Did you know: 1. Hospital doctors in A&E, clinics and wards can issue fit notes for work. These should cover the duration of expected illness and absence from work. 2. You should self-certify for the first 7 days of any illness. You do not need a fit note prior to this. 3. We cannot backdate a new sick note to cover a time when you did not consult with us or another NHS team. For example, if you have taken 10 days off sick with flu, but only contacted us on day 10. We can only issue the fit note from that 10th day. 4. Fit notes can also be issued “may be fit for work” if you are well enough to work but need a phased return, reduced hours or adaptions. 5. You can return before your fit note expires if you feel well enough. There is no requirement for a staff member to be “signed fit” to work by a doctor. 6. In 2022 guidance was updated - nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can legally certify and issue fit notes (according to their training and competency). Previously only GPs or hospital doctors could do this.
Our Surgeries
We have nine sites across the city of York, see the homepage for our practice boundary/map.
Cherry Street surgery (Clementhorpe) has currently suspended services, patients who live near this surgery are able to use any other nearby surgery site. Please do not drop samples or prescriptions at Cherry Street.
You can call 01904 404100 to speak with our Patient Central team who will direct your call appropriately. Our phone lines are open 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. See our specific site pages for opening times of the surgeries.
From 2nd June 2025 our lunchtime closure will be extended - we will be closed over lunchtime between 12:15 and 13:00pm. Patients are still able to use the prioryCARE form and call our Patient Central team during this time on 01904 404100 - see our News Page for more information.
There may also be short notice changes to the opening times of some of the smaller site receptions due to staff illness, but we will always ensure our patients have access to a reception team nearby. We will update the website News Page and Facebook page with any short-notice alterations.
There are some pre-booked evening and weekend clinics based at Priory Medical Centre in Acomb and Heworth Green Surgery.
Chief Operating Officer: Caroline Alexander
Priory Medical Centre: Cornlands Road, Acomb YO24 3WX
- Partners: Dr Robert Fisher, Dr Nick Knight
Lavender Grove Surgery: Lavender Grove, Boroughbridge Road, York YO26 5RX
- Partners: Dr Emma Fraser, Dr Vickash Jankee
Rawcliffe Surgery: Belcombe Way, Water Lane, Clifton YO30 6ND
- Partner: Dr Victoria Middleton
Heworth Green Surgery: 45 Heworth Green, Heworth, York YO31 7SX
- Partners: Dr Emma Broughton, Dr Tom France, Dr Sam Plummer
Victoria Way Surgery: 2 Victoria Way, Huntington York YO32 9GE
- Partners: as per Heworth Green
Fulford Surgery: 2 Fulford Park, Fulford, YORK YO10 4QE
- Partner: Dr Emma Dickinson
Tang Hall Lane Surgery: 190 Tang Hall Lane, York YO10 3RL
- Partners: Dr Chris Bennett, Dr James McNay, Dr Abbie Brooks
Park View Surgery: 28 Millfield Ave, Hull Road, York YO10 3AB
- Partner: as per Tang Hall Lane
There are some services and clinics only offered at certain sites e.g. INR blood tests at Lavender Grove, Tang Hall Lane and Fulford Surgery and minor surgery at Heworth Green, Fulford Surgery or Priory Medical Centre.
Accessibility of our surgeries
If you need assistance while on site, our Reception teams are able to support you e.g. dropping off relative or support to get in to the building. Our surgeries have:
- 1-2 disabled parking bays
- Accessible toilet
- Allow assistance dogs on site
- Funded translation services including BSL
- Hearing Loop available in reception
- We can provide letters/paperwork in large print
- We can access EasyRead leaflets where needed
- Ground floor access across all sites, lift available at Heworth Green for patients needing to use the first floor
Adjustments for appointments can be made on request - e.g. using text/video for deaf patients, turning off lights for patients with sensory needs or attending with a carer/friend/advocate (see this poster for more details). Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that would support your visit - let reception know or send us an email to hnyicb-voy.pmg-reasonableadjustments@nhs.net.
We can also provide confidential space if you need to talk in private with our Reception teams.
We ensure that our buildings and facilities as a public building are inclusive of the protected characteristics as far as possible in line with the Equality Act 2010. PMG provide training for all staff to assist and support all patients with diverse needs.
Safe Surgery
PMG is a Safe Surgery - this is any GP practice which commits to taking steps to tackle the barriers faced by many migrants in accessing healthcare. At a minimum, this means declaring your practice a ‘Safe Surgery’ for everyone and ensuring that lack of ID or proof of address, immigration status or language are not barriers to patient registration. For more information visit this website or see the poster here.
Priory Medical Centre
Rawcliffe Surgery
Clementhorpe Health Centre
Lavender Grove Surgery
Heworth Green Surgery
Fulford Surgery
Park View Surgery
Tang Hall Lane Surgery
Victoria Way Surgery
