Dr John Rivett, Dr Richard Clarke,  Dr Candia Brace, Dr Wojciech Kasztura & Dr Claire Francis



36 High Street, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0EA
(01424) 772263 - Visits and Emergencies. (01424) 772060 -  Appointments & Enquiries

















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr John Mogan

  • Dr John Mogan retired from the surgery on the 31st March 2012. 
     

  • We have appointed a new part-time partner,   Dr Claire Francis, who has already started working with us, and she will take over about 950 of Dr Mogan’s  patient list.
     

  • Dr Clarke will be doing two extra sessions a week and will be taking over the care of approximately 500 of Dr Mogan's patients. Those who live in or near Crowhurst will be transferred to his list.
     

  • We will transfer the remainder of Dr Mogan's patient list amongst the other partners.  You may express a wish to be on a particular GP’s list but please note we have to ensure a “fair share” across the partnership, and that most patients will be transferred to Dr Francis and Dr Clarke.
     

  • If your registration is changed to a different Doctor, or if you were registered with Dr Mogan, but usually saw another GP, you may receive a new "Medical Card" in the post in the next few weeks.

Catsfield Surgery

  • Dr Mogan held a small branch surgery in Catsfield at Hermon Cottage on Wednesdays at 1:45 pm. It is with regret that we announce that with his retirement we are stopping this surgery.
    This is because we believe the facilities no longer allow safe modern medical practice. In particular we are increasingly dependent on our computerised medical records and systems to allow us to deliver safe and high quality medical care. Whilst Dr Mogan had known most of the patients who attended Catsfield for so many years that he could safely practice medicine at the Catsfield Surgery, we feel it is time to move on.
    We do know this decision will lead to disappointment, but Catsfield is one of the closest villages to Battle of the villages in our practice area. An audit of the patients who use the Catsfield surgery showed that most also visited our main Surgery at Battle.

Virtual Patient Participation Group (VPPG)

  • Would you like to have a say in the services provided at Martins Oak Surgery? We would like to hear your views.

    By providing your email details we can add them to a contact list that will mean we can contact you by email every now and again to ask you a question or two and feedback on any changes / improvements made as a result.

    Please fill in the PPG form and email it back to us at:   hr-pct.MartinsOakPPG@nhs.net and we will add you name to the contact list.  (Please note this is an administration address ONLY and not regularly checked so please do not use for any medical requests or advice).
     

  • The results and report of our first VPPG questionnaire are now back, and have been circulated to the current members of the VPPG for their comments. The inital report is here.
     

  • And here is a more detailed and final report of the most recent questionnaire
     

Swine Flu

  • National Flu Information

Information about  the current Swine Flu situation can be found on the Health Protection Agency website and on NHS Direct

Patient.co.uk also has a helpful information page

NHS Direct (0845 4647) can give telephone advice

  • Practice Information

If you think you have Swine Flu - do not come into the Surgery or go to A&E.  Ring the Surgery on 01424 772060 to  arrange to speak to a Doctor. We will be visiting very few patients with Swine Flu to avoid spreading it. Our visit and out-of-hours telephone line is 01424 772263.

When we speak to you  about flu - we will ask you if you have had a temperature  above 38 degrees. Do you have a Thermometer and some Paracetamol at home?  If not - please consider buying them.

Practice News

  • Coming Soon:

Book your appointments online - we hope this service will become available in 2012. This will happen when we change over to a more modern computer system. We will also modernise this website in the meantime.

  • Recently turned 65?

If you are 65 or over, you are invited to have a pneumococccal jab.  This is a one-off (for most people) vaccination directed against the most common form of pneumonia and also a strain of meningitis/septicaemia.  If you would like to have this, please ring and make an appointment with the Practice Nurse.  There are a few people for whom this vaccine would not be suitable (such as patients receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy) - please ask if you have any concerns.

  • Quality Results

Martins Oak achieved 997 out of 1000 points in the 2010-11 Quality and Outcomes Framework due to the efforts of the Doctors, Practice Nursing Staff and Administrative Staff. The QOF is a measure of the achievement of quality care of Patients. We were also on of only 7 out of 34 Surgeries in Hastings & Rother to get maximum points for our appointments system after an anonymised patient survey. Thank you to all those who filled in a questionnaire.