Sett Valley Medical Centre

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make a request to my Practice?

To make a request to your Practice select the service that you require.

You will be prompted for information about your request. When you complete a request this will be sent to your practice. The system acknowledges that your request has been sent and will let you know what happens next.

The Practice handles the requests during their normal working day, i.e. if you send a request on Friday pm the Practice won’t normally see it until Monday morning.

How do I receive the responses from the Practice?

On some services, such as Ask the Practice a question and Ask the Doctor a question once the Practice has processed your request they will send you a response. This response will be sent to the email address that you have given in the form.

For security purposes the email will ask that you verify your identification. Once you have completed this the message from the surgery will be shown for you to read.

Security of your information

This service always uses fully encrypted connections, the same security as used in internet banking. If you look at the right of the address bar, you will see a small padlock icon. This indicates that you are using a secure link and that your data is encrypted.

As an additional measure your information is held encrypted until the practice need to view it. It is then sent to the practice still encrypted and only converted to readable text at the practice.

Tracking users

We track how you use our Digital Practice but we don’t collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) while you’re browsing. This means that you can’t be personally identified. We use Google Analytics software to track:

The pages you visit

How long you use the site

How you got to the site and what links you clicked on.

We haven’t given Google permission to share this data with anyone else.

How is the Digital Practice updated?

We are continuously working on this site to make sure that the information is accurate and up to date. The digital practice is also continuously updated based on the results of user testing, feedback from members of the public and from your practice and other practices who are using this system.

Suggestions for improvement of the Digital Practice

We are always looking for ways to improve this service and would welcome your suggestions. Please send your comments to suggestions@siliconpractice.co.uk

Links to external sites

Digital Practice links to external organisations when that service is essential for helping a patient complete a task or when helping patients find a service.

New Mills Surgery

New Mills Surgery is currently closed.

Monday	08:00-18:30
Tuesday	08:00-18:30
Wednesday	08:00-18:30
Thursday	08:00-18:30
Friday	08:00-18:30
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Hayfield Surgery

Hayfield Surgery is currently closed.

Monday	Closed until further notice
Tuesday	Closed until further notice
Wednesday	Closed until further notice
Thursday	Closed until further notice
Friday	Closed until further notice
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Consultation Hours

New Mills Surgery

Monday	09:00-11:30, 15:45-17:45
Tuesday	09:00-11:30, 15:45-17:45
Wednesday	09:00-11:30, 15:45-17:45
Thursday	09:00-11:30, 15:45-17:45
Friday	09:00-11:30, 15:45-17:45
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Hayfield Surgery

Monday	09:00-11:30, 14:50-16:30
Tuesday	11:30-12:30
Wednesday	09:00-11:30
Thursday	09:00-11:30, 14:50-16:30
Friday	09:00-11:30, 14:50-16:30
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Telephone Lines

New Mills Surgery

Our telephone lines are open between the hours of 08:00-18:00.

Hayfield Surgery

Our telephone lines are open between the hours of 09:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:00.

Extended Hours

Please see our Extended Access Service page for information on extended hours.

Out of Hours Service

If the surgery is closed, and you cannot wait until we are next open, you can access out of hours care.

You have three options:

Call the NHS 111 service. If you call the surgery and we are closed, your call will be redirected here.
Visit the New Mills Clinic, opposite Sett Valley Medical Centre’s New Mills surgery. It is open between 18:00-22:00 weekdays and 09:00-22.00 at weekends.
Call 999 in a case of emergency, chest pains or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.

Sett Valley Medical Centre