COVID-19 - Changes to the Surgery

Due to infection control measures in regards to the Coronavirus, we now have a hatch at reception in the upstairs lobby area. Please discuss your needs with the receptionist at this hatch who will then assist you/let you through for your appointment.

The doors that can be accessed from the main street are NOT to be used, this is for the safety of our patients and staff to prevent spread of infection.

The downstairs entrance accessed via the car park must only be used by patients that require to access the lift or pick up medications. 

Please do not come to the surgery without a booked appointment.

All patients with pre-booked appointments for the nurses/HCA’s will be asked to contact the surgery prior to their appointment if they have any symptoms associated with Covid-19.

All GP/allied health professional appointments are being telephone triaged initially.

Do not come early to appointments if possible.

Do not bring other people to accompany you to appointments where possible.

All patients are required to wear a face covering to enter the building unless exempt on medical grounds, this is again for the safety of both our patients and staff. 

We appreciate your support and cooperation at this time, and want to ensure you that we are taking every possible measure to minimise risk for our patients and staff. 

On the 19^th July 2021 restrictions will change, however, face coverings will still be required within a NHS setting. 

Please continue to wear a face covering whenever you visit the surgery.

Thank you.

Welcome to The Leiston Surgery

At Leiston Surgery we are very proud of the service we provide. We aim to practice modern, high quality, patient driven and innovative care and we believe that all patients have a right to equal access to medical care.

We regularly review how our services are delivered and are always looking for ways we can improve.

About Us

The practice has a strong interest in medical education being an accredited centre for training GP registrars, as well as retraining of doctors in difficulty, and undertaking a rolling training programme for medical students from Cambridge and East Anglia Universities.

The practice also has a dispensary and is eligible under the rules to dispense to 34% of its patients.

The surgery works closely with the patient participation group to identify possible community services that could be bought to Leiston to benefit the surrounding areas.

We regularly review how our services are delivered and are always looking for ways we can improve. Currently we reviewing the recall system for chronic disease management and we hope to pilot this scheme in the up and coming months.

One of the GP partners has an active involvement in the local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the practice is keen to develop opportunities to work collaboratively with other practices to provide innovative services to benefit the patients and the business