Welcome to Aber Medical Centre Online
Patient Notice – Acute Prescription Requests
As of 1st July 2023 the practice will no longer accept any acute medication requests over
the phone.
You will need to request by one of the following ways
- Medication request form in surgery
- Via NHS Wales App
- Via eConsult
- Via email to practice.manager.w00005@wales.nhs.uk
Unless you hear from the surgery after the request, the prescription should be ready for collection for surgery in 48hrs or will be sent to the pharmacy in 72hrs.
We appreciate your co operation with this change, which we are hoping will reduce the number of calls.
We would like to share with you Access Data provided by the Health Authority Please click on the link below to view this.
Access data
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Greener Primary Care
This practice is delighted to be signed up to the Greener Primary Care Wales Framework and Award Scheme and we are actively taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint. The climate emergency is also a health emergency. We therefore aim to enhance the health of our practice population and offer sustainable choices in how we operate and the services we offer to our patients. This will provide benefits to the NHS, your health and the carbon footprint of healthcare
Aber Medical Centre is based over 2 areas - Abertridwr, and Llanbradach; with our main site being in the heart of the Abertridwr village. Patients have access to 2 Partners, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 2 Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistant and 3 phlebotomist, with a wide range of other clinical and non clinical services available.
The surgery website is used to present all our patients with up to date news and information about our practice. We will keep it current with any developments or other details that we feel are relevant to you.
As well as a source of information about our practice, the staff and the services we provide, we hope you will use this website as a useful resource for other health-related information.
Please have a look around and do send us some feedback if you like. We can use your ideas to improve our online services and further develop the content of this site.
If you need to see a GP while the surgery is closed you can contact Gwent Out of Hours - 111. This is for emergencies only: to be used when you cannot wait to see your own GP the next working day. They will also provide you with medical advise or you can speak with your local pharmacist who can provide advise and basic medications.
NHS 111 online symptom checker
Mental Health problems – call 111 and press 2 to speak to a local mental health advisor
Your local Pharmacy - Choose Pharmacy scheme
http://www.cpwales.org.uk/getattachment/Services-and-commissioning/Choose-Pharmacy-Services/Common-Ailments-Service-(1)/Choose-Pharmacy-Posters-and-Leaflets/31912_Minor-Ailments-Services_Leaflet_English_FINAL-WEB-21-17.pdf.aspx?lang=en-GB
For life threatening conditions contact 999
E-Consult - eConsult will only be available for admin queries i.e. sick notes requests, prescription requests and private work requests. Any request for a GP appointment or advice, will be returned with a note asking you to contact the surgery directly.
(Site updated 27/03/2024)