol ... [continue] Videos to support Self Care and Wellbeing

Who should I see?

We try to keep our GP appointments for patients with more serious health problems. Before you book an appointment to see a doctor please consider whether an appointment with a ... [continue] Who should I see?

WholeLife Team

WholeLife is a project UNIQUE to the surgeries in Teignmouth, Dawlish and their branch surgeries. Its aim is to help participants make permanent lifestyle changes that will reduce the risk ... [continue] WholeLife Team

NHS Health Check (MOT)

We are encouraging all of our patients aged 40 – 74, who do not have a pre-existing cardiovascular condition such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease or ... [continue] NHS Health Check (MOT)

Sexual Health

  The surgery offers a range of contraception services, including contraception advice, pill checks, depo-provera injections, IUCD (coil) fittings/checks/removals and free Chlamydia testing for patients aged 14 – 25. Pots ... [continue] Sexual Health

Date published: 28th August, 2014
Date last updated: 15th November, 2014