Forrest Medical Centre

Forrest Medical Centre This is the page for Forrest Medical Centre, a GP surgery in Canley, Coventry We often have two trainees at one time.

We are a large, friendly practice, with a list size of approx 10,500 patients. We have six GP partners and one managing partner, as well as two salaried GPs. Our aim as a practice is to provide high quality, evidence based care for our patients. We are a forward thinking, innovative practice, keen to adopt change, and are well supported by our team of professional reception and nursing staff. All

the staff working in our practice are committed to enabling you to enjoy the best possible health. This involves us making ourselves as available to you, offering flexible surgery times, providing the best care and medicines within the resources available to us, and keeping you involved and informed at all stages of your care. To help meet the full range of your needs we will sometimes have to work closely with other agencies, for example: hospital and community NHS trusts, local authority services (e.g. social services & housing departments) and voluntary agencies. We aim to play our part to the full in providing co-ordinated care varied to meet your unique requirements. To help us achieve these objectives, we ask that you play your own role in this partnership. This involves you taking responsibility for your own health in relation to diet, exercise, smoking and other basic steps towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We will very happily provide any information or advice to help you with this. We would also ask that you take account of our needs in respecting doctors' advice, taking any prescribed medicine as directed and accessing services appropriately.

14/06/2026

The resident doctors' strike planned for this week has been cancelled.

Please see below for some information regarding Cleft Lip or Palate.
11/06/2026

Please see below for some information regarding Cleft Lip or Palate.

11/06/2026

Triage Form and Telephone Activity – Monday 8 June 2026

Telephone Calls Received

Calls under 1 minute: 82

Calls lasting 1–5 minutes: 53

Calls lasting 5–10 minutes: 37

Calls lasting over 10 minutes: 11

Total calls received: 183

Online Triage Forms Submitted

Total forms received: 286

Health problem forms: 212

Administrative forms: 74

Example Triage Journey

Patient submitted triage form at: 07:47

GP reviewed the form at: 08:31

Booking link sent: 08:32

Patient booked the appointment at: 16:15

This example shows that a form submitted before the surgery opened at 08:00 was reviewed by a GP within 44 minutes of opening.

Please note that online triage forms open at 07:00, while the surgery opens at 08:00. Forms submitted early in the morning may therefore wait slightly longer before being reviewed by a GP.

If you have not heard from us within 3–4 hours of submitting your triage form, please contact the surgery to ensure that we have received it.

09/06/2026

Advance Warning

Due to the Resident Doctors' strike next week, we are short of 145 appointments across our clinic lists. We are doing our best to accommodate all triage forms received, but we kindly ask for your patience during this time.

Please remember that the booking links we send remain active for 3–7 days. If no appointments are available on the day you receive your link, please continue checking regularly, as availability may change.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Unfortunately, this situation is beyond our control. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

09/06/2026

Protected Learning Time.

The surgery will be closed for Protected Learning Time on Wednesday 10th June 2026 between 12.30pm and 16.30pm,

Our answer phone message will direct you to medical help whilst we are closed.

We will reopen the phones and triage system when we re open.

Thank You

🌟 What a fantastic day at the Canley Parade and Big Lunch! Forrest Medical Centre was delighted to be part of this wonde...
06/06/2026

🌟 What a fantastic day at the Canley Parade and Big Lunch!

Forrest Medical Centre was delighted to be part of this wonderful community event today.

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by our stall for a blood pressure check, healthy snacks, nursing advice, or simply a friendly chat. It was great to meet so many of you and be able to support the local community.

We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did, and we look forward to seeing you at future events! 😊

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01/06/2026

📊 Appointment Attendance Update – May 2026

Between 1–31 May 2026, we had a total of 4,659 appointments, with 174 patients not attending (DNA), resulting in a DNA rate of 3.7%.

👏 The good news is that over 96% of appointments were attended, which is a fantastic result and helps us provide services efficiently and ensure appointments are available for those who need them.

We also identified 13 patients with multiple DNAs, highlighting how a small number of repeat missed appointments can have a significant impact on appointment availability for other patients.

💡 If you are unable to attend your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible. This allows us to offer the appointment to someone else waiting for care.

Thank you to everyone who attended their appointments as planned. Your support helps us deliver the best possible service to our community.

Blood Pressure MachinesDue to a number of blood pressure machines not being returned after being loaned out, we will now...
01/06/2026

Blood Pressure Machines

Due to a number of blood pressure machines not being returned after being loaned out, we will now require a £20.00 deposit. This deposit will be fully refunded when the blood pressure machine is returned.

01/06/2026

Our next PPG Meeting will be held at Forrest Medical Centre on Wednesday 10th June 2026 at 18.00 -19.30

If you would like some more information please ask at reception, We can add you to the list to come and join in.

We look forward to seeing you.

Ageing Well Programme for our over 65 patients. Please let our reception team know if you are interested.
28/05/2026

Ageing Well Programme for our over 65 patients. Please let our reception team know if you are interested.

Address

6 Prior Deram Walk
Coventry
CV48FT

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 6:30pm
Thursday 8am - 6:30pm
Friday 8am - 6:30pm

Telephone

+442476672277

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