The Croft Practice at Eastergate Medical Centre

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all of our patients and colleagues at our local surgeries. Thank you for supporting us through such a big year 🎄

24/12/2025

23/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at The Croft Practice 🎄

We would like to wish all our patients and families a very happy Christmas and a healthy New Year.

Thank you for your support throughout the year.

Please see our Christmas and New Year opening times.

📞 On the days we are open, clinical triage is available from 08:00 – 18:30.

If you need urgent medical advice when we are closed, please contact NHS 111, or 999 in an emergency.

— The Croft Practice Team

23/12/2025

22/12/2025

Get seen in the right place, at the right time by the right healthcare professional for NHS services in Sussex

18/12/2025

This week, some NHS services will be affected because of resident doctor strike action.

Please continue to attend your GP and dental appointments, unless you are contacted and told otherwise.

17/12/2025

Lots of joy and laughter for the little children today in our childhood immunisation clinic! We have such a fabulous team 💙🎄Ho Ho Ho!

16/12/2025

💙 Help us reduce missed appointments

If you can’t attend your appointment, please remember to cancel with at least 24 hours’ notice.
This allows us to offer the slot to another patient who may be waiting for care.

You can cancel easily by:
✔ Completing a new AccuRx triage form
✔ Replying to your text messages
✔ Using the NHS App
✔ Calling the surgery

📊 143 appointments have already been missed this month.
Every cancelled appointment makes a real difference.

Thank you for helping us care for our community 💙

15/12/2025

We’re recruiting: Paramedic Practitioner (Prescriber) 🌟

The Croft Practice is looking for an experienced Paramedic Practitioner to join our supportive and forward-thinking primary care team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work autonomously within a strong multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality care to our patients through:
✔️ Minor illness assessment and treatment
✔️ Clinics, home visits and triage
✔️ Prescribing (for qualified non-medical prescribers or those working towards it)
✔️ Close collaboration with GPs, nursing and admin teams

🕒 Full-time | Permanent
📍 Based at The Croft Practice

We’re proud of our inclusive culture, strong clinical support and commitment to staff development. If you’re passionate about patient-centred care and want to work in a practice that genuinely values its people, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 For more information or to apply,

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13/12/2025

🎄 Don’t let a toothache ruin your Christmas! 🦷✨
If you need urgent dental care but don’t have a regular dentist — or your usual dentist has no appointments — the Sussex Dental Helpline can help you find an NHS dentist with availability.

📞 0300 123 1663 (8am–4pm, Monday to Friday)
📧 kcht.dentalhelpdesk@nhs.net

They’ll support you in getting the care you need over the festive season. 💙