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Doctors
The Mersea Island Medical Practice
The Surgery - 32 Kingsland Road - West Mersea
Tel: (24 hours) 1206 382015

Fax: 01206 385593

Doctors
Dr Philip Woodcock BSC MBBS
Dr Penny Matthes MB ChB
Dr O Abdullah
Dr. A. Tiwari



Opening Hours
Monday to Friday the building is open from 08.00 to 6.30pm

Saturday and Sunday - Bank Holidays - closed
Open surgeries every morning 8.30 to 11.30
evenings 4pm to 6pm - plus some afternoon surgeries

Home visits
Please telephone before 10am for a visit
and please give some indication of the reason
to help assess priority

Appointments
morning surgeries are not pre - booked
all morning appointments are booked on the day
please call or telephone from 8am for an appointment
afternoon and evening appointments can be pre booked
up to two weeks in advance

Catchment Area
Mersea Island, The Wigboroughs, Abberton, Peldon
and Langenhoe and Fingringhoe

West Mersea Dental Surgery
The Dental Surgery
32A Kingsland Road
West Mersea CO5 8RA
P.N.Elmes B.D.S. (Lond) L.D.S. R.C.S. (eng) M.FG.D.P. (UK)
A.J.Elmes B.D.S. (Lond) L.D.S. R.C.S. (Eng) M.F.G. D.P. (UK)
S.Rashid B.D.S. (Dundee)
G.L.Eckstein B.D.S. (Glasgow)

Opening Hours - Mon to Thurs 8.30 to 5.30
Friday 8.30 to 5.00

01206 384504

Colchester NHS Walk In Centre - Middleborough
(run by North East Essex Primary Care Trust)
Colchester Walk In Centre
The Octagon
Middleborough
Colchester
CO1 1TG
Tel: 01206 744300
OPEN 7AM TO 10PM - 7 DAYS A WEEK
Also a
Dressings Clinic (new)
no appointments are needed
Times open
Monday 1400 - 2100
Wednesday 1400 - 1700
Friday 1400 - 2100
Saturday 0900 - 1200
Sunday 0900 - 1200

This is a Nurse led Service
Services offered are
Phlebotomy 7am to 1pm Monday to Friday
Minor injury care including minor burns, injuries and wounds
but excluding leg ulcer care
Minor illnesses care including sore throats, ear ache
and urinary tract infections
Emergency contraceptive provision including
contraceptive advice

Telephone - 01206 744300

Health Services Clinic
Barfield Road - West Mersea
Tel: 01206 382590
This clinic is run by the Local Authority and provides a number of services, including physiotherapy and chiropody - access to which is by Doctors letter
The Health Visitor and also the District Nurse operate from this clinic
The District Nurses have their own answer phone on 382905
More useful telephone Numbers

Hospitals
Colchester Hospital University

Turner Road - Colchester
01206 747474

Essex County Hospital
Lexden Road
01206 747474

Social Services (for over 65's)
01206 796655

NHS Direct
Tel: 0845 4647

St Helena Hospice
Colchester
Tel: 01206 845546

Police
Colchester 01206 7622112
West Mersea - 01206 382930