On my first appointment the doctor started messing with my medication…read more You do not get a regular doctor, instead you see different doctor's each time. This means that if you find a doctor you are comfortable with and open up honesty to, chances are that you will not see them for awhile. You have too explain everything again to a different doctor, even if you are not comfortable with that. Trying to get an appointment is awful, if you do mange to get an appointment chances are that the doctor has not shown up on time. Reorder of medication usually takes 48 hours unless they send the prescription for a signature to a doctor that is on holiday (this actually happened to me). In closing totally unorganised, unprofessional and completely bizarre. 2 stars as I am feeling generous.

Not great. I telephoned for an appointment some weeks ago and was told I had three options - phone…read morea week in advance, two days in advance or a day in advance for an appointment. My first one was booked two days in advance and it was fine. The next time I needed one I was told I needed to book a week in advance or a day - the option of two days had vanished in the space of a week. So I tried again today to get one a day in advance -only to be told to phone back tomorrow when presumably all the appointments will be taken. Do not bother with this terribly shambolic excuse for a doctors surgery. Nobody actually knows what the agreed booking timescale is.

Llandaff North Medical Centre currently has an open list and they welcome requests for registration…read morefrom patients living in or moving to the practice area which stretches from Whitchurch to the Canton and Riverside areas of Cardiff. You can register by bringing along your NHS medical card or completing a form available from reception. They will make a note on your records if you prefer to see a particular doctor or nurse. Something not quite right with your health? You can call the surgery or pop in to arrange an appointment to see a doctor or nurse. Appointments are available during the hours listed below. You may book an appointment up to two weeks in advance. Alternatively, if you telephone between 8am and 8:45am they can usually offer an appointment for that day. Mon:9am - 11.50am & 3.30pm - 6pm Tue: 9am - 11.50am & 3.30pm - 6pm Wed: 8.30am - 11.50am Thu: 8.30am - 11.50am & 3.30pm - 6pm Fri:8.30am - 11.50am & 3.30pm - 6pm

This is actually not the nearest doctors' surgery in relation to where I live. However all the…read morepracticing doctors here are so good that it's worth a slightly longer trip. The receptionists are also really nice, and are usually able to answer my queries over the phone. This medical center is only around 10-15 years old, and feels very modern and hygienic. The waiting area is big and comfortable, with many magazines on offer, and plenty of toys to occupy children. The only thing that annoys me about this place is that you usually have to wait at least a week for a non emergency appointment (a nasty cough can often disappear in this time), however I believe this to be a universal problem rather than solely the fault of the Llandaff North medical centre.

The new Crwys Medical Centre opened on the 5th of September 2005. It is a modern surgery that is…read moreable to provide full and comfortable facilities for all including the disabled. The surgery is situated at the top end of Wedal Road near the junction with Allensbank Road and has ample, dedicated patient parking. Making your life even easier, there is also a Pearn's Pharmacy incorporated into the building. Dr. Davies - (Male) Dr. Johnson - (Female) Dr. Everest - (Male) Dr. Quarry - (Male) Prior to September 2005, the Crwys Medical Practice had been established since the turn of the last century at 151 Crwys Road but you'll be over the moon to hear that the stain glass window panel that was in the front bay of the old building has now been installed in the waiting area of the new practice. It is all in the detail, you see. For this alone, they get an extra star.

I've never been a patient here, but a friend has and I visited the doctor with her a number of…read moretimes. It's fairly posh here, and it's nice and welcoming. It's rather a pleasant place, that feels almost like a private surgery. There's plenty of parking, a bus stop down the road and the pharmacy is in the same building which is extremely convenient. There are surprisingly few doctors considering the size of the place, but my friend never had to wait too long for an appointment. There are a few clinics, including an asthma clinic and diabetes clinic that not every doctors surgery has. As the medical centre is quite close to the Heath University Hospital, there are occasionally medical students sitting in, although you will be informed beforehand and given the option of requesting to see the doctor alone if you'd rather. This is a lovely surgery, and one of the most convenient being completely accessible for disabled patients, having great parking facilities and its own pharmacy. One of the best in the area.

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.

This practice was started in 1922 by Dr. J.D. Williamson who practised single-handed until, keeping…read moreit in the family, he was joined in the 50's by his two sons, Jock and David. The original premises were based at 175 Newport Road and 24 Splott Road. In 1957 Jock opened a branch surgery in his house at Druidstone Road, St. Mellons which operated until retirement in 1997. Out with the old, in with the new partners - and the current line-up of people who might make you feel better includes: The Doctors - Dr. Susan J. Morgan (F), Dr. Charles W. Allanby (M), Dr. Susan E. Trigg (F), Dr. Roger Evans (M), Dr. Joseph Pearson (M), and Dr. Ceri Walby (F). The Nurses - Trish Jones, Cerri Oxenham , Alison Petterson and Pat Jeremy. The nurses are available every day except Wednesday afternoons. They deal with clinical problems and health promotion including overseas travel advice, ear syringing, cervical smears and contraceptive advice. They will also talk to you about any health problems you may have or just give general advice without needing to see a doctor.

Turning a critical eye to an NHS doctor's surgery is as much to do with what hasn't occurred as…read morewhat has. In other words, unless one of the doctors discovered the cure for cancer or, conversely, subjected you to gross medical negligence, more often than not a visit to your GP is a fairly standard, mundane experience. And so it is with Clifton Surgery: the reception staff are friendly, the doctors reassuringly efficient and there's a pharmacy just up the road for all prescription-shaped needs.

I've just returned from an evening appointment at the Roath Clinic, and once again, my visit was…read moremarked by kindness, respect, and efficiency. A die-hard NHS fan, I'm continually impressed by the level of attention and care given to me, even down to a reminder call placed the day before my appointment. The ladies here are nothing short of stellar!

I'm not the type of person to like going to the doctors very much. I guess it's being from America,…read moreit's entrenched within me to avoid the doctor whenever possible. However, when a mysterious swelling and itchiness started showing up on my legs and feet (no bug bites, didn't resemble an allergic reaction either) I decided to forgo my stubbornness and head over to a walk-in session: (Walk-Ins are available from 9 to 11 every morning, but I recommend getting in before 8:30 opening time to register your name early to avoid longer queues) I met with Dr Simon Braybrook so this review is primarily for him. 1 star off because I haven't had much experience with any other doctor to know if the experience I have is consistent throughout the practice (but will be happy to update my review if I find this to be the case). Dr Braybrook was VERY good + He walked me through all of his thought process so I understood what was going on instead of just blindly following instruction (that I just can't do! My nerves won't be able to handle it). ( ie: He thought the simplest solution would be that it's a possible bacterial infection such as cellulitis so prescribed me antibiotics but said that if it hasn't gotten any better or returns then he wants a blood test to test for auto-immune. It wasn't just a "ok here's some antibiotics off you go", I felt involved in my own diagnosis and treatment! ) + He answers all questions, no matter how silly they might sound. And he answers them fully - this is probably why during my first appointment with him, he was training medical students! He's really great at explaining the entire process. + He took me seriously. I have a family history of lupus so even though I don't experience any of the major symptoms, the fear or auto-immune is always at the back of my mind. I've heard about a lot of doctors who brush off these worries because of the slim likelihood but he definitely seemed to understand where I was coming from with my fears. --- They also have a conjoining pharmacy that handles all your prescriptions. Overall, I leave Butetown Medical Practice feeling very informed about my health and the thought of "going to the doctor" isn't such a bad thing after all. If you've just moved into the area and you're in need of a clinic, I highly recommend requesting Dr Braybrook - a great practitioner!