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If you are visiting the area and need medical advice please call 111 or call your doctor at home who will be able to advise you.
Norton Brook Medical Centre covers a large rural area in the South Hams; the practice boundary is a five mile radius around Kingsbridge. Our friendly team includes 9 GPs, 3 practice nurses, 2 HCAs and a phlebotomy team. Our non-clinical team consists of our practice manager and large helpful team of reception, administration and secretarial staff.
Coronavirus Update 08/12/20
You may have heard through national media reports that GPs will start COVID-19 vaccination of priority groups (over 80s) from December 14th.
NHS staff will contact patients who have been identified as priority to be offered the vaccine first.
Please do continue to adhere to the Hands, Face, Space measures that are helping us limit the transmission of the virus. Thank you.
18/12/20 The first round of vaccinations locally will be completed today. Please do not contact us to make a booking. We will contact you in due course when further stock is available.

Norton Brook Coronavirus Update
Firstly, thank you for your support by following the stay at home and social distancing advice.
We have made a few changes to how patients access medical care, but we are still here for you when you need us!
We are managing most issues over the phone where possible, instead of seeing patients face to face - this is both to protect you and the staff at the surgery. We may offer you a video consultation where necessary if you have a smart phone, which involves being sent a link by text message which then connects you to the doctor. Your phone must have an internet connection and a camera for this to work. If the doctor feels you need to be seen face to face, an appointment will be offered (or a visit if absolutely necessary). Please bring a face covering with you if you have one. You should not have any contact with any common surfaces or anyone else.

Services and Help available during Coronavirus
If you are a shielding patient or self-isolating and in need of support from an NHS volunteer, such as delivering groceries, collecting prescriptions etc, please find information on how to register for support here.
Local Delivery Services Available
If you are in need of supplies and are isolated or unwell during the COVID-19 crisis please consider using the following services to support you.
Devon Coronavirus Emergency Helpline
If you are isolating or in urgent need of essential food, medicine, care or social support and do not have family, friends or help from your local community please call this emergency number 03451 551011.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
If you are currently struggling with your mental health as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, please consider using the following services to support you.
TALKWORKS
Talkworks is a free, confidential, NHS talking therapy service helping you to feel better by giving you the tools and techniques to improve your mental and physical wellbeing.
You can self-refer direct to TALKWORKS:
Call 0300 555 3344 or complete the online form.
Watch the film to see how TALKWORKS can help you.
More information can be found at www.TALKWORKS.dpt.nhs.uk.
Resources for Children
Click the link for a child-friendly E-book, Coronavirus, A Book for Children.
Data Sharing
The Practice may collect, hold and share information about you in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to plan and manage services, check that care is being provided and prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
Information about your COVID-19 status may be shared within the NHS and with other partners involved in your care and treatment, along with:
- NHS England
- NHS Digital
- Public Health England
- CCG
- The Department of Health
- Other Government Departments where it is legally required, or where it is necessary for the protection of public health or management of the outbreak.
We do not need your consent or agreement to do this.
More information can be found at https://digital.nhs.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/data-and-services-supporting-coronavirus and https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notifiable-diseases-and-causative-organisms-how-to-report
Read the GP Practice Transparency Notice here.
Your Data Matters to the NHS
Information about your health helps the NHS to improve your individual care, speed up diagnosis, plan your local services and research new treatments. Read NHS Your Data Matters Leaflet or visit nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters.
Norton Brook Privacy Notice Click link to access Practice's privacy notice which explains how we collect and use personal data
Access
Our surgery is accessible to patients using a wheelchair. We also provide free parking spaces outside our practice. This includes a number of dedicated disabled spaces which are reserved for patients displaying a disabled badge. All of our consulting rooms are based on the ground floor.
For the hard of hearing, we have a Hearing Loop. If any disabled patient has a problem getting access to the medical centre or using our facilities, we are anxious to be told.
Patient Participation Group
For more information please follow the link PPG
Norton Brook Patient Support and Transport
For more information please follow the link Patient Support
(Site updated 14/01/2021)