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Afternoon closure today

The Downland Practice is Closed on Thursday 12 March 2026 from 1pm due to BOB ICB Directed Practice Learning Time.

Should you require an urgent medical appointment please call NHS 111. Phone lines will go over to Westcall at 1pm. If you have a medical emergency, please call 999.

We will re-open at 8am on Friday 13 March 2026. Please note that Downland Pharmacy is also closed from 1pm – 5:30pm and only the Pharmacy will re-open at 5:30pm until 6:30pm.

Blood Pressure Check

A Blood Pressure check is painless, simple and could save your life.

To find out more information and where you can have one done, please click on the link: Blood Pressure Check

Managing your health online

Using an online form

There are many things you can do online at our surgery. Some tasks you can do using our website are:

  • Request a sick note
  • Ask about test results
  • Contact us about an admin request
  • Ask the Doctor a question

You do not need an account to use this website.

Using your NHS account or Patient Access

There are other tasks you can do online, like:

  • order repeat prescriptions
  • view your test results
  • access your health record
  • check or cancel appointments
  • see your vaccination record

For these, you can use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App) or Patient Access.

Setting up an NHS account

To set up your NHS account for the first time, you will need to set up an NHS login. Read about how to set up NHS login.

Once you have set up your NHS login, you can log in to your NHS account or download the NHS App onto your phone.

If you are unable to log in to your NHS account, please visit The Downland Practice in Chieveley and bring photographic I.D and a Care Coordinator will be able to help.

Setting up Patient Access

To set up Patient Access for the first time:

  • visit the surgery with photo ID so we can confirm your identity
  • we will give you a username and password
  • go to Patient Access or use the app to register

Page published: 5 May 2023
Last updated: 27 March 2025