You will be treated with respect and as a partner in your own health care. As patients, you are responsible for your health and that of any dependents. It is important that you adhere to information and advice given to you by health professionals, and co-operate with the practice in endeavouring to keep you healthy. If you would like a copy of our Practice Charter please do not hesitate to contact us, so that one can be sent to you.
DISCRIMINATION
We aim to provide comprehensive healthcare – both the prevention of illness and its treatment when the need arises. At Williton & Watchet Surgeries we acknowledge that certain groups and individuals may experience discrimination through reasons of race, ethnic origin, colour, national origin, religion, disability, age, sexuality, gender, marital status, lifestyle, social status or appearance.Discrimination may be direct, indirect or actual victimisation. Our equal opportunities policies incorporate individual rights provided by the Human Rights Act. No individual or group applying for primary care services, employment or service contracts will be treated less favourably than anyone else.
REGISTERING WITH OUR PRACTICE
The practice is committed to ensuring that patients have appropriate access to our services according to their clinical needs. Patient registration with our practice is open to anyone who resides permanently in our practice area and who wishes to register with us for personal medical services.
ACCESSING PRACTICE SERVICES
All patients applying for clinical care will be treated equally and services will be provided according to medical need. Medical assessment of all patients will be based on a clinical judgement of the patient’s problems and any treatment will be prescribed according to the likely effectiveness of that action, after informed discussion with the patient. Our team members have a responsibility to treat all patients and colleagues equally and to not subject any individual to discrimination of any kind.
OUR PRACTICE TEAM
In return we expect patients who choose to be registered with our practice to extend these principles to their individual contact with members of our team. Whilst patients obviously have the right to choose which clinician they wish to see, we are not able to tolerate actions, which could be interpreted as an act of discrimination, for any reasons, on the part of the patient against any individual member of our practice team.
COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION
Any complaints of discrimination will be treated seriously and fully investigated. Should you wish to make a complaint details of our procedure can be found in the patient information leaflet about complaints.
YOUR CONTACT WITH US
If you have any problems or concerns you can speak in confidence to either your doctor or the practice manager, simply by contacting the surgery reception on 01984 632701.