Quay Lane Surgery

10/09/2025

04/09/2025

Wellness SEC 2025 Programme and Booking Saturday September 13th Sunday September 14th Premanjali Kirtan Concert

04/09/2025

A new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) has today opened its doors to patients at Derriford Hospital. Located in the brand-new, three-storey Dartmoor Building, the UTC will be open daily from 8am to 8pm, for patients of any age.

Urgent Treatment Centres are walk-in facilities and are available to treat injuries and illness which are not life-threatening but still require urgent treatment. The new UTC will provide treatment in addition to the Cumberland Centre in Devonport and Minor Injury Units in Tavistock and Kingsbridge.

Dr Anne Hicks, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, said: “The new Urgent Treatment Centre will give patients a choice of where to visit when they have a minor illness or injury. This increased capacity in the local area will ease the pressure on our Emergency Department, enabling emergency medicine specialists to focus on those patients who are seriously unwell.”

You should visit the UTC if you have an injury which is not life threatening, but still requires urgent treatment such as:
• Limb fractures
• Minor illness
• Sprains and strains
• Minor head injuries
• Minor scalds and burns
• Bites and stings
• Foreign body in eyes
• Infected wounds and cuts

You do not need to pre-book an appointment, just drop-in to the centre during opening times. There are 14 drop-off spaces and 2 disabled parking spaces, each with a 30-minute limit. For longer stays, the multi-storey car park is available. The Dartmoor building is located at the top of the hospital site, opposite the multi-storey, Costa Coffee and Boots chemist.

The Dartmoor Building, which houses the new UTC, will shortly also become home to other key hospital services such as the Fracture Clinic, Main Outpatients and Pre-operative assessment.

Derriford is also due to benefit from a new, state-of-the-art Emergency Care Building estimated to open in 2028. It’s part of the Future Hospital Programme, which aims to transform how care is delivered and improve lives across Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall through investment in the most up-to-date healthcare environment.

John Stephens, Director of Infrastructure Strategy & Site Services said: “The opening of our new Urgent Treatment Centre marks an important milestone in the continued transformation of Urgent and Emergency Care. It forms part of a broader programme of healthcare developments at Derriford and beyond, designed to deliver state-of-the-art facilities for the people of Plymouth and the wider South West.”

You can find our more on our website: https://bit.ly/DerrifordNewUTC

27/08/2025

WellFest SE Cornwall 2025
Please find below some info about us for this year

We are a group of local practitioners coming together to showcase our skills and provide a weekend of donation based activities to support the local population to improve and maintain their Health and Wellbeing and to raise money for local charities.

This is our second year. This year we have 56 offerings available from 35 skilled practitioners. Including Yoga,
pilates, educational talks, workshops, singing, art coaching, meditation,a compassionate and a death cafe, storytelling, foraging, a mindfulness walk and much much more ! there is so much on offer.

We are also hosting the fantastic premanjali music and a sober rave. We even have a wood fired sauna.

Our venues include
The Millpool Looe
Looe Beach
Seaton Beach
Hazels wood, Downderry
Downderry and Seaton village hall
St Nicholas Church Downderry
The Inn on the shore Downderry

Everyone works on this for free it's only the band and the sauna that get very small expenses and all profits for these two events and 100 percent of the donations for the other events go to our partner charities which are

Looe Marine Conservation
St Nicholas Church Downderry
Downderry and Seaton Village Hall
Cornwall Wildlife Trust
The Millpool
The Zone Hub

We have 1200 tickets available, people can book online and donate on the day. So far we have secured 200 tickets and our target is a minimum of 600.

Wellness SEC 2025 Programme and Booking Saturday September 13th Sunday September 14th Premanjali Kirtan Concert

04/08/2025

Cornwall Together - Welcome to this special summer edition providing you and your family with a range of health advice and news

In this video NHS staff are joined by local residents from across Cornwall to explain which health services can help them over the summer - please do share our socials and advice to your visiting friends and family!

04/08/2025

Where is best?

During the school summer holiday, we want to help you know where to get the treatment you need if you're struck by any kind of illness or injury.

From contacting your own GP, to information when visiting the beautiful Isles of Scilly, there is lots of advice on staying well and where is best if you need NHS care.

Oh, and remember in Cornwall it's always (sun) cream on top!

30/07/2025

📢 Service Update – Downderry Branch

Due to a power outage in the Downderry area recently, our phone lines are currently down at the branch surgery. This is affecting some of our clinics and services.

We are working closely with our telephone provider and Openreach to resolve the issue, but at this time, we’re unsure when full service to our phones will be restored.

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to get everything back up and running.

— Quay Lane Surgery

22/07/2025

🌟 Join Our Fabulous Team at Quay Lane Surgery! 🌟

We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic GP Receptionist/Administrator to join our welcoming and supportive team. As the first point of contact for our patients, you’ll play a key role in creating a positive experience for everyone who visits our practice.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll:
- Greet and assist patients with warmth and professionalism
- Manage appointments and handle patient enquiries
- Support the smooth running of the practice with day-to-day admin tasks

We’re looking for someone who:
- Has excellent communication and organisational skills
- Is confident using IT systems
- Works well under pressure

📌 How to Apply:
Please send your CV and covering letter to our Practice Manager, Mrs Debbie Todd.
For more information about the role and our practice, visit our website: https://www.quaylanesurgery.co.uk/job-vacancies
or you can apply via Indeed:
https://uk.indeed.com/q-gp-receptionist-l-saltash-jobs.html?vjk=f6e173186be92dac

💙 Join us and be part of a team that truly cares. We look forward to welcoming you!

21/07/2025

Please help support our community by signing the petition to Save the Zone in Downderry. Your voice can make a real difference in protecting this important space.
You can sign the petition by following the link below👇
Thank you for your support!

SAVE THE ZONE IN DOWNDERRY

10/07/2025

🔺**PRACTICE AND DISPENSARY CLOSURE FOR STAFF TRAINING THIS AFTERNOON**🔺
Quay Lane and Downderry Surgery will be closed this afternoon (Thursday 10th July) between the hours of 13.00 and 18.00, this is the next of our sessions to allow for vital staff training, staff well being and planning of future services. Our dispensary will be closed and our telephones will not be coming through to our teams.
If you have an urgent medical need during this time, and you cannot wait until we re-open at 08.30 on Friday 11th July please call the surgery number as normal to be connected to our answering service who will direct you accordingly. In the event of a serious medical emergency contact 999.
Thank you, Quay Lane Surgery

08/07/2025

🔺**IMPORTANT NEWS**🔺
Quay Lane and Downderry Surgery will be closed on Thursday 10th July between the hours of 13.00 and 18.00, this is the next of our sessions to allow for vital staff training, staff well being and planning of future services. Our dispensary will be closed and our telephones will not be coming through to our teams.
If you have an urgent medical need during this time, and you cannot wait until we re-open at 08.30 on Friday 11th July please call the surgery number as normal to be connected to our answering service who will direct you accordingly. In the event of a serious medical emergency contact 999.
Thank you, Quay Lane Surgery