Our Selection of appointment options

Aber Medical Centre has a varied selection of appointments available for booking; with this in mind we follow a Care Navigation System which directs you to the most appropriate appointment for you. 

When you call the surgery for an appointment you will be asked for a brief reason for the appointment, this is not to be nosy it is purely for the purpose of navigating you appropriately. You may be directed to an external agency such as Dentist, Optician or Pharmacy depending on the problem you disclose.  All our staff are competently trained in Care navigation and will direct you accordingly; the information provided to you is based on what is more appropriate for your condition. 

Please check what appointment suits your needs the most before contacting us.

Pre-booked Appointments:-

These appointments are available for all clinics.  A Doctors appointment can be booked 2 weeks in advance for ongoing or non urgent conditions.  

Nurses and phlebotomist appointments can be booked up to 2 months in advance for ongoing conditions.

Emergency Appointments:-

These appointments are for same day urgent medical conditions only, that cannot wait for a pre-booked appointment.  These are available by contacting the Surgery each day.  All patients under 16 years of age presenting with an acute problem will be seen the same day.

House Call Request:-

These are for house bound patients with urgent medical conditions.  Please note a house call request must be submitted by 11am on the same day to ensure a Doctor can call out.  House visits are at the Doctors discretion, and patients requesting calls due to lack of transport will be refused.

Medication Review:-

When you are requested to make an appointment for a medication review, you are able to book in to see the Pharmacist who will review and update your medication.  Please check your prescriptions for advise as you may need to have blood tests before your review. 

E-consults:-

E-consult are used for administration queries ie sick notes, completion of reviews and can be used to request medications.

Online booking only:-

These appointments are available for patients to book online when they register for My Health Online, (see My Health Online tab of Further Information list for full details) 

The appointments currently available to book are:

GP appointments - for routine appointments only 

Blood appointments - for blood tests requested by a GP only.  If you book an appointment and it has not been authorised by a clinician your appointment may be cancelled in advance or you will be refused upon arrival.  

Cytology appointments, also known as Smear - appointments are with our Nursing team and must be booked once you have received a letter from Cervical Screening Wales.  If you book an appointment without and are not due for a screening test you will be refused.  Please note - should you be experiencing problems and are not due a routine screening please make an appointment with one of our Doctors