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The Barn Surgery
Newbury
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4XS
Tel: 01747 824201
Fax: 01747 825098 |
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Peacemarsh Surgery
Marlott Road
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4FA
Tel: 01747 834330
Fax: 01747 834331 |
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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. |
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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.
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