There is something peculiar about analysing the worth of a doctor's surgery, but I understand that it is important to receive the correct level of care, and not always easy to find. Especially if, like me, you wait until you are ill to register with a doctor. There is nothing worse than trying to track down vital information about your medical history, when you feel vulnerable and rotten!
One Medicare @ The Light is split into two sections, a doctors surgery and a drop-in centre for emergencies. I have visited both, and have always received good and useful advice. Although it is situated right in the centre of town, I have not experienced any problems in booking an appointment. I have also been successful in requesting the attention of a female doctor or nurse, an option which is important to me and which should be offered.
The website is useful, giving guidance on how to book an appointment and order a repeat prescription. Finding the surgery is quite a task if you are not familiar with its location. There is an large, wooden door next to the main entrance near Brown's, which leads you through to a lift straight up to the doctors. Failing that there is an entrance inside The Light, on the same level as the Vue cinema, a bizarre journey in. I have completed simpler orienteering courses, and this one is sometimes made twice as arduous due to the paper bag on my head, in the case of any face related medical problems!
Although I have only visited One Medicare @ The Light a few times, I have never had any problems with the surgery and would recommend both the doctors and the drop-in centre. read more