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About the Surgery
Bethesda was a place in the Bible where Christ healed a lame man and means literally 'house of mercy'.
The practice originated in Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate in the 1920s, moving to 77 Cornwall Gardens in 1969 and most recently (December 2003) to Palm Bay Avenue where today it offers 21 consulting rooms, 2 treatment rooms and a number of support personnel/services such as First Contact Physiotherapists, Frailty Services, Headache Specialists, Mental Health Nurses, Minor Operations, Ophthalmologists, Social Prescribers, the Primary Care Network Administration and Care Home Team, and more.
The practice is also a recognised training centre for medical students and GPs on vocational development.
All the Doctors follow General Medical Council (GMC) guidance which recognises the need to include spiritual factors when assessing a patient. The Partners feel that the offer of talking to you on spiritual matters is of great benefit. If you do not wish this, this is your right and will not affect your medical care.
Important
Please tell the doctor (or drop a note to the Practice Manager) if you do not wish to speak on matters of faith.
Further Information
Opening Hours
Find out when we're open and how to get help when we're closed.
Surgery Staff
Meet the surgery team
Surgery Policies and Procedures
View our surgery's policies and procedures including GP Earnings and our webite Accessibility Statement.
Complaints and Feedback
We welcome feedback to tell us what we are doing right and what we can improve.
Friends and Family Test
The NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) was created to help service providers and commissioners understand whether patients are happy with the service provided, or where improvements are needed. It's a quick and anonymous way to give your views after receiving NHS care or treatment.
NHS Ratings and Reviews
We encourage our patients to let us know about their positive experiences at our practice. If you'd like to leave a review, please do so on the NHS website
Complaints
If you've had a bad experience we'd also like to know. View our complaints procedure.
Practice Performance
GP Patient Survey
The GP Patient Survey is an independent survey run by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England. The survey is sent out to over two million people across England. The results show how people feel about their GP practice.
Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) makes sure hospitals, care homes, dental and GP surgeries, and all other care services in England provide people with safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care and encourages them to make improvements where possible.
Our overall CQC Rating was: REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT
Patient Participation Group (PPG)
The Practice strives to provide excellent healthcare. We welcome constructive feedback and suggestions to help shape our services to serve the needs of all of our patients. Our Patient Participation Group (PPG) meets at the practice to provide a forum for discussion about the practice.
For more information, please see our Patient Group pages.
Latest News
All the latest news and information from the surgery and our patient community.
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