Practice details
Dr Simon Willetts - GP Mrs Clare Willetts - Practice Nurse
The doctor provides 24 hour on-call cover to the island seven days a week. Should urgent medical help be required please telephone 01951 200328.
In the event that none of the team are in the surgery building a recorded message will supply two alternative numbers where the medical team can be contacted urgently. As the surgery premises can be unattended for part of the day out-with surgery hours and in case the doctor may be out of phone contact, there is a notice board in the porch of “Benoran”, the doctors’ house, situated behind the surgery. This will indicate where the Doctor on call is likely to be.
The practice emergency vehicle is a silver Dacia "Duster", Reg HV14 THX
Surgery Appointments
You must have an appointment before attending the practice.
Patients should still contact the surgery and arrange to be seen for routine medical matters or concerns, but this is by appointment only.
Please contact the surgery between 9- 10:30 am to speak to the doctor to arrange this.
There are no routine appointments offered on Thursday or the Weekend, but urgent problems should still be discussed in the usual way by contacting the doctor on 01951 200328.
The surgery closes later on the first Monday of every month.
Surgery appointments and emergency care are free regardless of nationality.
Attend Anywhere
This facility is available to allow for video GP consultations. Please contact the surgery first on the usual number 01951 200328 to arrange an appointment time.
It is accessible through: http://www.spanglefish.com/ColonsaySurgery/index.asp
Telephone Advice
If you would like to speak to a doctor for telephone advice please contact the surgery if possible between 9 -10:30 am
Nights and Weekends
Out-of Hours cover is provided by the Colonsay doctor every night and throughout every weekend. For urgent advice or in the event of a medical emergency at any time dial 01951 200328.
Should you wish, you may contact NHS 24 for advice. The NHS 24 telephone number is 111 .
You can also dial 999 in the usual way in an emergency and the doctor will be contacted by the Ambulance Service.
Repeat Prescriptions for Temporary residents:
If you are registered with a doctor on the mainland and are on repeat medication you should arrange to bring sufficient supplies with you, or arrange for your own medical practice to dispense and post it to you.
If this is not possible, please call us to discuss how we can help with this.
Pharmacy
There is a pharmacy within the surgery that has a small stock of both standard and emergency drugs. Medication is sent from mainland suppliers and usually takes about a week to arrive.
Please note that the pharmacy facility is not a retail shop. Toiletries etc. are available from the island's shop nearby.
