It ensures that our patients can make and attend appointments in a worry-free way which allows us to deliver the best possible care.

If you are a fit and healthy driver, spend some of your weekdays at home, and feel that you may be able to help with occasionally driving patients to the surgery, our Friends of the Practice Coordinator, Sue Brazier, would be very pleased to hear from you. (The transport requests are usually approximately once a week, at a time to suit you, and travelling expenses are paid to all drivers).

Puddletown Friends of the Practice co-ordinator, Sue Brazier, leads a team of hard working volunteers who undertake various commitments on behalf of the surgery. The patients who use the services of our volunteers speak highly of the quality of service provided: Volunteer activities include: Transport to medical appointments and other essential journeys. These form a large proportion of the duties that are carried out by the volunteers Twice weekly delivery of medication to patients confined in their homes Shopping trips on behalf of and together with patients General support for referred patients.