Dr Molony & Partners At Sturry Surgery And Canterbury Health Centre

27/06/2025

Cervical Screening 👩‍⚕️

Cervical screening (known as a smear test) is a test to check the health of the cervix and help prevent cervical cancer. It's offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64.
Cervical screening is one of the best ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer.

You will be sent an invitation by a letter in the post when it's time to book your cervical screening appointment.

We offer appointments at our GP Surgery with one of our lovely practice nurses.

We know it can be worrying attending but we promise to make you feel at ease and explain the process from start to finish.

Please contact us to book an appointment if you have received your invitation and help us to raise awareness for this.

For more information regarding this please see the below link:
https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/cervical-screening/

Thank you.

24/06/2025

Our Surgery will be closed from 1pm today, for a staff training afternoon.
During this time, our team will not be available, and the phone lines will be closed.
If you require medical assistance while we are closed, please use one of the following services:

• NHS 111 – available 24/7 for non-emergency medical advice & guidance
• Local pharmacies – for minor illness and over the counter advice
• 999 – in case of a medical emergency

Normal services will resume on Wednesday the 25th of June at 8am.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Kind Regards,
Dr Molony, Patel & Partners
Sturry Surgery & Canterbury Health Centre

18/06/2025

Unfortunately due to staff sickness amongst the GP's, we are extremely limited with appointments today and are therefore taking EMERGENCY appointments ONLY.

Please utilise your local pharmacies if suitable for any minor illnesses OR an Urgent Treatment Centre such as Estuary View for medical attention today.

Our E-consult service is open to use until 12pm today. Please be aware that you will be triaged as if you were to call the surgery.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

E-consult: https://www.sturrysurgery.co.uk/econsult

Urgent Treatment Centre: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care-services/when-to-visit-an-urgent-treatment-centre/

Pharmacy First Service: https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/pharmacy/pharmacy-services/pharmacy-first/

13/06/2025

Missed GP Appointments in May 2025

As a practice we have had a total of 178 DNA's in the month of May across both of our practices.

Please help us by cancelling your appointment if you no longer need it so we can offer this to someone else who may need it more.

You can do this by either texting CANCEL back to the text message reminder that you receive, calling either surgery, sending us an email, or cancelling via the My GP app.

Please help us to get this number of DNA Appointments down.

23/05/2025

Good News! 🖥

We now have self check in screens located at both of our surgeries, Sturry Surgery and Canterbury Health Centre.

If you are checking in for an appointment simply follow the instructions and take a seat in the area displayed.

This will help patients to check in quickly without any delay.

Please kindly try to utilise these as much as you can when you visit the surgery.

A member of reception is always happy to help if necessary.

Many Thanks. 😀

07/05/2025

The Practice will be closed this afternoon from 1pm for staff training.

If you require medical attention or seeking advice, please attend your local urgent treatment centre, pharmacy or call 111.

We will re-open tomorrow from 8am.

09/04/2025

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We would like to inform all of our patients that Dr. Susan Greaves, one of our esteemed NHS GP Partners, will be retiring after many years of dedicated service at Sturry Surgery.

Dr. Greaves has been a valued member of our team, providing exceptional care and support to our patients for 30 years. We are grateful for her hard work, commitment, and the positive impact she has had on the health and wellbeing of our community.

Her last working day will be Thursday 1st May and we will ensure a smooth transition as we continue to provide the high standard of care you expect from us. Our team is here to support you during this time of change, and we will update you on any further developments as needed.

Please join us in thanking Dr. Greaves for her years of service, and we wish her all the best in her retirement.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for your understanding.

Warm regards,
The Team at Sturry Surgery

25/03/2025

🌟 Attention, community heroes! 🌟

Are you ready to make a real difference in your community? 🤝 Join the Patient Participation Group for Canterbury Health Centre and Sturry Surgery!

We're looking for passionate individuals from all ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds to ensure everyone's views and needs are represented. Be a voice for your community and help us create a healthier, more inclusive environment for all!👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🏥

✅ Want to tackle important health issues?

✅ Keen on helping your local doctors' surgery?

✅ Love working with amazing people and having fun?

✅ Excited about making a meaningful impact?


Then you're the perfect fit! 🙌 We meet every quarter, and it's an exciting time to join as we kick off a new project. 💗

Be a part of the change you want to see! If you're interested in joining our amazing team and making a difference in the community, sign up today! 🔗

Together, we can make our community healthier and happier! 🌈💪

05/09/2024

Missed GP Appointments 2024👨‍⚕️

190 in MAY
210 in JUNE
305 in JULY
169 in AUGUST
=874 miss GP appointments

This equates to roughly 87 hours of wasted appointment time!

Help us, Help you by letting us know if you no longer require your appointment.

We understand that it can be difficult to get through to us during our busy times, however there are a number of ways to do this including calling the surgery, sending an email, cancelling via My GP app, or texting back 'CANCEL' to your reminder text message.
Thank you.

19/07/2024

Unfortunately due to a nationwide system error, we are unable to access our computers today to book appointments, look for results or request medications etc.

We urge all patients to attend your local Urgent treatment centre or pharmacy if you require URGENT medical attention today.

For anything non urgent, please call us on Monday.

For anything serious or life threatening, please call 999.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

We hope our systems are back on by midday however we cannot guarantee this.

Thank you.

03/07/2024

The Practice will be closed this afternoon from 1pm for staff training.

If you require medical attention or seeking advice, please attend your local urgent treatment center, pharmacy or call 111.

We will re-open tomorrow from 8am.

19/06/2024