About Us

Petersfield Surgery was started after the last war when many moved from a bombed out East End to the promise of a new start in Harold Hill.

Since then the practice has seen many changes.  In 1983 we redeveloped the surgery into the modern premises seen today.  Two years later we inherited a small additional practice from a retiring single handed doctor in Harold Hill.   In 1993 we became a fundholding practice.  

We have long had an interest in primary care computing and became paperless in 1997 ( at the millennium this state had only been achieved by 4% of British general practice)  Notes are made exclusively onto computer records,  and we receive blood results electronically from a nearby pathology laboratory.

In 1999 we were lucky enough to be awarded beacon status for our work in information technology.  

Also in 1999 we joined Upminster primary care group.  We are represented on the board of this organization and provide the clinical governance lead.

The practice consists of 6843 patients.

In 2004 we started a new service of  "3 minute consulting".  These short appointments are normally available on the day for single straightforward problems.  We were featured on the BBC radio 4 programme  casenotes for this exciting development

It has always been our aim to offer first class medical care in a friendly manner.

We have recently added touch screen booking in and 24 hour telephone appointment booking to stay at the forefront of primary care computing

Petersfield Surgery has a long tradition of teaching.  Each year we are pleased to welcome one or two GP registrars onto our team for their final year of training.  We are proud to be the only approved teaching practice on Harold Hill. 

All teaching practices have to go through a rigourous reapproval process every three years to ensure than young doctors are taught in only the best possible placements.

We  show medical students the basis of general practice and from time to time run a one week taster of general practice for students who are thinking of studying medicine.  We also are part of the Foundation teaching programme taking young doctors in their second year of qualification for a short 3 month attachment.

We have disabled access to the surgery in the form of a ramp with a handrail.

The surgery has a portable hearing loop for patients hard of hearing with a hearing aid to use. If you would like to use this when you attend the surgery, please let reception know. 

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