Gosh, it's really odd going to a doctors surgery that is obviously just two houses converted…read more.. Going into the waiting room it is a little unnerving, feeling like you're going to be diagnosed by a slightly addled auntie with seven cats. But, having said that, the receptionist I spoke to today was lovely. You know you sometimes get those receptionists who look at you like you're wasting everybody's time, you aren't really ill? Well, she was the complete opposite - in fact, I'm fairly sure she called me lovely. What a nice way to start the day! I actually saw the nurse who led me down a little twisty path to her office (in what must have been an extension). She was efficient without being brisk. Her manner was very friendly and I felt at ease. Also, she gave me a prescription! That might make me sound a little bit like a junkie but I do find that some doctors will tend to dole them out willy-nilly while others keep their forms rather close to their chest. It's almost pot-luck as to whether you actually get one. However, I really felt as though I needed an inhaler, and now I've got one. She also booked an appointment for me to come in again in two weeks so that was all sorted. I must remember to ask her how her holiday went the next time I see her. She's going to New Jersey.

The place you really want to have a good experience is a doctor's surgery. I'm pretty well most of…read morethe time but I had the misfortune to be poorly for a month or so a couple of years ago. When I needed it, I had an appointment and I saw a kind and interested doctor who was "bang on the money" with the diagnosis. I had to have some investigations and staff bent over backward to accommodate. The practice nurse was reassuringly congenial, knowledgeable and helpful. I've very grateful. I love the NHS!

Want a bit of history with your prescription? Here's some: Located within one of Cardiff's main…read moreshopping areas, the Meddygfa Albany Surgery is one of the oldest established in the City, serving the locality for over a hundred years. Although the Surgery has relocated to City Road it has retained its friendly, welcoming atmosphere. It also has a lift for patients who have difficulties with the stairs. The Practice has a defined practice area covering mainly Roath, Cathays and Penylan. They undertake the teaching of medical students for six months of the year. Patients will be asked if they have any objections to a student being present at their consultation. Feel free to say that you'd prefer them not to be present. Morning appointments (8:30am to 11:30am) are operated on an 'open access' basis and patients are requested to telephone the Surgery from 8:00am on the day they wish to see a doctor.

I agree with the other reviewers. I am convinced that they are doing everything they can to…read moremotivate patients to leave and register elsewhere. From their rudeness on the phone, draconian appointment booking system, even the confrontational 'did-not-attend' warning posters in the waiting room; the whole place stinks of ineptitude and lack of compassion. My latest gripe; 11 days to input a referral into their computer, the doctor promised me contact within two weeks, and it has been 28 days until finally I phoned them. The pregnant pause I left on the phone? Did they say that little word, 'sorry'? HAHA you must be kidding.

Awful service. Disorganised with prescriptions. Wouldn't recommend to anyone. Unreliable practice.read more

Terrible gp surgery, the receptionist's never lift the phone and rude if they do answer. We had to…read morestruggle to get our son registered and then getting his medication is always a nightmare. We had an appointment which we confirmed 2 weeks in advance , just to know on the day that they have cancelled the appointment without informing. As a doctor in the NHS Wales myself, it is sad to see this kind of service. Unfortunately surgeries like this give NHS a bad name.

"Greenmount Surgery is fully committed to provide a caring service of the highest medical standard…read morethrough it's primary care team" Thanks guys and gals! You need to have a prior appointment to see the doctor or nurse or any healthcare professional. The appointment system is designed to reduce your waiting time and to ensure that each patient receives adequate consulting time. Nice and fair, see. Appointment time is usually between 9am until 11am in the morning and 3.30pm until 5.30pm in the evening. General appointments can be made in person or by telephone during surgery opening hours to see the doctor, nurse or other member of our clinical team. The Practice area is covered by Cowbridge Road West on the north and east and the A4232 link road on the south and west. Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Urdu

I saw Dr Brown today, he was friendly, understanding and explained everything I wanted to know…read moreabout my condition. Excellent service from this surgery

friendly. frustrating you can get repeat prescreiptions via email, but nice enough. one doctor…read morefailed to explain what her medication was and what for, for this is rare.. he says he was in a rush

Very good surgery with pleasant doctors. I've seen most of them over the past few years for one…read moreailment or another, as has my husband, and we've been very pleased with the professional and friendly service we've received. Our favourite doctor is Dr Bennett who always gives you enough time and listens to you as well (not all doctors do this). He has a sense of humour too and can make you feel better with his friendly manner! The practice nurses are very nice as well, our favourite being Eleanor, another friendly person who puts you at your ease right away. The only gripe is that there is nowhere to park other than a terrible, small car park at the side which is almost always full and which is full of potholes.

This doctors' surgery is situated on Newport Road in the village of Rumney, on the outskirts of…read moreCardiff city centre. You can book appointments either by calling the surgery, popping in to reception during opening hours, or via their website online...Options, options! The online booking facility is currently for afternoon surgery only and for the following clinicians: Dr. D. Gerson Dr. A. Daniels Dr. C. Findlay Dr. N. Robertson Dr. J. Corbett A. Hoare (Nurse Practitioner). Available appointments are listed in date order. Clinics are held at regular intervals for all patients suffering with the following: * Diabetes * Coronary Heart Disease * Asthma * COPD * Stroke * Hypertension * Epilepsy * Hypothyroidism * Mental Health Problems

I have just resumed Osteopathic treatment, and not before time! I have managed to sustain a series…read moreof minor injuries over the past six months that I have tried to ignore on the basis that they might go away. They haven't! They've actually got worse! Would you believe it?!? I know that all of my afflictions will respond well to this treatment. Osteopaths train for about five years in total, and practice a non-invasive form of intervention that puts everything back in its rightful place without puncturing the skin, so there's no need for cortisone injections and the trauma of operations. The latter is the course of action that conventional medicine resorts to if the painkillers they prescribe don't mask the symptoms well enough. I reluctantly forked out for some Diclofenac, (also known as Voltarol amongst other things) and the accompanying ulcer-protective drug Lansoprazole, (also know as Misoprostol, Ranitidine or Omeprazole), and proceeded to suffer severe cramping accompanied by vomiting within a matter of days. Did you know that even the non-prescribed anti-inflammatory drug generically known as Ibuprofen, or as the branded Nurofen, is the most common cause of ulcer in the UK, and consequently comes with the advice to discontinue use after three days? I did, hence my reluctance to take a stronger version of it. However, I do on occasion take Ibuprofen as it is unquestionably the best anti-inflammatory that modern medicine has to offer, but I only do so occasionally after a hearty meal. But despite taking the same care with Diclofenac, as well as religiously taking the Lansoprazole, it took less than a week for my body to experience an extreme gut reaction that rendered the rest of me almost delirious. There's an intelligence to prescribing something that reduces swelling. Swollen areas of the body denote trauma, and they also indicate that healing is not taking place. The body only starts healing when it moves out of the protection stage. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken to reduce inflammation, and is therefore the logical choice of GP's prior to resorting to more invasive treatments like the Cortisone injections etc. (Besides which, I have been told by my GP that I will have to wear a brace for six months around my wrist before I can be considered for a referral for steroids. (She has completely neglected to register that I have tennis elbow, and so is not treating me for this, despite the fact I have been diagnosed with this condition by one of her colleagues, and have mentioned it at length on two separate occasions to her personally. As a matter of interest, I have been suffering with Tendonitis in my elbows, wrist and thumbs, with suspected RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for over six months. I purchased an arm brace well before it was recommended by any of the doctors at my surgery, and when I was finally offered an appointment with the nurse to get a splint, I took time out of my working day only to be told during the consultation that she doesn't perform splints very often, and that she didn't have the correct supplies, besides which, I would have to pay for them if she did). I won't bore you with any more of the details in this protracted tale of unsatisfactory treatment. Instead I'd prefer to tell you the upshot of taking responsibility for my condition... I am prone to overextending myself, and forcing my body to do more than is advisable for someone of my age. If this isn't bad enough, I subject my it to all manner of excessive use without even bothering to warm it up. Needless to say, it eventually objects! Following the advice of my Osteopath I have already learned in one session all of things to avoid, as well as the exercises and self-help treatments I can do to augment the work that she is doing. Wow! She has unblocked drainage systems in my back and elsewhere that will allow the fluids that create the inflammation to drain away from the affected sites, and has realigned the skeletal structure of the root cause of the problem. In my next visit, depending on how well I have responded to treatment thus far, she will edge closer to the most painful areas and remedy these also. I am already experiencing massive drug-free improvements, and am extremely grateful that some of the pain has subsided. Osteopathy is worth every penny! Wellfield Osteopathic Clinic also offer Cranial Osteopathy, which I will be getting at some stage in my treatment also.