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MissLiz

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worldwiser

worldwiser

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Because there aren't any. They all have good strengths and intolerable weaknesses. Take your pick. The amazing midwives at DMC are a compelling reason enough to choose them if you're going to get pregnant. But you'll have to fight tooth and nail to get an appointment for anything else. Good luck!
Bic Basher

Bic Basher

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306 Medical Centre on LL is a reasonable surgery. It has been slightly harder to get an appointment since the surgery at Dulwich Hospital closed. But they do try and get emergency appointments seen the same day.


It's nothing like DMC or Melbourne Grove.

MissLiz

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Half of it seems to cover PR common...not sure how many patients they have there! Maybe some squirrels? It's more east dulwich, doesn't go much into the Peckham side - you can see it here http://www.thegardenssurgery.co.uk/register-with-the-practice.html
Sue

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MissLiz Wrote:

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> Half of it seems to cover PR common...not sure how

> many patients they have there! Maybe some

> squirrels? It's more east dulwich, doesn't go much

> into the Peckham side - you can see it here

> http://www.thegardenssurgery.co.uk/register-with-t

> he-practice.html


Thanks, MissLiz

cheesecakeee

cheesecakeee

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Melbourne grove medical centre are quite good, they are always polite on reception. They're just by east Dulwich station....I recently moved to them from chadwick road. Was with chadwick road for about 15 years god knows why, they never had any appointments and I experienced quite alot of rude staff...try Melbourne grove medical centre
Bic Basher

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cheesecakeee Wrote:

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> Melbourne grove medical centre are quite good,

> they are always polite on reception. They're just

> by east Dulwich station....I recently moved to

> them from chadwick road. Was with chadwick road

> for about 15 years god knows why, they never had

> any appointments and I experienced quite alot of

> rude staff...try Melbourne grove medical centre


A happy patient of MGMC. I'm shocked!

Zebedee Tring

Zebedee Tring

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Actually Melbourne Grove has improved recently. The reception staff are now polite and efficient and I have received good service from doctors and nurses/nurse practitioners. There is still a delay in getting appointments, but this seems to be a problem common to most practices these days. This improvement may be down to the practice manager who has been in post for about a year now and who was previously a nurse practitioner.
BellendenBear

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Chadwick Road used to be good and much better than DMC crystal Palace Road from what I read on here. Recently CR has gone down hill with a ridiculous appointment system which requires you to phone repeatedly at 8am only to be told by 8.15 that all the appointments have gone and to try again tomorrow. Their reception staff can be extremely rude and obstructive with a real 'computer says no' attitude. On a positive note, the GPs there have always been excellent when. You do manage to see them.
mrure26

mrure26

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I've been with Melbourne Grove for some years now and it has improved, though I have not had too many problems with the surgery overall. The not quite on the ball doctors have now gone. On very few occasions have I not got a same day appointment. Some times it is necessary to keep trying the number, especially first thing when they open at 8am. If you ring early morning you will be given a morning appointment. For afternoon appointments, it is necessary to ring around mid-day or go there if able to. Compared to comments regarding other surgeries in the area, I do not think that Melbourne Grove is bad in comparison.
cactus

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I've been with Melbourne Grove for over 8 years, and I have never managed to see the same Dr twice.

About 4-5 years ago all of the established practitioners left, and there appeared to be a lot of temporary/locum staff

to fill in. That said, the care I received was always fine, but not great if you are a patient with complex health problems and need continuity of care.

Luckily I haven't needed to visit them in the past year, except for a routine health check. So hopefully things have started to improve.

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