Coniston Village Surgery - your opinion matters

Dr Katharina Frey and Dr Ahmed Abbas, who run Coniston Village Surgery at Wraysdale House in the village, have announced that, from 1 August 2025, they will hand back to the NHS their contract to provide general medical services at the practice. This is due to the retirement of Dr Frey and the practice being unable to recruit a new partner. NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board now needs to make a decision on the future of the practice, and we want the views of patients to inform this decision.

There are several options to consider and these include attempting to find a new provider to run the current practice or asking patients to register with another local practice.

The current Coniston Village Surgery building is not owned by the NHS and while it has housed GP services in the area for a number of years, it does not meet the requirements we would prefer to use for modern healthcare settings.

The views of the patients are paramount in helping us make this decision. As a patient at Coniston Village Surgery we would therefore like to invite you to provide comments using the survey below.

1. Please tell us about any difficulties or concerns you might have about registering with a new GP practice. *

2. Do you know which other GP practices are available in your area and how to register with them? *

Yes
No

3. How would you normally travel to your GP practice? *

On foot
By car
Public transport
Other (please specify):

4. Approximately how long does it take you to get to your GP practice? *

1-10 minutes
11-20 minutes
21-30 minutes
30+ minutes

5. Please rank the following (from 1 to 11) in order of importance for you in terms of your GP practice.

You can complete this question by either clicking the box beside each item to assign it a number, or click and drag them on the left-hand side into the order you would like. Once you select your first answer, numbers will be automatically assigned to the remaining ones, but you are free to change these to whatever you like.

Availability of home visits
Accessibility of the building
Having a virtual appointment
Seeing an appropriate health professional for my needs
Car parking
Getting an appointment
On-site pharmacy available
Helpful reception staff
Having a face-to-face appointment
Contacting the surgery by telephone
Booking appointments online

6. Any other comments

7. If you would like to be kept up-to-date regarding issues relating to Coniston Village Surgery, please provide your email address below. Your details will be kept on file for the duration of this project and deleted once it is completed.