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  Thank you for bearing with us.  We are still not ready to open the surgery fully to patients as we still find ourselves in uncertain times, despite lockdown being slowly lifted by Welsh Government and the number of confirmed cases/deaths decreasing.  Our priority is keeping the Practice Team safe which will allow us to continue to deliver care/services to our patients but also ensure that it is safe for patients to attend the surgery if they have been asked to do by a Doctor/Nurse or Pharmacist.  We will continue to work from Pontyclun…Read more

The surgery remains open but we are dealing with queries on the day either over the telephone or video consultation. You no longer have to ring at 8.15am for a morning consultation and 2pm for an afternoon consultation.  However, we do ask that you ring us as soon as possible.  The receptionist will ask you why you need to speak to a Doctor and for some conditions we may ask you to take a photograph ready to send to Doctor (please wait until you are contacted). PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE SURGERY WITHOUT US…Read more

If you have received a shielding letter then you should be self-isolating for 12 weeks from 24th March 2020.   The Practice is still open but we have changed the way in which we currently work. Please do not come to the surgery without contacting us first. Instead of offering routine pre-bookable appointments we are offering daily telephone triage which may include a video consultation, you will be asked by the receptionist the reason for speaking to the Doctor. If the Doctor feels that they need to see you in person you will…Read more

Our priority at this difficult time is the health and wellbeing of both our patients and our practice team. Please be assured that we will continue to offer those services that are essential to our patients, but we may have to offer them in a different way to usual.  PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR BRANCH SURGERY IN LLANHARRY IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO PATIENTS and we do not know when we will be able to re-open this surgery. In order to reduce footfall and to ensure social distancing all appointments are currently by telephone and…Read more

Our priority at this difficult time is the health and wellbeing of both our patients and our practice team. Please be assured that we will continue to offer those services that are essential to our patients, but we may have to offer them in a different way to usual.  PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR BRANCH SURGERY IN LLANHARRY IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO PATIENTS. You can help us to do this by following the guidance below. THERE IS ALOT OF INFORMATION  - PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT CAREFULLY Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation…Read more

Our waiting rooms are high risk places to pick up infection, and so in the current climate we want to minimise risks for everybody by utilising phonecalls in order to reduce the number of people who need to come to our surgeries, thereby hopefully protecting us all. For other patients who are acutely unwell and feel they will need emergency assessment, you will need to ring the surgery where we will arrange for a GP/nurse to call you for triage of your problem.  Please do not attend the surgery without being invited, as government advice…Read more

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The Ambling Elephants Health Walk every Wednesday 10am - 12 noon starting on Wednesday 4th March 2020. Meeting place: Thirsty Elephant Coffee shop, Pontyclun Doggy friendly walk, led by qualified walk leadersRead more

During the summer several members of staff decided to move onto other roles within the health care sector. Two members of the reception team left and we have employed three new receptionists - Emma, Kathryn and Barbara, all have previously worked in a GP Surgery but will need time to get up to speed with our Policies and Procedures. Our Phlebotomist, Vicky left us in September.  We are training up another member of staff but it will take several months before she is able to offer her own clinics. Our HCA, Natalie left…Read more

We are expecting half of our OVER 65 year old vaccines at the end of September, the other half middle of October - dates of clinics will be published in the surgery on this website. Due to manufacturing delays our 16-64 year old vaccines are not due in until middle of October  and we will only receive half of our ordered doses.  The other half will arrive at the end of November - dates of clinics will be published in the surgery and on this website.Read more