Woodthorpe and Dringhouses Surgery

General information

York Medical Group has 8 GP sites across York.

On this page we offer health tips from trusted sources as well sharing information about our own services and clinics. We cannot offer any medical advice via this page. We also cannot deal with complaints or feedback but can pass this information on.

Patients are registered with the practice, not an individual GP. However, you can, at any time, express a preference for a particular doctor, and we will do our best to respect your choice. However, not all the doctors in the practice provide all services and specific doctors may not be immediately available.
NHS services available from the Practice

All GP practices are contracted to provide Essential Services, that is, basic treatment of ill people.

We also provide the following Additional Services:
- Cervical smears
- Child health and immunisation: all new babies are invited for regular check-ups from eight weeks old
- Child health surveillance, together with the Health Visiting team
- Contraceptive services, including IUCD and implanon insertion and removal
- Counsellor: we provide an in-house service from our own trained counsellor, who takes referrals from the GPs
- Immunisation for adults in relation to travel: not all travel immunisations are available on the NHS, please ask one of our Practice Nurses for details
- Maternity services in the ante natal and post natal period, together with the midwives from York Hospital

We also provide the following Enhanced Services:

- A methadone substitution programme for patients with drug abuse problems
- An annual flu immunisation programme to protect the elderly and at risk
- Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease and diabetes
- Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems
- Smoking cessation: our Practice Nurses give advice and support to patients trying to give up smoking

Private Fees for Non-NHS work from April 2011

The proper role of the GP is the care of patients who are, or believe themselves to be, ill. As a result, certain services are not included on the NHS, eg private certificates for employers, medical examinations for job applications, fitness to drive (HGV/PSV), etc. When you hand requests to us, please check if a fee will be charged.

Fees start at £15.00 and increase according to the amount of work involved and responsibility taken. We do not offer this service on a Monday or a Tuesday (as these are our busiest clinical days).

York Medical Group is yellow fever compliant.