Your appointment lasts about 10 minutes so it will help if you can follow the guidelines to help you get as much out of your appointment as possible:

- One appointment is for one person (even if it is for a child)

- If you want to discuss several issues, please say so at the 
beginning, we can then spend most time on the important things

- If your complaint is an embarrassing one, don't be shy and pretend that you have come about something else. There are very few things that embarrass us; we've seen it all before!

- If you have questions about something that is worrying you a lot, then pluck up the courage and say so at the beginning. Don't wait until you are about to leave when we may not be able to answer it fully

- If you want to discuss the illness of a family member, we may be limited by rules of confidentiality

- If you find that your appointment is no longer necessary, or that you can not attend for some reason, then please cancel your appointment to give someone else the opportunity to see the doctor or nurse.