Dedham Branch Surgery

The Dedham branch surgery opened on the Thursday, 2 July 2009 within the Dedham Vale Health Centre premises.

The Health Centre is located in Roman Place, Manningtree Road, Dedham CO7 6DU (01206 322 290). This purpose built surgery had not been used as a general practice facility since it was built two years previously.

We will be providing four surgery sessions per week, Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning and Friday morning. Each of the Ardleigh Surgery GPs will undertake a surgery session at the branch surgery other than when a GP is on annual leave.

An additional surgery at the Ardleigh Surgery on a Thursday afternoon has also been introduced. Additional receptionist staff have also been employed to cover both experienced staff attending Dedham surgery and a receptionist who is on long term sick leave.

The branch surgery will be an integral part of the Ardleigh practice and all patients may attend it. This does mean that patients seeking to see a particular GP on a particular day might be asked to attend the Dedham Surgery rather than Ardleigh Surgery and visa versa. Patients requesting an urgent same day appointment will be requested to attend either surgery. There will be no Dispensary in the branch surgery as there is a pharmacy in the village. Dispensing patients issued with an acute prescription will still be able to use the dispensary at the main surgery, if they so wish.

We are looking forward to making use of this health centre and improving access to primary care services for the residents of Dedham and in doing so relieve pressure on the main surgery. We have always looked after over 40% of the population of Dedham and this has grown to over 50% in recent years.