Welcome to Lime Tree Surgery

The present surgery has housed medical services since around 1910. Our patients are from a diverse group, 90% are from Waltham Forest and 10% from City and East London and their ethnicity reflects that of their local wards. This means over 30 first languages are spoken and multiple dialects. Consultations are predominately held in English but the Principle Doctor can consult in Urdu. We also have doctors who are fluent in Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, German and Dutch.

Surgery opening hours:

Monday	8.30am – 6.30pm	6.30pm-8pm Extended opening
Tuesday	8.30am – 6.30pm	6.30pm-8pm Extended opening
Wednesday	8.30am – 6.30pm	6.30pm-7pm Extended opening
Thursday	8.30am – 1.30pm
Friday	8.30am – 6.30pm

Lime Tree Surgery's Patient Participation Report

In March we asked all our patients to take part in our annual patient survey. Please click here to see the report, survey results and action plans agreed by our patient reference group.

What to do if you become unwell?

We are here to help you

If you become unwell or injured the following options are available;

Please click to view Choose Well leaflet

1. Self Care - For hangovers, grazed knees, sore throats, coughs etc

2. www.patient.co.uk - For information and leaflets

3. www.nhs.uk - For information and to help find health services in your local area

4. Pharmacy First - For common health problems which does not require being seen by a nurse or doctor.Medication is free if you do not pay for your prescriptions

5. Doctor On Call (if you cannot get an appointment) - For a telephone consultation with a doctor at the surgery who will be able to book you an emergency appointment that same day if clinically indicated

If the surgery is closed the following options are available;

6. Out Of Hours Service - For URGENT appointments outside normal surgery hours, please call 020 8519 9914

7. NHS Walk-in Centre, NHS Urgent Care Centre or NHS Minor Injuries Unit - For cuts, strains, itches, sprains etc

8. A&E or 999 - FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY for example choking, chest pain, black outs, blood loss

Practice Area

Our practice area includes the following postcodes E10, E11, and parts of E15, E7 & E12

Bus services to Lime Tree Surgery

The following bus services will take you to the surgery Ramp

No 58 to Cann Hall Road

No 257 & No 69 to Thatched House

Disabled Access

We have made our surgery accessible for disabled patients by having three consulting rooms with full disable access on the ground floor. We also have a ramp with wide doors to allow for wheelchair access.

Parking

There is free parking in nearby streets and you may have to walk a few metres during busy times. More recently Waltham Forest council has been very aggressive in implementing harsh parking restrictions despite protest from the surgery. Very limted consessions have been made and we are continuing to argue the case for ease of access to healthcare facilities for our patients.

Latest News

Lime Tree Surgery's Patient Survey 2012

Dr Ali, Dr Aslam & Dr Kumana would like your input into how we deliver our services to you. Your views are very important to us and we will use your suggestions to try to improve your patient experience at Lime Tree Surgery. The survey will only take 2 minutes to complete. Without patients completing the survey we will not know what areas need to be improved. Results of the survey will be publish end of March 2012.

Please follow this link to be directed to our survey and fill it out online http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YHP2BK7. Alternatively come into the surgery and fill out a hard copy.

Summary Care Records

The NHS are changing the way they store and manage your health records.

At the moment records are kept in all the places where you receive care. These places can usually only share information from your records by letter, email, fax or phone. At times, this can slow down treatment and sometimes information can be hard to access. By making more health records electronic, there will be quicker ways to get important information to NHS healthcare staff treating you, including in an emergency.

For more information on Summary Care Records please visit NHS Care Records website or alternatively come to the surgery where one of our reception staff will be happy to provide you with an information pack.

[17/10/2011]

Flu Vaccination Clinics Now Available

Please contact reception to book an appointment. All 65+ eligible and chronic disease categories, Diabetics, COPD, Asthma (on steroid inhalers), CHD, Stroke/TIA. This list is not exhaustive, please check with the surgery to see if you are eligible for your free flu vaccination.

Click here for more information on the flu vaccination

Lime Tree Surgery is on Twitter

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