1. Bedford House Medical Centre
APRIL NEWSLETTER
Message from Dr Kokiet
Dr Kokiet would like to thank all his patients for their support over the years, the overwhelming gifts, cards and kind messages of goodwill. He wishes you all good health and happiness.
Named GP
Any patient who had Dr Kokiet listed as their nominated GP have been transferred to Dr Hamilton, Dr Holt or Dr Mustafa. Please note, this does not affect your right to see any Doctor in the Practice, however, if you are not happy with this decision, please see a Receptionist who will be happy to change this to a Doctor of your choice.
Due to time constraints and cost, letters will not be sent out to patients to advise of this.
Dr R Mustafa
We welcome full time Dr Rashad Mustafa, you may recall Dr Mustafa worked with us previously and more recently covering Mondays.
He will be available Monday to Thursday.
Opening Hours
08: :00 Monday to Friday
CLOSED Saturday and Sunday
If you are not well:
Your nearest pharmacist, available over the telephone
Call 111 if you need medical help, but NOT life threatening, or if you’re not sure where to get help, an adviser will help and advise you, this service is available 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Calls are free from mobiles and landlines.
Visit a walk in centre if able to.
Contact your G.P. Bedford House can offer doctors/nurse advice over the phone. Just call
For all life threatening emergencies go straight to accident and emergency. If not sure contact 111 immediately.
Write down your local/regular pharmacist number here for advice:

2. Publication of Earnings
Appointment Times
The Doctors are allocated 10 minutes per patient, some problems being more complex than others. If you have more than one problem that you wish to discuss, please advise the receptionist when booking the appointment as a double appointment may be necessary, otherwise the Doctor may ask you to return at another time if they feel they have insufficient time to deal with more than one problem. Your co-operation is appreciated
Publication of Earnings
It is now a contractual requirement for practices to publish their mean average earnings
for year 2014/15 these can be found on our website - go to
Patient Access
Patient Access (Online Appointments/Prescriptions) patients will be able to view a summary of their medical record which includes:- medications, allergies and adverse reactions.
Contact the surgery and speak to a receptionist who will be able sign you up and give the information you need.
Foodbank
Please keep up the good work by continuing to donate food products that we send to the local Foodbank on a monthly basis