District Nurse Team
As of Monday 21st March 2016 the District Nurse Team will be located at the Cavendish Hospital. To contact them please telephone 01298 212827
View Medical Record
You can now view parts of your GP medical record through Patient Online – this is known as enhanced access. To request access, please read through the notes in the document below and bring the form to Reception together with your ID. Please note that because you are requesting additional access, you will need to show your ID even though you may have shown it before. Request Medical Record Access
Take your own Blood Pressure
We now have a blood presure machine in reception so that you can take your own BP without the need for an appointment. Just drop in! It is situated in the "pram park". It is easy to use and the instructions are easy to follow.
GP Mean Earnings
All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.
The average pay for GPs working at Elmwood Medical Centre in the last financial year was £58,288 before tax and National Insurance. This is for 3 full time GPs and 3 part time GPs who worked in the practice for more than 6 months.
Medicines Wastage
Only order what you need.
Did you know? Even if you never open them, once you leave a pharmacy your medicines cannot be recycled or used by anyone else. This means that any you return are destroyed.
Think about it. Before heading to the doctors or the pharmacy, take a look in your medicine cabinet to see what you actually need. You may have ordered extra of a repeat prescription last time you went and forgot.
A report by the Department of Health estimates that unused medicines cost the NHS around £300 million every year, with an estimated £110 million worth of medicine returned to pharmacies, £90 million worth of unused prescriptions being stored in homes and £50 million worth of medicines disposed of by Care Homes.
These startling figures don't even take into account the cost to patients' health if medicines are not being correctly taken. If medicine is left unused, this could lead to worsening symptoms and extra treatments that could have been avoided.
Sometimes patients receive medicines they don't actually use, or use only occasionally. This means that they can lose out on the intended health benefits of their prescription. The reasons why patients don't take all their medication can vary and audits have shown that around half of all the medication returned had not even been opened. This means that patients are ordering and receiving medication that they don't even start to use.
By reducing the amount of medicines being wasted each year, we could increase the available funding for other desperately needed health services.
Please review your medicines:
Ask your doctor, or your pharmacist if they order on your behalf, to remove any medicines you no longer take from your repeat list.
Regularly check the medicines you have a home and only order what you need to continue your treatment. If you do not need a full supply ask your doctor, or your pharmacist if they order on your behalf, to only provide a smaller quantity.
Your help in reducing medication waste can help provide treatment for others
Every Patient Has A Named GP
Every patient now has a named GP. This is the GP who will co-ordinate your practice-based care. Your GP's name appears on any prescription that is issued to you. You can also ask any member of the practice staff to confirm who your named GP is. This doesn't restrict which doctor you can ask to see when you make an appointment.
Patient Participation Group
Our meetings are held approximately every three months and are held at Buxton Methodist Church (on the Marketplace), everyone welcome! For more information about the group please contact Luci Howarth at the surgery or email
Your Feedback
We value your feedback. After an appointment with us, please give your feedback via the "Friends and Family Test" on the website or by completing the slip available at the surgery. Thank you.
CQC Praise For Elmwood Medical Centre
Following the inspection by the Quality Care Commision (CQC) last October we are delighted that we have been rated as "GOOD" in all areas. To read the full report please follow the link:
Elmwood CQC Report March 2015.pdf