A well run, friendly practice which makes visiting the doctor a more pleasant experience…read more The Range Medical Centre is conveniently located on Withington Road, and is easy to access from Chorlton, Hulme or Whalley Range via bus. The reception and admin staff are polite and courteous, making efforts to accommodate your appointment and work around your schedule, often calling you back if a more convenient slot becomes available. They are very professional and maintain patient confidentiality, and speak about patients respectfully when talking to each other (which I have seen reception staff fail to do in so many other practices). The waiting rooms are clean and comfortable, displaying useful information and calling you to the surgery rooms via a large screen. There is even an electronic check-in desk where you can sign in for your appointment when the reception desk is very busy. All of the doctors and practice nurses I have seen have been professional and caring, and I would recommend this surgery to anyone living in the catchment area.

The newly built Vallance Centre was desperately needed to replace the crumbling Brunswick Health…read moreCentre. The Vallance Centre is purpose build for the needs of local people and it really shows. Whereas the Brunswick Health Centre felt rushed and under pressure, the Vallance site appears sleek and calm. You can sign up in a couple of days and most people won't have to give a full medical although they may take some blood and urine samples for their records. There is also a useful online booking service. The centre is modern and clean, but if you want a more family oriented practice I'd head to Surrey Lodge which has a more 'traditional feel'. Most people who live in the University/Ardwick area will find they are within the geographical zones for both. They also now offer the following services: Accupuncture Asthma Clinic Cardiovascular Screening Clinical Smears Child Health Counselling Diabetic Clinics Dietary Advice District Nursing Drug Clinic Health Visiting Maternity Medical Services Minor Surgery Nurse Triage Over 75 Checks Physiotherapy Private Medicals Screening Services Smoking Cessation Travel Clinic Well Person Clinic Wart Clinic

For a doctors surgery which draws a lot of students, the Vallance Centre is certainly out of the…read moreway. If you had a weight problem, you could burn a fair few pounds off walking to the Surgery from some of the less central halls of residence. I signed up to be a patient here in my first week of University, and have only had to visit once, and that was when I was taking care of a friend. From her account, the care taken by the staff and partners here was exemplary, and she enjoyed the experience as much as she could, considering her circumstances! From my point of view, sat in the waiting room, I thought that the venue was a fantastic choice for a Surgery. It does not feel overly 'surgical', and it definitely works in the favour of the partners, as there is not a pressured atmosphere when waiting for an appointment. You can book appointments online through their website, which is very handy when you are planning for an appointment in advance. Otherwise, the schedule can become very busy, and you may have to wait a while for an emergency appointment. The Centre also offers a wide range of different medical-related services, including Acupuncture. Hopefully, I wont have to visit the Vallance Centre much, although, if I do, at least I know where it is, and know that it is not like a small extension of God's Waiting Room. For a surgery, it is as good as it could be.

I consider myself extremely lucky not only to have my doctor's surgery so nearby it's almost the…read moresame building as my apartment block, but this doctor's surgery. I'd travel to it. Located adjacent to the Angel Centre, a place so lovely and charitable you feel better about humanity just walking past, Trinity Medical Centre has a good vibe to it from the get-go. The staff here bend over backwards for you and make you feel safe and comfortable. An example is when I realised I'd run out of something, I called in to get my blood pressure taken for a repeat prescription and although they were mega busy, when I explained the situation and said I needed it for tonight, the receptionist said, 'Ooh, you are cutting it fine aren't you!' and managed to squeeze me in with a nurse. However this meant that the prescription was only an emergency one and some pharmacies wouldn't accept it - not only did the receptionist know of a pharmacy that probably would, she rang them up, checked, and when they confirmed she told them to expect me in about an hour. She was doing her job and then some. The nurses here are spot on. When I went for my first smear, a well-known uncomfortable experience at best, the gentle, calm lady with a terrific sense of humour talked me through every single step of it and told me what to expect. As a result, I don't fear my next one. She was both professional and reassuring. She even talked me through what would happen to my sample and how they'd analyse it, with medical knowledge and enthusiasm, a winning combo. Trinity Medical Centre exudes an aura of tranquillity. Even if you're stressed out you'll soon be put at ease. When I returned from France having been in hospital there for a knee operation, my mother was obviously somewhat frantic about getting my aftercare and physiotherapy sorted. Again, the superb receptionist (Paula) sorted it all out. We were worried about the French medical notes, she said they have translators at the hospital as 'this sort of thing happens all the time'. She rang the orthopaedic ward at Hope Hospital on our behalf and bagged us an appointment for literally the next morning (this was done the day I'd flown back from France). With the sheer amount of students that descend on Salford every year, any that need to visit a doctor regularly for prescriptions should register with this local one. I did, and I still use it to this day. Heck, even if I move I'd probably jump back up here for appointments, I trust it that much.

I have had the absolute privilege of knowing Debbie for over 10 years, and I can say without a…read moreshadow of a doubt that she is an absolute credit to Urban Village Medical Practice., during a time when my health was very poor and I was struggling, Debbie went completely above and beyond her professional duties. She took the time to ring me every single day just to check in on me and make sure I was okay. That level of consistent, genuine care is rare, and it is something I will never forget. Over the past decade, she has truly become like a part of our family. We all know her so well, and she is always checking up on us to see how the whole family is doing, which we deeply appreciate. No matter how busy she is, nothing is ever too much trouble for her. She consistently goes above and beyond, bringing an immense amount of patience, empathy, and genuine warmth to every single patient at the surgery. Debbie is a beautiful, pleasant lady with a profoundly kind heart. Her dedication to her patients transforms the standard of care into something deeply personal and comforting. Urban Village Medical Practice is incredibly lucky to have her, and we are so grateful for everything she does. Thank you, Debbie, for being the wonderful person you are! we love and appreciate you ellie

I have had cause to contact the surgery for assistance in caring for my Mother, and as always they…read morecan never do enough for you, from the clerical staff administering my calls and emails to the GP's especially Dr Capper who's manner is so caring and reassuring. Once all the panicking has subsided by my Mother certainly not Dr. Capper, a calming comment of "I'll follow up on Thursday to see how we are progressing", is enough to let you know your being cared for by professionals who truly care. Thank you for attending today an excellent response to my initially morning email, I received an initial phone call from Dr. Capper who then attended early afternoon, I then received a confirmation text from Dr. Capper reporting the prescription had been sent to Pharmacykwik, a quick call to Muckram who also provides a spectacular service he assured me Mum would have her prescription later today. Now who couldn't fail to agree the team at Urban village along with the support of our Pharmacies are delivery a truly awe-inspiring service. Thank you again for supporting my Mother and I.

Next time I move house I will register with a GP immediately. I will learn from the horrific…read moreexperience I had at the Oswald Medical Practice. I was referred to a GP by a dermatologist at the local hospital. She advised me to pick a GP near to my house and go there until I found one that was taking on new patients. In hindsight, this wouldn't have been the Oswald Medical Practice. The Doctor I saw was friendly enough but seemed quite incompetent and for some reason I didn't trust a word he was saying. He told me to come back the next week to pick up my prescription. I went back on the day he had told me, only to be told that the Doctor no longer worked at the surgery, they had no prescription, none of the records that had been faxed by the hospital, no record of my appointment and couldn't help me any further... thank you and goodbye. Although I could tell that the receptionist was inconvenienced by my presence, I couldn't leave it at that. After some persuasion from myself she agreed to go and check with 'the lady upstairs' to see if there was anything she could do. 'Computer says no,' was basically her answer, and as I finally gave up and decided to leave this joke of an establishment she told me not to bother coming back. I swiftly registered with Chorlton Health Centre around the corner. To this day even walking past this medical centre makes me shudder.

In my opinion this practice has improved slowly over the past few years. The appointment system has…read morechanged from a "day before" system to a standard one, with mixed results. Getting repeat prescriptions ordered is simple and the reception staff are now a lot friendlier and more likely to go the extra yard for their patients. They have a fairly efficient nurse system for blood sugar level, cholesterol level checks etc. The length of time spent in the waiting room can still be quite long and frustrating but as a whole I think most patients are happy with the service at Oswald Road Surgery.

I personally think hes no good Many times I have seen him…read moreand no cure and i end up having to go to a & e or the local walk in clinic

After a bad experience at the nearby Oswald Road Surgery I decided to register with the Kaya…read morePractice located inside the ugly Chorlton Health Centre. I did this because the Doctor was German, and after living in Germany for a year I had experienced the high level of efficiency Germans are generally known for. I was determined that this Doctor would not disappear without a trace and lose all evidence that I ever existed, as I had experienced at the aforementioned surgery. Although I was quite looking forward to meeting said German Doctor, I have luckily not had any reason to see him yet. I did, however, need to have lots of injections before going travelling, so booked an appointment at the weekly 'travel clinic'. The receptionist glared at me when I tried to book in with her, and pointed at the newfangled electronic screen. It was out of order, so I went back and checked in with the receptionist and browsed through some magazines whilst waiting for the nurse. I was the only person in the entire clinic, and no-one had left, so I thought it was a bit strange how I was still waiting for the nurse 20 minutes later. I then spotted her chatting to another receptionist about what was sub of the day at Subway. It was only then that she came over to me and invited me into her tiny office. She gave me my jabs literally whilst stuffing her sub of the day into her mouth. She did apologise about this, so I kind of forgave her, especially as the NHS is so over-stretched blah blah blah. What I didn't forgive was her knowledge of the countries and what jabs I needed. She called the whole of Russia 'a slum', and had never heard of Mongolia or Malaysia. She tried to get me to have jabs that I knew I didn't need, as I read over her shoulder that they were only essential for longer stints in the specific countries. I know they're not the most popular countries to visit, but she was supposed to be running a travel clinic! I didn't catch any diseases whilst travelling, so I guess she gave me the correct jabs, although they had run out of combined jabs and she was on holiday for the next two weeks, which meant I had to shell out for an extra jab at a private travel clinic in town.

I don't usually write in these.posts! However after reading the previous comments feel I have to…read more The surgeries there are now consolidated and systems merged. I am with the original Dr Chen group. Excellent service, polite receptionists, professional doctors, and excellent and thorough medical treatments which are followed up. I am reasonably well for my age, 82 and still alive! Thanks Docs