Accountable Named GP for All Patients

The practice is required by the Government under the terms of the latest GP contract to allocate all patients a named accountable GP.

Individual patients will be informed of their named accountable GP at the first appropriate interaction with the practice.

For convenience if you have a medical card your accountable GP will be the named doctor you are registered with. Patients registering over the last 2 to 3 years will not have received a medical card as these are no longer routinely sent when registering with a new GP.

However, the practice does keep a record of your registered (accountable) GP. If you wish to be told the name of your accountable GP, please ask the receptionists when you are next in the surgery.

Please note that there is no need to telephone the practice for this information.

Where a patient expresses a preference as to which GP they have been assigned, the practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate this request.

Your named GP will not be available at all times and if your needs are urgent, you may need to discuss them with an alternative doctor.

GP Average Earnings

All GP Practices are required to declare mean earnings (i.e. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.The average pay for GPs working in the practice of The Hamilton Practice in the last financial year was £95,463 before tax and National Insurance. This is for 4 full-time GPs & 3 part-time GPs who worked in the practice for more than 6 months.

However it should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading because it takes no account of how much time doctors spend working in the practice, and should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, nor to make any comparison with any other practice.

NHS Integrated Care Board

An NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is an organisation with responsibility for NHS functions and budgets.

Address: Building 4, Spencer Close, St Margaret’s Hospital, The Plain, Epping, Essex, CM16 6TN
Telephone: 01992 566140
Website: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board website

Complaints

If you have a complaint about the surgery or the services we offer, please let us know.

You can contact the Administration Manager or one of the Reception Managers, or if you prefer, leave a note or letter at the reception.

You can also email us on:

hweicbwe.f81047-results@nhs.net