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 **PLEASE NOTE THAT 524605 IS NO LONGER IN OPERATION - PLEASE USE 580511 FOR ALL CALLS**

Please provide us with your mobile phone number if you have one.

OVERTON PARK SURGERY NEW BUILDING EXTENSIONS

**The building works have now been completed. Please note the Doctors have now moved to the new rooms at the Surgery. We hope you will find the new waiting room more comfortable with the additional space and new seating. Thank you for your patience during the building works.**

**OPENING TIMES**

Please note our Surgery opening times have
changed as from 1st December 2008:

Mondays and Thursday we are open from 8:30am until 7:30pm.
Wednesdays we are open from 8:30am until 6:30pm.
Tuesdays and Fridays we are open at 7:30am closing at 6:30pm.
We will also be open on two Saturdays during the month from 9:00am until 11:00am. 

**HEALTH VISITORS DROP-IN CLINIC**
Please note that from 01.07.2009 there will no longer be a drop-in clinic. You should instead book an appointment between 9:40am and 11:30am.

Prescription telephone line
Please note that the prescription phone line was closed from the 2nd June 2008. Please take advantage of the online repeat prescription ordering service - details below.

Travel Vaccination Charges
Please note our new travel vaccination charges - see the link under Practice Information on our homepage for info.

Out of Hours  
During the overnight and weekend hours, if you require medical attention, you should ring the Out-of-Hours telephone number (08454 220220).

Home Visits
Telephone: Cheltenham 580511 (press 3).  Patients whose illness prevents them from coming to the Surgery, can be visited in their own homes. However, on average, seeing you at home takes four times as long as seeing you in the Surgery, so please come along if you can.

Online Prescriptions
Order prescriptions online and book appointments via our Emis Access system.  You must register in the practice for this service.

Practice History

Billings.jpgThe practice first started in 1899, when Dr Grace Harwood Stewart Billings put up her plate at 3 Pittville Parade. She was the first woman Physician in Cheltenham and for many years, all her patients were women.

In 1903 the practice moved to Sussex Lodge, Pittville Gates, close to the old park gates at the bottom of Pittville Lawn. In 1912 the practice moved to Gloucester Lodge, Cambridge Villas on The Promenade. This is now “H.W.Keils’s Antiques” .

In 1927, Dr Billings was joined by a partner for the first time, Dr Gwendolen Brown. Dr Billings retired in 1936, but did considerable work for St John’s Ambulance during the Second World War.

In 1951, the Practice moved to better premises at 123 The Promenade, just a few doors down. The Practice moved to 33 St George’s Road in 1968.

In June 1991, Drs Benney, Healy, Nelson and Dutoit moved from 33 St George’s Road to ‘Overton Park Surgery’ on Overton Park Road. In 1993, in response to an advertisement for a new partner, Dr Wandless and Dr Bugaighis approached the practice to suggest a merger. This was partly due to a need for new premises for the practice at 21 Imperial Square and so in October 1993, the two practices became one.