Leyburn Medical Practice –
surgery hours

Monday to Friday: 8.30am–12.30pm and 1.30pm–6.00pm

Dispensary hours
9:00am–12:30pm and 1:30pm–6:00pm Monday–Friday

Better Access – pre-booked telephone and face to face appointments available in Northallerton and Catterick.

Bank holidays: CLOSED

Save time and consult with us online

Patients registered with Leyburn Medical Practice can now consult online with a GP at our practice as part of a new service which could save you time and a journey.

Using the online consultation service makes it easier for us to quickly decide how we can best help you with the least amount of disruption to your day. The service is free and confidential.

This service is only for patients registered with Leyburn Medical Practice.

  • Minor surgery no longer available

Minor Injuries Service

Regrettably, due to the CCG’s decision in April 2019 to stop commissioning the practice based minor injuries service we are no longer able to accept minor injuries patients. The CCG has instructed that anyone with a minor injury should attend their nearest A&E unit or Urgent Treatment Centre. The nearest units to us are:

  • Darlington Memorial Hospital
  • The Friarage Hospital

Our receptionists have been given instructions to redirect patients to these centres. If you unhappy with this arrangement, please contact: Humber and North Yorkshire Health Care Partnership:

By post – Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, Health House, Grange Park Lane, Willerby, HU10 6DT.

Push Doctor

We are now providing video consultations with the online GP provider, Push Doctor. This means there will be more availability to access NHS GPs via video appointment at a time and place that suits you. The practice remains open as normal for telephone and face-to-face consultations if preferred.

(Over 18s only with photo ID – ideal for conditions such as depression, anxiety, MSK problems, skin conditions, cold and flu, headaches, allergies and general fatigue)

To register for appointments with Push Doctor follow the below link and create your individual account today.

Providing excellence in healthcare

We are an NHS practice based in the North Yorkshire town of Leyburn. We provide the full range of services expected from a GP practice including specialist clinics in COPD/asthma, monitoring for diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, family planning and much more.

Better Access – more routine primary care appointments

More routine primary care appointments have been made available to people living in our region. Patients registered at GP practices in Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby can pre-book a routine primary care appointment between 6:30pm – 8pm Mon-Fri and 9am – 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays. This is not a walk-in service – please speak to a receptionist to book your appointment.

Find out more about Better Access

Richmondshire Primary Care Network Staff

Social Prescribing

What is social prescribing?

Social prescribing is a way for GPs to refer people to a link worker. Link workers give people time, focusing on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. They connect people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

Social prescribing works for a wide range of people, including people:

  • with one or more long-term conditions
  • who need support with their mental health
  • who are lonely or isolated
  • who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

You can ask Reception to put you in touch with a Social Prescribing Link worker or a GP may recommend one contacts you.

For more information, see the documents below.

First contact physiotherapy

What is a First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP)?

Our FCP is Jag Sharma  – he is an experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapist who specialises in assessing and treating patients over the age of 18 with joint and soft tissue problems like muscle, nerve, tendon plus ligament injuries. These include neck, back, shoulder, elbow, wrist/ hand, hip, knee and ankle/ foot problems.

Following an assessment, he can offer interventions that include:

  • expert advice and exercises
  • steroid injections for joints and soft tissue
  • prescribing medicines for some joint and soft tissue problems

Where necessary he can

  • refer patients to have further on-going physiotherapy treatment
  • request or refer patients for further investigations
  • refer patients to seek the opinion of specialists in secondary care.

He can also signpost patients to other clinical members of the GP practice and primary care network team.

First contact mental health practitioner

What is a first contact mental health practitioner?

Our FCMHP is Gill Schofield, this role is a joint role with the Richmondshire Primary Care Network and Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust.

Gill will be working at Leyburn Mondays and Wednesdays, providing wellbeing-focused informed interventions and coordinating care plans for adults with mental health problems. This includes providing assessment, interventions, and support.

Patients who are suitable to be seen are:

  • Mild to moderate mental health problems
  • 18+
  • Depression, anxiety, stress, panic, difficulty with emotions, feeling suicidal, feeling overwhelmed
  • Those who are on a waiting list for treatment but feel they need their mood reviewed
  • Anyone feeling their mental health is relapsing
  • People unable to follow a structured treatment model

X Not under secondary care services or actively receiving treatment

When would an urgent appointment be necessary?

  • People who are in emotional distress
  • People who are experiencing thoughts they would be better off dead or hurting themselves in some way
  • The appointment will consist of safety planning and liaison with other services if necessary

X If actively harming or planning to end life contact 999 or TEWV Crisis Service: 0800 0516 171

How can patients be referred to see our additional staff?

  • Call reception and ask to be booked straight into an appointment

OR

  • GPs/nurses can book patients in following a consultation if mental health need is identified

Like what we’re doing?

If you would like to share some positive feedback about the practice and/or our staff, please do this via email leyburnsurgery@nhs.net or telephone on 01969 622391.

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