The Barn Surgery Newbury Gillingham Dorset SP8 4XS Tel: 01747 824201 Fax: 01747 825098

Peacemarsh Surgery Marlott Road Gillingham Dorset SP8 4FA Tel: 01747 834330 Fax: 01747 834331

DR BRIAN LIVERSAGE RETIRES 31st MARCH 2008 Dr Brian Liversage will be retiring on 31st March 2008. View poster.

WELCOME TO DR MOHAMED KAMARA Welcome to Dr Mohamed Kamara who starts with us at The Barn Surgery on 1st February 2008.

EPP - EXPERT PATIENT PROGRAMME What is the Expert Patient Programme? It is a free self-management course run over six weekly sessions of two and half hours. A self-referral programme designed for people with long-term conditions and aims to enable them to play a more active part in managing their own condition. Read more.

DR GEOFF LEWIS - RELOCATING TO PEACEMARSH SURGERY Gillingham Medical Practice is in the process of reshaping their services to accommodate the growth of population in Gillingham. Also the number of patients currently registered at The Barn Surgery exceeds its physical capacity to provide the increasing breadth of services in modern day General Practice. To this end DR GEOFF LEWIS will transfer to our Peacemarsh Surgery full-time on 1st October 2007, as that larger facility is currently underutilised. We would hope that the majority of Dr Lewis’ regular patients would wish to move with him. If you consider Dr Lewis as your usual GP please inform us of your choice, either to stay with him and move to Peacemarsh Surgery or to stay at The Barn Surgery. A copy of the letter including an area for you to make your selection is available via this website. View letter.

About Gillingham

Gillingham is a small rural town situated on the edge of the Blackmore Vale with a railway link to London and the South West. The local countryside is particularly attractive – mainly agricultural with hedged fields and woodland.

The most northerly of the five towns in North Dorset, Gillingham has experienced one of the fastest growth rates of all these towns over the past decade and continues to do so.

The town is benefiting from several housing developments on the outskirts plus some limited expansion of the surrounding villages. Growth is planned to continue over the next decade as the town has been identified as a main centre for population, housing and employment expansion to the year 2011. A major supermarket has been completed recently close to the town centre. Smaller retail developments are likely.

Traditional employment in agriculture has declined. Light industry, retailing and the service industries provide local work, but there is not a major employer who dominates the employment market.

A number of residents commute by rail and road to larger towns in the surrounding area. The percentage of unemployed is slightly better than the regional average.

This practice is the sole medical partnership in Gillingham with two purpose-built surgeries and has a practice area that extends over a radius of 6 miles from the town centre. We provide a full range of general family medical services and welcome new patients.

Gillingham Medical Practice - Disabled Access

Both practice premises have suitable access for disabled patients.