Market Harborough Medical Centre, 67 Coventry Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9BX

<BODY> <P><A HREF="http://www.easygp.net/site9140/">Click here </A>to go to our website</P> <P>Market Harborough Medical Centre</P> <P>67 Coventry Road </P> <P>Market Harborough</P> <P>Leicestershire, LE16 9BX</P> <P>Market Harborough Medical Centre is a large training Practice with a patient list approaching 24,000. We have 10 Partners and 3 Salaried GPs. Four of our GP Partners have gained 'GP with Special Interest' status; Dr Paul Bennett in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Dr Tom Blake in Dermatology, Dr Hugh Delargy in Rheumatology and Dr Mark Yates in Ophthalmology. We have 16 Nurses (8 full-time equivalent), 4 of whom are qualified to prescribe medications in our Minor Illness Clinic (Triage). We also employ a Community Matron whose role is to use her expertise to improve the quality of home care for those suffering chronic illness in order to reduce the need for patients to be admitted to hospital so often.</P> <P>The Practice has its own Dispensary with 3 qualified Dispensers supported by a Technician. They dispense medication to patients who live in the surrounding villages.</P> <P>The Practice operates the Government's Choose and Book system whereby anyone being referred for secondary care (with the exception of a few specialties) is offered a choice of hospitals. Our patients also have on-line facilities for booking appointments and ordering repeat prescriptions. </P> <P>We offer an extensive range of clinics, details can be found under services and clinics.</P> <P>Market Harborough Medical Centre does not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender, social class, age, religion, sexual orientation or appearance, disability or medical condition. We endeavour to treat all our patients equally and strive to provide a first class clinical and administrative service. We aim to achieve the highest possible quality of care by implementing evidence-based medicine and working towards the standards set in National Service Frameworks and the GMS Quality and Outcomes Framework. We also work to strict policies and protocols. </P> </BODY>