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We are still offering a telephone service via the GP surgeries to all clients needing help and support.
You can contact the following surgeries and request an appointment (morning appointments only)
Clifton Court Surgery on 01325 465646 on a Monday every fortnight
Denmark Street Surgery on 01325460731 –on a Monday every fortnight
Orchard Court on 01325 465285 –on a Wednesday every fortnight
Whinfield Surgery on 01325 481321-on a Wednesday every fortnight
Moorlands Surgery on 01325 469168 –on a Thursday every fortnight
Neasham Road Surgery on 01325 469168 –on a Thursday every fortnight
Clients can make an appointment at any GP surgery as long as they are registered at any GP surgery in Darlington.
We will contact you on the specified date and time of your appointment so please ensure your telephone /mobile is at hand and to have your personal details with you eg national insurance /all your income details.
We will endeavour to contact you at least twice but please bear with us if we are running late.
Any client who is worried about sending their Personal Independent forms / Employment and Support forms to contact the DWP and inform them regarding your current circumstances.
We will help you to complete them and will advise you of the procedures we have set in place.
We have started running a clinic for Mens Health the clinics are on a Monday evening, Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
Pease contact the surgery after 11am for details.
Click MensHealth for more details.
When using a BP machine make sure the monitor is:-
– Checked every year by “Calibrating it” when the monitor is over 2 years old.
– Has the right size arm cuff
– Usually you will be asked to record 2 readings a day for 7 days (so at least 14 readings in total)
– Sit relaxed when measuring your BP. Most patients will take 2 readings each time and write down the best reading.
– When you have a full 7 days of readings you can either send it to us via:-
eConsult, email or drop the sheet off with your name, Date of Birth and the date the readings were taken.
eConsult is an easy way to send your readings. All you need to do is click on this link https://moorlandssurgerydarlington.webgp.com/consult-hypertension-review and follow the instructions.
The British Heart Foundation has more infomation about doing home BP readings.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/tests/blood-pressure-measuring-at-home#Heading3
If your readings are high the surgery will contact you to discuss your management.
Patients who already take regular medication for their blood pressure should check their readings every 6 months but sometimes we may ask you to do more frequent checks.
We can calibrate your machine but it needs to be clearly marked with your name and date of birth. BP machines over 2 years old must be calibrated every year to make sure they are accurate.
If you have a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation an automated BP machine is not accurate and you will need to have your BP checked by a Doctor or Nurse.
This page will be updated with useful resources for patietns who have a heart condition.
This is the british heart foundation website:- https://www.bhf.org.uk/
This page will be updated with useful resources for our diabetic patients.
This is the National diabetes website:- https://www.diabetes.org.uk/
Its possible to complete a diabetes review online via eConsult click the link to start: https://moorlandssurgerydarlington.webgp.com/react-consult-diabetes-review?codeName=LTC_DBC#EC
This page will be updated with resources the dermatology patients might find helpful.
This link contains help on self examination of moles:- http://www.pcds.org.uk/p/self-examination-of-moles
The following link is an A-Z of skin conditions and treatments but should be used with caution as the correct spelling of the condition is needed to identify which one you may or may not have:- https://www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk/a-z-conditions-treatments/
This page will be updated with resources for our COPD patients to use.
This website has some useful tips on inhaler techniques:- https://www.rightbreathe.com/
Patients may find this video useful:- https://mymhealth.com/mycopd
The following link is contains vidoes for Virtual Pulmanary Rehabilitation :- https://www.blf.org.uk/exercise-video
Its possible to comlete a COPD review online via eConsult click this link: https://moorlandssurgerydarlington.webgp.com/react-consult-copd-review?codeName=LTC_COP#EC
This page will be updated with helpful information for our asthma patients.
This link is for the Asthma UK website:- https://www.asthma.org.uk/
You can do an asthma review online via eConsult with no need to come into the surgery. Please click on this link and follow the instructions. eConsult Asthma review
If you require any forms/letters etc from a GP you need to put these in writing. Please note the GP’s, Nurse Practitioners do not complete these in a surgery consultation. All forms/letters must be paid for in advance of collection – check with our receptionists the cost of these.