Dr K Conrad

It is helpful to give details of the problem to the receptionist so that the appointment is given the appropriate level of priority. You are free to make an appointment with any doctor or the practice nurse. You will be seen at the booked appointment time. Occasionally delay may be caused by sudden emergencies or the unexpected length of some consultations.

Doing the right kind of work is good for your health, including if you have a health condition You don't always need to be fully recovered to go back to work, and in fact it can often help your recovery. Your fit note can help you go back to work when you're able to. Your doctor will not automatically assess that you are not fit for work if you have a health condition.

If you have any complaints or concerns about the service that you have received from the doctors or staff working for this practice, please let us know. We hope that most problems can be solved easily and quickly, often at the time they arise and with the person concerned.

If your problem cannot be solved in this way and you wish to make a complaint, we would like you to let us know as soon as possible - ideally within a matter of days or at most a few weeks - because this will enable us to establish what happened more easily.If it is not possible to do that, please let us have details of your complaint within 12 months of the incident.

Originally I am from Barnsley in Yorkshire. My parents are Polish and settled in England in 1946 after serving in the allied Armed Forces. I went to school in Sheffield and was accepted by Newcastle Medical School in 1974, qualifying in 1979. Dr Joan Carmichael and Dr Anne Graham, my predecessors, appointed me to the practice in 1984 shortly after my first son Jake was born.

The antenatal clinic is held by the practice midwives. Services include preparation for birth classes, care during pregnancy and delivery, together with care and advice following the birth of your baby. Family Planning, Sexual Health, Cervical Smears, Foreign Travel, NHS Health Check, Health Check for patients with Learning Disability, Over 75 Health Check.