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Access to medical records

The practice is registered with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). Any request for access to notes by a patient, patient’s representative or outside body will be dealt with...

Accessing someone else’s information

As a parent, family member or carer, you may be able to access services for someone else. We call this having proxy access. We can set this up for you...

Patient confidentiality

We respect your right to privacy and keep all your health information confidential and secure. It is important that the NHS keeps accurate and up-to-date records about your health and...

Patient rights and responsibilities

We aim to treat our patients courteously at all times and expect our patients to treat our staff in a similarly respectful way. It is your responsibility to keep your...

Disabled access

There is good access for the disabled to all of our consultation rooms. A designated parking bay is adjacent to the surgery entrance and the surgery has a ramp and...

Medical education

We are a training practice and regularly have students on site. All students are closely supervised by a qualified member of staff. We also teach medical students and sometimes you...

Veteran friendly GP practice

Fort House Surgery is a registered veterans friendly surgery. We are proud to support our Armed Forces community and being Accredited shows that we are able to deliver the best possible...

Patient Participation Group (PPG)

We have an active patient participation group at our practice. The Patient Participation Group (PPG) is all about you, our patients, giving feedback on the care you receive. We welcome...

Patient survey and results

We will publish the latest patient survey and results information on this page.

WHAM PCN

Most GP practices are associated with a Primary Care Network (PCN) who provide services across a region of the UK. WHAM PCN is a partnership of organisations working together. These...

Using this website

The medical information on this website, and on any sites linked to from this website, gives general advice only and should not be used as a substitute for the personal...

GP net earnings

NHS England require that the net earnings of doctors engaged in the practice is published and the required disclosure is shown below. However, it should be noted that the prescribed...

Practice policies

Use the pages below to read our practice policies.

Sustainable Travel

Fort House Surgery is keen to promote sustainable modes of travel to the practice. Please find below some details of useful websites. We would be keen to know of any...

Date published: 8th October, 2014
Date last updated: 25th July, 2023