Townsend House Medical Centre

Townsend House Medical Centre We are an NHS practice offering services to patients within an eight-mile radius surrounding Seaton.

We have two surgeries, Townsend House Medical Centre in Seaton, and Walrond Medical Centre in Beer. This includes Beer, Colyton, Colyford, Musbury, Shute, Axmouth and Branscombe. Our practice has six GPs, a Clinical Pharmacist, a Paramedic, three Practice Nurses and three HCAs. Once a week we also have a Physio Therapist, Pharmacy Technician, Midwife and Mental Health Team in the practice. We have approximately 6000 patients who we also offer other services too if required. These services are Minor Operations, Microsuction, Audiology and a Stop Smoking Programme. We also take part in various studies and research projects which sometimes involves voluntary patient participation. Townsend House is also a teaching practice working closely with the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital and the University of Exeter, having frequent students join our team on placement.

We are taking in book donations!Donate and good quality used books for Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends ๐Ÿ˜Š
15/10/2025

We are taking in book donations!

Donate and good quality used books for Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends ๐Ÿ˜Š

03/10/2025

โš ๏ธ Power Cut at Townsend House Medical Centre โš ๏ธ

We experienced a power cut earlier today which affected our phones and computer systems. Power has now been restored, but please be aware there may be some delays as we catch up.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

โ€” Townsend House Medical Centre

23/09/2025

โ€ผ๏ธTownsend House Medical Centre will be closed from 1pm on Wednesday the 1st of October for essential staff training. โ€ผ๏ธ

The Surgery will re-open the morning of the 2nd of October from 8am.

If you have a life-threatening emergency, please hang up and dial 999. Please contact your local pharmacy or 111 for urgent medical advice that is NOT life -threatening.

For any non-urgent queries, please call back tomorrow.

Thank you

04/09/2025

โ€ผ๏ธPower cutโ€ผ๏ธ

The power cut out at Townsend and our Beer Surgery. Power is now back on. However, internet and phone lines are taking a while to come back on.

We apologise for the inconvenience

11/08/2025

๐Ÿ“ข Important Notice โ€“ Temporary Service Disruption on Thursday 14th August

We have been informed by the National Grid that essential works to the local electricity supply will take place on Thursday 14th August.

During this period, our main surgery in Seaton will be CLOSED. We will be using our branch surgery in Beer to maintain urgent services where possible, but:

โ€ข Only a small number of clinical rooms will be available.
โ€ข Some equipment cannot be relocated.
โ€ข Routine and non-urgent appointments may need to be rescheduled.

We apologise for any inconvenience and will do our best to minimise disruption.

If you have an appointment booked for this date, our team will contact you if it needs to be rearranged.

You will still be able to post prescriptions through our red door at Townsend. However, please do not post any samples through here.

We appreciate your understanding and patience while these essential works are carried out.

Thank you,
Townsend House Medical Centre

01/07/2025

โš ๏ธ Website Update โ€“ Temporary Downtime

Dear Patients,

We are currently updating our website and changing providers.
As a result, the website and some online services will be unavailable today.

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Online services are very limited
๐Ÿ“ž Please contact the practice by phone if you need assistance.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

โ€“ The Townsend House Team

27/06/2025

We are raising money for Seaton Hospice at Home.
Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends
If you have any unwanted good quality books, please donate to us ๐Ÿ™‚
Thank you

02/06/2025

We will be closed from 1pm on Tuesday the 3rd of June for essential staff training. โ€ผ๏ธ
๐Ÿ“Œ The Surgery will re-open Wednesday morning from 8am. ๐Ÿ•—
โ—๏ธ If you have a life-threatening emergency, please call 999. ๐Ÿ“ž
Please contact your local pharmacy or 111 for urgent medical advice that is NOT life-threatening, you can also call the surgery and stay on the line to be transferred to the out of hours service.
Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

22/05/2025

On Tuesday this week our Pharmacy Technicians Louise and Marie visited Axminster Tesco to check Blood Pressures for customers and staff as part of May Measure Month.

Raised blood pressure is the number one cause of preventable death worldwide.

If you havenโ€™t checked your blood pressure recently, visit your local GP practice or local pharmacy to check your blood pressure.

For more information, visit https://www.maymeasure.org

Itโ€™s Deaf Awareness Week โ€“ time to bust some myths! โŒ๐Ÿ‘‚Did you know? Not all deaf people use sign language & hearing aids...
09/05/2025

Itโ€™s Deaf Awareness Week โ€“ time to bust some myths! โŒ๐Ÿ‘‚Did you know? Not all deaf people use sign language & hearing aids donโ€™t โ€œfixโ€ hearing loss! There are many misconceptions about deafness. Let's set the record straight. ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ’™

Learn more & get involved: https://www.ndcs.org.uk/

Itโ€™s World Asthma Day! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’™ Asthma affects millions, but with the right support, people can live full and active lives. Wh...
06/05/2025

Itโ€™s World Asthma Day! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’™ Asthma affects millions, but with the right support, people can live full and active lives. Whether you need advice, treatment options, or tips on managing symptoms, help is available! ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’จ

Visit https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/ for expert guidance and support.

Address

49 Harepath Road
Seaton
EX122RY

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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