Portcullis Surgery

Portcullis Surgery Visit our website for more information We do accept out of area patients within Shropshire county please see our website.

Our 3 Partner Practice includes a team of 8 GPs (Dr Catherine Beanland, Dr Poppy Hazeldine, Dr Jenny Hartley, Dr Sally Wood, Dr Alan Perks, Dr Liam Stevens, Dr Nitesh Patel and Dr Larrisa Blick), 4 ANP/APPs (Joy Godding, Amanda Robinson, Julie Shutt and Sian Woods), 2 nurses (Jo Gray and Heidi Morris) and 2 HCA, Angie Runicles and Megan James, caters for patients in Ludlow area.

Portcullis would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of our beloved practice nurse Sally Price who pas...
29/07/2025

Portcullis would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of our beloved practice nurse Sally Price who passed away on Saturday 26th August.

Sally's funeral will be held on Wednesday 20th August at St John's church Ludlow 2pm.

The family request is to please wear black. This will be followed by refreshments at Ludlow brewery

Family Flowers only please and any donations to the Air ambulance.

Ode to Big Sal by Dr Catherine Beanland

In Memory of a Beloved Practice Nurse and Friend

O Big Sal, the lady with the bear hug,
That soothed the sick, more than any drug.

You walked Portcullis with grace and kindness,
And left your light with everlasting tenderness.

You, who penned odes for all your colleagues,
With careful heart and silver tongue cheek.

Each verse you gave, with balance and care,
Now we, with tears, we return your flair.

The waiting room, once warm with cheer,
Feels colder now you’re not so near.

Your laughter, bold, would fill the air,
A giggle and care would never go spare.

In crisp nurse uniform, or volunteer’s vest,
You gave your time, you always gave your best.

No ask was too small, no soul too lost—
You loved us all and would never exhaust.

You’d sit with those the world forgot,
You saw the gold in every spot.

The Befrienders knew your steady face—
A force of peace, a voice of grace.

Now sadly we must write an ode for you,
Though no words match the work you could do.

But still, dear Sal, we raise your name,
And in our hearts, you burn a flame.

O nurse, O poet, mighty friend,
Your giving knew, no end.

We’ll carry on the care you gave—
And lay these lines upon your grave.

RIP Nurse Sally Price

GP Patient Survey 2025NHS England together with Ipsos, have published the latest Official Statistics from the GP Patient...
23/07/2025

GP Patient Survey 2025

NHS England together with Ipsos, have published the latest Official Statistics from the GP Patient Survey. The survey provides information on patients’ overall experience of primary care services and their overall experience of accessing these services.

Results are weighted ensuring the results are more representative of the population of patients aged 16 or over registered with each GP practice.

91% of patients rated their overall experience of our practice as good (National Average 75%)

This is one of the highest ranking achieved across all GP practices in the Shropshire and Telford Integrated Care System (ICS) region and places our practice in position 509 out of 6215 surgeries which is in the highest 8% of practices in England.

We are extremely proud of the results Portcullis Surgery has achieved and feel they reflect the dedication and hard work of all our practice team.

Save the date for Flu/Covid Vaccines in Autumn (Thursday 2nd, 9th and 16th October 3-6pm and Saturday 4th October 8.30-2...
22/07/2025

Save the date for Flu/Covid Vaccines in Autumn (Thursday 2nd, 9th and 16th October 3-6pm and Saturday 4th October 8.30-2.30pm

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We are trying to get all our dates in place early this year and are currently calling patients who we do not hold a mobile number for.

If you or someone you know is over 65 and has recently become housebound please let us know. IF WE USUALLY VISIT then there is no need to call.

All patients with a mobile phone number will receive a link to book by the end of August, however if anyone would prefer to call us then please do so after 11am any day.

Did you know that in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin £2.6 million of medicines are wasted unnecessarily per year?By ‘Thin...
21/07/2025

Did you know that in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin £2.6 million of medicines are wasted unnecessarily per year?

By ‘Thinking Twice and Ordering Right’, patients will be helping to protect NHS resources, keep medicines available for those who need them, and prevent unnecessary environmental harm.

For more information about how you can help please read more information on our website

https://www.portcullis-surgery.co.uk/medicines-management-policies/

WAITING TIMES ARE CURRENTLY VERY LOW!Please don't believe everything the press says!!! Current waiting times for ROUTINE...
03/07/2025

WAITING TIMES ARE CURRENTLY VERY LOW!
Please don't believe everything the press says!!!

Current waiting times for ROUTINE appointments at Portcullis Surgery with many of our clinicians are LESS THAN A WEEK!!!

DOCTORS

Dr Liam Stevens Monday 7th July

Dr Zaigham Tariq Monday 7th July

Dr Nitesh Patel Tuesday 8th July

Dr Jenny Hartley Tuesday 8th July

Dr Larrisa Blick Wednesday 9th July

Dr Alan Perks Thursday 10th July

Dr Sally Wood Monday 14th July

Dr Catherine Beanland Tuesday 29th July

ANPS and APPs

ANP Julie Shutt Monday 7th July

ANP Amanda Robinson Wednesday 16th July

APP Sian Woods Wednesday 16th July

ANP Joy Godding Wednesday 16th July

Practice Nurses

Weekly walk in clinic (no need to book) for under 30s Every Wednesday 2-4pm and Every Thursday 5-6pm

Nurse Heidi Morris Tuesday 15th July

Nurse Jo Gray Thursday 10th July

Blood test appt Friday 4th July

If you need an URGENT “Book on the day” Appointments- CALL the practice a receptionist will add you to the duty dr or duty nurse urgent telephone call list and the Duty Clinician will call you back usually within a few hours.

FOLLOW UP/ROUTINE or planned clinics

Please send us an online message on the following link: https://florey.accurx.com/p/M82043

or call us and our reception team will be happy to help you.

You can also book online on the NHS app or Patient Access App.

Half yearly report from Ludlow Food Bank. If anyone is able to make donations then please do. They are quite short at th...
02/07/2025

Half yearly report from Ludlow Food Bank. If anyone is able to make donations then please do. They are quite short at the moment. Thank you.

We are currently looking for a cleaner, 25 hours per week, morning, evening or a mix of both, we are quite flexible.If y...
30/06/2025

We are currently looking for a cleaner, 25 hours per week, morning, evening or a mix of both, we are quite flexible.

If you are interested and available to start in the next month please email Portcullis.dutymanager@nhs.net

We are pleased to share the news that there is a new service starting from 1st July 2025 for eye conditions called The C...
26/06/2025

We are pleased to share the news that there is a new service starting from 1st July 2025 for eye conditions called The Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES). This service is going live on the 1st July 2025.

If you have an urgent eye problem please call the Telemedicine Hub, 0303 003 5598.

The Hub team is available from 9:00 – 17:00 Monday to Saturday to support patients, assessing eligibility for the service, managing via Telemedicine and where required, booking face to face appointments with local optical practices or making onwards referrals to secondary care.

This service is designed to provide timely and expert care for urgent and recent onset eye problems. It is delivered by trained optometrists in the community and via ourTelemedicine Hub, allowing patients to get the help they need without having to go to their GP or hospital. Service Eligibility

This service is available to adults and children registered with a GP in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB presenting with a recent onset urgent or minor symptomatic eye conditions that require consultation.

For more information visit the following page

Eligible problems include:

Sudden or recent onset of blurred vision
Ocular pain or discomfort
Red eye
Foreign body removal
Emergency contact lens removal (not by the fitting practitioner or practice)
Dry, itchy, or gritty eye
Epiphora (watery eye)
Trichiasis (in-growing eyelashes)
Lumps and bumps in the vicinity of the eye
Flashes/ floaters
For more information visit our website
https://practice365.co.uk/m82043/clinics-and-services/community-urgent-eyecare-servicecues/

13/06/2025

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