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We have been requested by housing officers to supply only your medical history. If they require any further details about your illnesses, they will let us know exactly what they need with a written request. Housing officers can only make decisions about what kind of housing is suitable, based on what is available.

To make it easier for you to get the right help when you need it urgently we are offering a Duty Doctor Service in this practice. Duty Doctor is in place from 8.00 am to 6.30 pm, Monday to Friday. When you phone with an urgent problem, the Duty Doctor will ring you back within 2 hours and will decide the best way to help you. 

The doctor may:

• Give you advice straight away over the phone
• Arrange for you to come into the practice to see a doctor, nurse or other member of the staff
• Arrange for a home visit if you are not well enough to come to the surgery, and the doctor thinks you need to be seen
• Direct you towards other services which can help

If you need urgent medical advice for you or someone you care for, please call the practice on our usual number and ask the reception team about speaking to the Duty Doctor.

They will ask you a few questions, and if they decide the duty doctor is the right person to help, they will arrange for them to call you back within 2 hours. 

This service offers you quick access to your GP practice, where they know you and have your full medical record. We recommend this service instead of going to A&E.

We like to encourage patients to stay with one particular doctor for reasons of continuity, and to improve this, all patients have been given a usual doctor. This will improve the continuity we can offer and result in improvements in care. Please check the Practice’s Continuity of Care Policy for more information on this.

Interpreters provide a service for patients, carers and clinicians to help them understand each other when they do not speak the same language. Not being able to communicate well with health professionals can impact health outcomes and increase the frequency of missed appointments, the effectiveness of consultations and patient experience. 

Welcome to the Self-Referral Hub at The Lawson Practice. This page provides direct access to a range of local health and wellbeing services that you can refer yourself to—without needing to see a GP first. Whether you’re seeking support for mental health, physiotherapy, social care, or other community services, this hub is designed to help you find the right assistance quickly and easily.​

Explore the options below to take the next step in managing your health and wellbeing.

Self-Refer

Lawson Practice offers a wide range of additional services both for our registered patients but also for those registered with other practices locally. Currently, we are offering the following services.

• Stop smoking
• Phlebotomy
• Community anticoagulation
• Extended access appointments with a GP
• Sexual health services, including screening, coils, and implants
• Condom scheme
• Minor surgery

• Monday 08:00 to 18:30
• Tuesday 08:00 to 18:30
• Wednesday 08:00 to 20:00 (extended hours)
• Thursday 08:00 to 20:00 (extended hours)
• Friday 08:00 to 18:30 (extended hours open to 20:00 every five weeks)
• Saturday 09:00 to 17:00 (extended hours every five weeks)