• We are a eight partner, training General Practice with two GP Registrars, and visiting medical students from Cardiff and London.
• The population is mainly urban, but with a significant rural commitment on the East side of Newport, Gwent, South Wales, U.K.
• Situated beside the beautiful countryside of the Wye Valley, we are also within 1-2 hours drive from the outstanding South West Wales coastline.
• The practice has patient list size of 13,230 patients, and offers a comprehensive range of services from its well equipped and fully staffed premises.
• The premises were extended and refurbished in 1992/3 and includes ten consulting rooms and two treatment rooms at ground floor level with full access and facilities for the elderly and disabled.
• The practice pioneered a design in G.P. surgeries. All administrative work takes place on the first floor enabling the receptionist to deal with her patient on a one to one basis.
• In 2004, the practice incorporated a retired single handed Practice, located in the Alway area of East Newport. It has provided an additional two consulting rooms and a treatment room.
• The practice is a fully computerised and paper-lite, All facilities are located on the ground floor, providing wheelchair and disability access, with resident Hearing Loops that can be enabled on request.

Beechwood Surgery does not currently provide any of it's Services via the Internet or E-mail. It is therefore unable to undertake any replies

G.P. Registrar vacancies are available for 6 to 12 month periods.

Applications and further information obtainable at above address

• Also attached are Ancillary Services, such as District Nurses, Health Visitors and a Dietician.
• Beechwood Surgery was established in 1918 and has been a training practice for the past twenty five years. There is a formal teaching programme and an attachment to the Gwent & South Powys Vocational Training Scheme. MRCGP is encouraged, with two previous G.P. registrars having gained distinctions in the MRCGP examination.
• All partners contribute to training. Registrar joint surgeries are predominantly held in the afternoons.Pre-planned tutorials are also held, the subject matter of which is dictated by a 'needs analysis' performed during early stages of the attachment.
• Informal teaching is given on a continuous daily basis with regular reviews of surgeries and calls on a 'one-to-one' basis with each of the partners as specified in the timetable.
• We have a large conference room containing a comprehensive library and a selection of relevant journals. A more extensive literature base as well as half-day release is available at the Royal Gwent Hospital Post-Graduate Centre. This is our main District General Hospital, situated 1 mile from our premises, and is the major component of the Gwent HealthCare Trust.

Disclaimer

The information contained within the pages that constitute the Beechwood Surgery Web Site are believed to be correct, but can only be used as a guide and in no way represents professional advice or opinion. Any actions taken by the reader of these pages as a result of viewing the said pages are solely at the readers own risk.

• Dr. Adrian Carr (Male) - MB.ChB.(Bristol) 1977, MRCGP, DRCOG, DCH, DGM, DCCH. General Practice Trainer with a specific interest in Undergraduate & Postgraduate teaching. Honorary Lecturer at Cardiff University, Department of General Practice, Cardiff. GP Tutor for UCL/Royal Free Hospitals, London.

• Dr. Neil Statham (Male) - MB.BCh.(Wales) 1981, MRCGP,DRCOG. General Practice Trainer, with additional interest in Diabetes, Spine manipulation and Asthma. Active member of the Local Medical Commitee and the Local Health Board.

• Dr. Joseph Lavric (Male) - MB.BCh.(Wales) 1982, MRCGP, DRCOG, DA.. Special interest in ENT, Pain Clinic, Child Health Surveillance and responsible for IT (Information Technology) within practice.

• Dr. Katherine Griffiths (Female) - MB.BCh.(Wales) 1985, MRCGP, DPD.. Special interest in Dermatology (ex-hospital Clinical Assistant & Practising Examiner for the DPD), and Acupuncture. Ex-CPD Co-ordinator for Newport. General Practice Trainer.

• Dr. Eleri Jones (Female) - MB.BCh.(Wales) 1994, MRCGP, DRCOG. Special interest in Diabetes, Epilepsy and Women's Health.

• Dr. Isabel Echeveste (Female) - L.M.S (Spain) 1996, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, DPD. Clinical Assistant in Dermatology. Special interest in Psychiatry, Dermatology and Women's Health.

• Dr. Dayo Ajayi (Male) - MB. BS. (Ibadan, Nigeria) 1978, FMCS (Nig.), FRCS (Ed.). Trained and worked as General Surgeon for several years before converting to General Practice. Special interests include Extended Minor Surgery, Skin surgery, Gastroeneterology, Vascular Diseases, Endoscopy and Child Health.

• Dr. Andrea Price (Female) - MB.BCh.(Birmingham) 1999, MRCGP, DRCOG. Special interest in Women's Health.

From time to time, qualified doctors who have worked in various hospital specialities, and whom are intending to become General Practitioners, are invited to join the practice for six months or one year, so that they may gain insight into the sort of medical problems encountered in their future in General Practice.

Availability of Doctors

Routine consultations with all doctors are by appointment only, and can be made by telephoning the appointments department on: 01633 277771

In an attempt to improve our system and make it easier for you to see a doctor urgently, we have introduced un-booked surgeries every weekday morning from 8.30-10.30 a.m. This means that if you have a medical problem requiring immediate treatment, you can attend any morning between these times

Please note however, these surgeries are reserved for emergencies only. Routine consultations will not be dealt with at this time.

Booked apppointments with your desired general practitioner, can usually be made for the afternoon surgeries.

On average 150 patients per month fail to keep their appointment. This equals Seventeen hours of Surgery time. If you cannot keep your appointment, please telephone and cancel it as soon as possible so that another may be booked in.

Practice Area

The practice area ranges ten miles from borders of the River Usk in the West to Llanvaches in the East. Some areas, i.e. Bettws, Malpas, Duffryn, Pillgwenlly and anywhere west of the HighCross, M4 Junction are excluded due to the closure of the old Handpost Branch Surgery.

There is a NEW branch surgery on the east side of Newport at Alway. This is equipped with two consulting rooms and a treatment room with full ground-floor disabled access. Services are continually being expanded at this site. Access to services and appoinments at this site are available by dialing the main telephone number at Beechwood (ie 01633 277771).

Registration

All patients who provide Evidence of Residency within the designated practice area are eligible to register with the practice.

Registration request can be accepted by either submitting your existing NHS Card, or completing appropriate Registration forms and Questionaires, together with Evidence of Residence or Evidence of Right to Residence. 

Test Results

For enquiries about test results, you may telephone one of the 'computer operators' on the direct-dial numbers outlined below. If they are satisfied with your identity, they will confirm if a result has been received. All doctors have different ways of dealing with test results, therefore sometimes you will be given the results, but at other times you may be asked to attend the surgery and see the doctor.

Repeat Prescriptions

Repeat prescription may be ordered by returning the request slip provided with the previous prescription, with the required items clearly ticked. The slip can be posted to us or put in the box provided in reception. Please allow two full working days to enable the prescription to be prepared and signed. If you provide a stamped, addressed envelope we will post the prescription back to you.

Please note: we do not take requests for repeat prescriptions over the telephone.

Health Promotion Clinics and Other Services

Beechwood Surgery provides several health promotional clinics, run by the doctors, nurses, midwives and/or health visitors each catering for different aspects of healthcare.

 

Telephone Advice

If you wish to speak to a doctor, please telephone and ask for enquiries. The receptionist will take some details and the doctor will call you back when it is convenient. Calls will not be put through to the doctor during surgery.

For your protection and for the purposes of training all telephone calls toand from the practice are recorded.

Home Visits

It is not customary for doctors to provide routine home visits. Patients too ill or infirm to come to surgery can be visited at the doctor's discretion. We would very much appreciate your request before 10.30a.m. and for you to givr the recptionist as much information as possible to help the doctor assess the urgency. You may be telephoned by the doctor to discuss your request. The doctor can see on average six patients in the surgery in the time taken for a home visit.

Saturday Surgery

There is NO LONGER a Saturday Morning surgery - for ALL emergencies please refer to the Out-of-Hours Service.

Out of hours (What to do when the Surgery is Closed)

The newly formed Gwent Out of Hours Services, will provide a range of services for patients who need urgent medical treatment or advice. Between 6.30 pm and 8.00 am on weekdays, the whole of weekends, Bank Holidays or Public holidays you will now need to dial a new telephone number if you need to see a doctor urgently and cannot wait until the next working day.

The new number is 0845 600 1231.

Please do not use this number for prescriptions, test results or routine enquiries.

When you dial the new number, specially trained NHS staff will ask you some questions. They will then:

* Pass you on to a doctor or nurse who can give you advice over the telephone
* Refer you to a Primary Care Centre for an appointment to see a doctor
* Arrange a home visit
* Refer your call to the Ambulance Service

You may also telephone NHS Direct for (Nurse-led) advice at any time on 0845-46-47.

Local Health Board

The Newport Local Health Board is party to the contract of services provided by our practice. Information regarding the availability of additional primary medical services can be obtained from them by telephone on 01633 261430 or in writing to Newport Local Health Board, Victoria House, 2^nd. Floor, 138-140 Corporation Road, Newport, NP19 0BH

Patient Education

In an attempt to improve patient awareness of common conditions, we are slowly creating an infomation resource on our Web-Site. Please be patient as we are continually adding information about common conditions at every available opportunity.

Violent or Abusive Behaviour

This practice has a ZeroTolerance policy on violent behaviour and every patient is expected to show respect to staff and other patients irrespective of race or gender. Any patient deemed to be violent or abusive will be removed from our list immediately.