Contact the practice

Orchard Surgery

Bromborough Village Road
Bromborough
Wirral
CH62 7EU

Telephone: 0151 334 2084

Out of Hours: 111

Email: cmicb-wi.gatekeeper-n85047@nhs.net

Contact Us Online

Opening Times

Monday8:00am to 6:30pm
Phone lines open at 08.30am
Tuesday8:00am to 6:30pm
Phone lines open at 08.30am
Wednesday8:00am to 6:30pm
Phone lines open at 08.30am
Thursday8:00am to 8:00pm
Phone lines open at 08.30am
Friday8:00am to 6:30pm
Phone lines open at 08.30am
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

If you need help when we are closed

If you need medical help when we are closed, please call NHS 111 or visit 111 Online.

Need medical help right now? Use 111 online or call 111 to get assessed and directed to the right place for you.

NHS 111 can direct you to the best place to get help if you cannot contact your GP during the day, or when your GP is closed (out-of-hours).

Depending on what you need, you might be advised by 111 to:

  • call 999 or go to A&E in an emergency
  • go to an urgent treatment centre
  • see an evening and weekend GP (out-of-hours GP)
  • get a callback from a nurse
  • contact an emergency dentist or find a dentist
  • contact your own GP surgery
  • see a pharmacist for a minor illness or to get medicine
  • look after yourself safely at home

Get help online

111 online is for people aged 5 and over.  Answer questions about your symptoms on the website and we will tell you what to do next.

NHS 111 online: https://111.nhs.uk/

Physical accessibility

Disabled Access

The  premises are compliant with disability legislation and, as such, are fully accessible to people with disabilities. There are 2 designated parking bays close to the entrance of the building.

NHS Accessible Information Standard video is available here:

Premises

Our newly-built, enlarged premises, on the same site, opened in September 2011, allowing us to expand the range of services available to our patients. This process of innovation is continuing. The building is 2 storey, with all direct patient services situated on the ground floor.

Parking

There is a new, enlarged, carpark at the front, and there is street parking to be found within a short distance, should the carpark on occasion, at busy times, be full.

How to make a complaint

We hope that most problems can be sorted easily and quickly, often at the time they arise and with the person concerned. If your problem cannot be sorted out in this way and you wish to make a complaint, we would like you to let us know as soon as possible – ideally, within a matter of days or at most a few weeks – because this will enable us to establish what happened more easily – but the usual time limit is 12 months from when the incident happened or from when you discovered that you have a problem arising from something that happened longer ago.  You can choose to let us know about your concerns;

  1. verbally in person
  2. verbally over the telephone
  3. by e-mail at cmicb-wi.gatekeeper-N85047@nhs.net
  4. by letter
What shall we do

We shall acknowledge receipt of your complaint within three working days.  We will work on a full response and aim to;

  • Find out what happened and what went wrong.
  • Make it possible for you to discuss the problem with those concerned if you would like this.
  • Make sure you receive an apology, where this is appropriate.
  • Identify what we can do to make sure the problem does not happen again.
  • Write to you on completion of a complaint investigation explaining how it has been resolved, what appropriate action has been taken.
  • If your complaint relates to an outside agency within the Practice, your complaint will be forwarded to the relevant service
  • We aim to respond in a way that is timely and appropriate.  We will let you know how long it is likely to take us to investigate and respond and, if we then need longer, we will keep you informed of our progress

If you wish to complain on behalf of someone else:-

Please note that we keep strictly to the rules of medical confidentiality. If you are complaining on behalf of someone else, we have to know that you have their permission to do so. A note signed by the person concerned will be required unless they are incapable of providing this due to illness or disability.

Need further help?

Patients and their representatives who have any queries or concerns about treatment which is provided can also contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) Team.

What will PALS do?

  • Provide you with information about the NHS and help you with any other health related enquiries
  • Help resolve concerns or problems when you are using the NHS
  • Provide information about the NHS complaints procedure and how to get independent help if you decide you may want to make a complaint
  • Provide you with information and help introduce you to agencies and support groups outside the NHS
  • Inform you about how you can get more involved in your own healthcare and the NHS locally
  • Improve the NHS by listening to your concerns, suggestions and experiences and ensuring that people who design and manage services are aware of the issues you raise

To contact WIRED PALS please call 0800 054 2137 or 0151 363 3948  (staffed Monday to Friday 9am – 4.30pm) or email WirralPals@wired.me.uk

Or you can contact Cheshire & Merseyside ICB

Patient Experience Team

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside

No 1 Lakeside

920 Centre Park Square

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Who else can help?

The choice about who you want to deal with your complaint remains your decision.

You may want NHS England to deal with your complaint

NHS England may be contacted:-

NHS England

PO Box 16738

Redditch,

B97 9PT

Contacting the Care Quality Commission

If you have a genuine concern about a staff member or regulated activity carried out by this Practice, then you can contact the Care Quality Commission on 03000 616 161 or alternatively visit the following website; http://www.cqc.org.uk

Complaining to the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman:-

We hope that if you have a problem, you will use our Practice Complaints Procedure. We believe this will give us the best chance of putting right whatever has gone wrong and an opportunity to improve our Practice.

However.  If you remain dissatisfied after our response, then you can complain to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

Helpline 0345 015 4033 Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm | Friday 8.30am to 12pm.

Complaints to the Ombudsman should be made within twelve months