WELCOME TO THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

The Limes Medical Centre is a five partner teaching / training practice with a list size of approximately 20,000 patients. We offer GP services across four locations; Epping, Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois and North Weald. We are a Boating Community Friendly Practice.

Our Doctors, Nurses and Staff are dedicated to offering a professional service. This website has been designed to keep you up to date with the latest news , opening times and services we offer. You'll have access to practice information such as how to register, ordering your repeat prescription online and a range of other relevant patient resources.

NHS - LATEST INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus (high temperature, a new continuous cough or a change/loss to your sense of smell or taste):

1. Please do not attend the surgery.

2. Get a test to check if you have coronavirus as soon as possible.

3. Stay at home and do not have visitors until you get your test result – only leave your home to have a test.

Anyone you live with, and anyone in your support bubble, must also stay at home until you get your result.

Get a free NHS test to check whether you have coronavirus

FLU VACCINATIONS 2020/21

For information about eligibility, how to book an appointment and what safety measures are in place, please visit our Flu Vaccination Page

CARING FOR YOU DURING THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC

At the practice we have put in place a number of measures to keep our patients and staff safe during the COVID-19 crisis, whilst continuing to provide the best possible care.

APPOINTMENTS

If you require an appointment at the practice, please call and speak to our Front of House Team.

We are offering the following types of appointments:

Telephone consultations

Telephone consultations are available with a number of our Healthcare Professionals including our Dietician, First Contact Practitioner and Social Prescriber

Video consultations

A secure video consultation link will be sent to you via SMS

Face-to-face consultations

All patients requiring a face-to-face consultation will be screened. Our vulnerable and shielding patients can also be seen at one of our designated branches (low risk zone known as our 'green site') if required . Our Healthcare Professionals will be wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and patients will be required to wear face coverings. Patients will be required to wait outside the surgery until asked to enter the building.

FACE COVERINGS

The Limes Medical Centre asks that anyone coming into the practice wears a face covering to cover their nose and mouth - this can be a mask, scarf or bandana.

GOV.UK Guidance - How to make a cloth face covering

PRESCRIPTIONS

You can order your repeat prescription in the following ways;

Online
Post / drop off your request at Epping, Theydon Bois and Waltham Abbey

If you do not have a nominated pharmacy, script tokens can be collected from Epping Wells or a Waltham Abbey pharmacy of your choice.

For more information about ordering your repeat prescription please visit our prescription page.

FACE MASK EXEMPTION LETTER REQUESTS

As per guidance from the North & South Essex Local Medical Committee, GPs are not in a position to provide individual risk assessments & letters for patients who feel they should be exempt from wearing a face mask/covering.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR SELF-ISOLATION

If you need to self-isolate you can get an isolation note to give to your employer as proof you need to be off work. You do not need to get a note from the GP -You can access the self-isolation note guidance here.

ACCESS

There is disabled access at all 4 surgery sites with disabled toilet facilities.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

If you have any questions, queries or concerns in regards to your care and equality and diversity within the practice, please ask to speak to our Equality and Diversity Lead.

JOIN IN

We hope you enjoy having a look around our website and familiarising yourself with some of the online features. Whatever your thoughts, be sure to let us know via our feedback function. Comments and Suggestions are always a great way of helping us to continue to enhance the way we look after you.