Patient Information

Access to medical records

The practice complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018. Under the act patients or a third party (who has been authorised by the patient)...

Carers

Are you looking after or providing support for a relative friend or neighbour? Are you being helped or supported by a relative friend or neighbour? Your GP needs to know...

Chaperones

All patients may have a chaperone present for any consultation, examination or procedure where they feel one is required. This chaperone may be a family member or friend. On occasions...

Complaints and Compliments

If you wish to make a complaint about primary care, please contact the service directly. We make every effort to give the best service possible to everyone who attends our...

Disabled access

The practice is on the ground floor of the building, there are disabled car parking spaces & disabled toilets. Please click here to see a full access guide on AccessAble

Friends and Family Test Results

The NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) was created to help service providers and commissioners understand whether patients are happy with the service provided, or where improvements are needed. It’s...

Friends and Family Test Submission

To help us improve our services please tell us a little more about your last visit to the surgery.

General Practice Data for Planning and Research - Data Extract

This practice is supporting vital health and care planning and research by sharing your data with NHS Digital. For more information about this see the GP Practice Privacy Notice for General Practice Data for...

GP Earnings

FAIRFIELDS PRACTICE – PUBLICATION OF EARNINGS 2022/2023 All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each...

Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)

If you are referred to hospital or other NHS premises for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostic tests by a doctor, dentist or another primary care health professional, you may be...

Home Energy Advice

Better Housing Better Health (BHBH) is a charity working locally to improve your domestic warmth and wellbeing. In a preventative approach, their free helpline provides you with a single point...

Medical Education

The practice is a GP training practice and has registrars based at the practice in a training post. The registrars are supported at all times by the regular GPs.  ...

Named GP

All registered patients at The Fairfields Practice have a ‘Named GP’. You can continue to book appointments with any GP of your choice. If you are not sure who your...

NHS App

We recommend that repeat medication is ordered via the NHS app. Please see How to register with the NHS App If are having problems with accessing the NHS app please...

NHS Number Finder

You can use this link to Find your NHS Number You don’t need to have your NHS Number to use NHS services, but it may be useful for you to...

Notts Care Record

Online Access to Medical Records

Patients can now view their medical records online. You can download the NHS App and self-validate using your ID to use this online access feature. You can follow this link...

Ordering Prescriptions on the NHS App

  Did you know you can manage repeat prescriptions from Fairfields Practice in the NHS App? You can easily choose where your prescriptions are sent. So, if you know you’ll...

Patient confidentiality

The practice complies with Data Protection and Access to Medical Records legislation. Identifiable information about you will be shared with others in the following circumstances: To provide further medical treatment...

Patient rights and responsibilities

We aim to treat our patients courteously at all times and expect our patients to treat our staff in a similarly respectful way. It is your responsibility to keep your...

Patient Survey and Results

Please see link for Fairfields Results for the GP Patient Survey 2024

Practice Boundary

The practice has a defined boundary and covers Radford, Hyson Green, Forest Fields, please see map below for details. If you wish to register as a patient and you live...

Privacy

Privacy notice As data controllers, GPs have fair processing responsibilities under the Data Protection Act and GDPR law 2018. This means ensuring that your personal confidential data (PCD) is handled...

Research

The practice is a research active practice, and part of the East Midlands Clinical Research Network. Dr Eylem Akcan Hannan is the research lead. We want everyone to have the...

Shared Care Prescribing

Prescriptions from Private Doctors We are aware that given current NHS wait times, some of our patients opt to see a private doctor. This policy is to clarify our position...

Updating your details

If you change name, address or telephone number, please let our receptionists know by calling or writing to us. If you move outside the practice area you may need to...

Using this website

The medical information on this website, and on any sites linked to from this website, gives general advice only and SHOULD NOT be used as a substitute for the personal...

Violent or abusive behaviour

The Practice takes it very seriously if a member of staff or one of the doctors or nursing team is treated in an abusive or violent way. The Practice supports...

Wellbeing

Wellbeing and self-referral Fairfields practice has information on a number of groups and services that can aid your wellbeing. Follow the links below for information, or enquire at reception. Better...

Appointments

For immediate, life-threatening emergencies, whatever the time, always call 999. Please complete an online request for GP appointment for any routine, non-urgent medical problem. Your request will be reviewed within...

Who should I see?

We try to keep our GP appointments for patients with more serious health problems. Before you book an appointment to see a doctor please consider whether an appointment with a...

Self Care

Did you know that 10 of the most minor ailments seen by GPs can also be treated by you at home? By treating yourself at home you could save a...

Fit Notes (Sick Notes)

You only need a doctor’s note (Fit Note) if you are unable to work and are ill for longer than seven calendar days. Your employer will provide you with an...

NHS Health Information

There is plenty of information to help you manage your health on the NHS website. These buttons will take you to different sections of NHS and you can look up...