Waterlooville surgery site to close next month - and this is what it means for patients

A WATERLOOVILLE surgery site is due to close next month.
Queenswood Surgery. Google ImagesQueenswood Surgery. Google Images
Queenswood Surgery. Google Images

Queenswood Surgery patients will now have to travel up the road to the Cowplain Family Practice site to access GPs and nurses after it officially closes on Thursday August 1.

Dr Sue Stanley, a partner at the practice, said: ‘All our patients will now have access to full GP services from the same site in a purpose-built building.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

‘We appreciate that many patients and staff are attached to Queenswood, but as a converted house it was increasingly difficult to adapt the building to meet the needs of patients in the 21 st century.’

The purpose-built Cowplain site provides level access benefitting disabled patients, those

with mobility problems and patients with pushchairs.

Dr Michael Johns, senior partner, added: ‘We would like to reassure patients that all the Queenswood staff, including GPs and nurses, will be moving to the Cowplain site, so they will be able to see their usual doctors and clinical staff as well as seeing familiar faces on reception.

‘The merger has been very successful in allowing us to become a more resilient team with greater flexibility to cope with the increasing demands on NHS primary care services.’

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Oaks Healthcare are holding an open day for Queenswood patients to visit the Cowplain site on Saturday July 27 from 10am until 12pm.

Staff and members of the Patient Participation Group will be on hand to answer any questions.

For all the latest news, traffic and travel, what’s on, Pompey, sport and breaking stories visit The News’s website.

We will be bringing you all of the latest stories from across Portsmouth and surrounding area throughout the day.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

If there is a story you think we should know about, you can contact us via our email [email protected] or via our social media channels – Facebook or Twitter.

Do not contact us while you are driving. To stay up to date with all the latest Portsmouth news follow us on twitter @portsmouthnews or like our Facebook page.

Sign up for our WhatsApp service to get the latest news direct to your phone.

Related topics:

Comment Guidelines

National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.