Selsey Medical Practice

General practice should be at the heart of every community – keeping patients safe and providing strong foundations for the rest of the NHS. But decades of neglect has broken the entire system.  We don’t have enough family doctors to treat our patients, GPs are leaving the profession in droves, and practices are closing all over the UK. Patients should be able to see us when they need to.

Rebuild General Practice is an organisation which represents GPs from across England, Scotland, and Wales, who are calling for support to Rebuild General Practice.

To find out more about their campaign please follow this link.

Unfortunately, following the pandemic, hospital waiting times for procedures and appointments have increased.  If you are waiting for a procedure or appointment at the hospital please do not contact the surgery about this, as we do not have access to the hospital appointment or waiting list system.

If your condition has worsened please contact the outpatient department to enquire when your appointment will be. The details of the outpatient department should be on any correspondence that you have received from the hospital. 

If you feel that your symptoms are more severe and that the appointment time is too long, then please contact the specialist’s secretary to and ask the specialist secretary to request that the specialist review your referral in light of your new symptoms. The number and email for the specialist secretary should be on the correspondence which you have received from them. 

If you are unable to contact outpatients or the specialist secretary then please contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)

Monday to Friday10:00 am to 3:00 pm. 

tel:01243831822

Uhsussex.palschichester@nhs.net

If you are concerned that your new symptoms may not be related to your original condition then you should let us know, and we can assess, advise, and manage your new condition.

• Phone lines are open between 08:00 - 18:30.
• Please note that between 12:30 - 13:30 and 17:45 - 18:30, Selsey Medical Practice is open for emergencies only. If you telephone during this time, requiring assistance which cannot wait, please hold, otherwise please call back at another time.
• The busiest time to call is early in the morning or early afternoon, please avoid calling at busy times for routine enquires and results.
• If you have a life-threatening emergency, please call 999.
• Please do not come into the surgery if anyone in your household has any covid symptoms.

Staff, visitors and patients are no longer required to wear a face mask when they are in the medical centre, unless you have a symptoms of respiratory illness (coughing, sneezing, runny nose) or other likely symptoms of COVID. 

Masks can be provided for patients and visitors.  

We would like your feedback on the care or treatment we give you, any time you visit your GP or have contact with the practice. It doesn't take long.

Click this link to open a short online form.

The chart shows how you responded in April.

PSA testing is a blood test that can help diagnose prostate problems however it is not perfect test and the biggest risk for prostate cancer is a family history.

If you are over 50 and do not have urinary symptoms please read this leaflet first and contact the practice if you would like a blood test.

Prostate Cancer PSA testing Information

The leaflet has advice about what to do before the test to reduce a false positive.

If you do have any symptoms please make an appointment to see a clinician.