Home Visits

In general, most patients can safely attend, or be brought to the surgery without causing any personal harm, no matter what the medical problem. Our practice is easily accessible by both car (multiple parking available) or public transport (we are located next to Wath bus station). Therefore Home Visits are reserved for those genuinely housebound.

A patient is deemed to be housebound when they are unable to leave their home environment through a physical or psychological illness. A patient is not considered housebound if he or she is able to leave their house with minimal assistance or support. For example: unassisted/assisted visit to the doctor, dentist, hairdresser, supermarket, social events or hospital outpatients. Some patients may not be housebound permanently but rather are housebound temporarily as a consequence of an episode of illness. Minimal assistance would be described as a person who can leave their own home and travel to a clinic appointment in a vehicle such as a personal car, taxi or public transport adapted for their use or not and with or without the use of a wheelchair either by themselves or with an escort. A person will not be regarded as housebound because they do not personally have a companion to escort them to a clinical appointment.

Please telephone requests for home visits before 10:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, as home visits take place between morning and afternoon surgeries. You will be asked to give details of the patient’s symptoms to help us determine the urgency of the problem. Please also give a contact telephone number if possible. Visit requests should be made via reception on 01709 870150.