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.

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.

I have had at least 5 plus different GP surgeries in the past, I just wanted to say I am super…read moreimpressed with the service and care I get here, not "just from the GP" but also staff, I visited this morning (17/04/2024) and was sitting in the waiting area, after signing in at the machine, the receptionist literally called me out by my name to say hi and ask how I am. I felt very special, desk at 9 am and she was super busy, she also said goodbye to another gentleman. I was also greeted by Matt who was walking past, he is super impressive and always says hi for a few seconds. I love the ease of contacting via forms, I know Dr. Greenlaw was very busy today but within filling out the form, she saw me face to face at 9 30 am. I wish all the other surgeries would follow this surgery examples. I get an amazing care and treatment here.

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 have been coming to boundary as a patient for over a year now and each time I have received…read morefantastic, prompt and totally on the money advice and help. I am currently visiting on a regular basis to get my travel vaccinations for various countries and the lovely nurse there Sue is full of friendly questions and great advice. As someone who is terrified of needles she makes me feel surprisingly at ease!! There is a pharmacy a few doors down which opens til 6ish so if you work 9-5 and live close-by this is a perfect medical practice to register with. I usually get a cancellation appointment if I phone early enough in the morning and I usually have no problem making regular appointments.

City Health Centre is located in a rather useful location right in Manchester city centre, it is on…read morethe second floor of Boots on Market Street which can also be accessed through the Manchester Arndale. It is NHS, run by GTD Healthcare who is an NHS funded provider of primary care services across Greater Manchester. The surgery is a pretty decent size, I came here for walk-in and was dealt with rather quickly even though it was busy, the doctor seemed pretty friendly but obviously he did have to re-direct me to a local hospital as it wasn't something they could sort out. I do think the catchment area for this place to sign up as a GP surgery is a little unfair, with it being right near my work and easier to get to for me than the local GP surgery I hoped to join however I was told they had really strict guidelines due to being oversubscribed and wouldn't be able to make any exceptions to allow me to join: many other surgeries would have allowed it if I opted out of home visits however they didn't seem to care either way which was a shame. A useful location however with mostly friendly staff serving Manchester city centre and the walk-in clinic can be used by any NHS patient whether you're a patient at the surgery or not, so that's pretty handy. 3*

Since been transferred here trying to obtain information and details, as well as medication and…read moretreatment and continues to be problematic. Emails are endlessly ignored and I often find myself having to go to 111 because repeatedly requests are ignored, and leaves me reliant on using other people's medication to manage known ongoing conditions. A practise that everyone agrees is unacceptable and in fact dangerous, however I'm left with no other options. I'm not consulted over decisions made regarding my health care, and even after decisions have been taken without my knowledge the first time I hear about it is when I receive information via text and post. Assurances made that someone will get back to you exactly don't happen, and then when you raise this you find that you have two then endlessly repeat the same information over and over again. In the meantime whilst receiving the above treatment, of course the expectation is that you will treat them better than they treat you.

dr lewis is a really good doctor he will listen to you makes you feel like you could talk all day…read moreto him he is brilliant with babys an small children i know alot of pepole that see him and cannot fault him at all hes at park medical center

The Docs in Manchester is one of the few GP surgeries in the city centre, located on Bloom Street…read more Due to ongoing issues with my current GP surgery, I planned to relocate hopefully to one of the surgeries in Manchester city centre, with one of them I had under consideration being The Docs. I was upset with the service: I found the staff to be rather rude, unhelpful and uncooperative which made me have second thoughts about joining the practice - which again shows not much has changed in that regard since this place was last reviewed, stunningly that was over nine years ago. The building its-self opened in the mid-1990s from the outside, you truly couldn't tell it was a doctor even though the name states so, it looks more like an old converted pub compared to everything and isn't too modern either. I find the opening hours of the practice restrictive, they do only have 3 doctors and 2 trainees which is rather small, especially for a GP surgery in a central location. They aren't open on weekends, and although this is sadly common for an NHS GP surgery, the fact they only seem to be open until 1:30 on a Thursday is pretty ridiculous. If I had to sum up The Docs, Manchester in three words I'd say lazy, unprofessional and poor from the service to the building, the website to the process of signing up new patients (it made me want to leave before I'd even signed the paperwork to sign up which I didn't do in the end), it's just a pretty ridiculous mess. 1*

The pain of the doctor, literally. Registering was a pain, the lengthy forms about who you are and…read morethe rest but also an alcohol and smoking survey which then they use to judge you on. Unfair. The Docs is a city centre doctor's surgery which I'm glad of at that. But getting an appointment here seems to be a nightmare, mainly because of the receptionist. She is not the helpful of them all considering she works at a doctor's surgery. What did we ever do to you? Me and my flatmate agree we just hate ringing up or going if we're going to get her. But well what to do. Medical staff are otherwise thorough and professional and the surgery itself seems very capable of diagnosing and curing the best of us all. There's a lot of literature and free things and advice lying around and pointing you to. Competent but slightly unfriendly.