Welcome to Bridges Family Practice

With patients' needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.

Unwell to Work? 

Please click on the link to obtain a printable 'Statutory Sick Pay' form for your employer: Statutory Sick Pay Form

If you require a new 'Sick Line' you need to speak with a GP, a continuation of a sick line can be actioned by administration staff. 

Physio self referral

If you require physiotherapy, you can self-refer directly, without the need to see a GP. Use the following link if you live in the Belfast Trust: Belfast Trust Physiotherapy Self-referral form and this link for South Eastern Trust: Physiotherapy Self Referral Form - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust (hscni.net)

Get Well, Keep Well

Of course we’re not just here for when you are unwell. Our team of healthcare professionals and back-up staff offer a number of clinics and services to promote good health and wellbeing whatever your medical condition.

Join In

We hope you enjoy having a look around the site and familiarising yourself with some of the online features such as ordering a repeat prescription. Whatever your thoughts, be sure to let us know via our feedback function. Comments and suggestions are always a great way of helping us continue to enhance the way we look after you.

Access

The surgeries have suitable access for all disabled patients, with a special provision available in Bryson Street for patients who have difficulty climbing the stairs.

Medical Students

We are a teaching practice for undergraduate medical students from Queen’s University. 

At periods during the year a medical student may be attached to the practice to accompany the doctor during surgeries, home visits and clinics. 

Patients will always be informed when a student is present and their permission obtained beforehand.

ZERO TOLERANCE

The NHS operate a zero tolerance policy with regard to violence and abuse, and the Practice has the right to remove violent patients from their list with immediate effect.  This is in order to safeguard Practice staff, patients and other persons.  Violence in this context includes actual or threatened physical violence or verbal abuse which leads to fear for a person’s safety.  In this situation we will notify the patient in writing of their removal from the list and record in the patient’s medical records the fact of the removal and the circumstances leading to it.

In situations whereby patients are disruptive and display aggressive and/or intimidating behaviour and refuse to leave the premises, staff are instructed to dial 999 for Police assistance, and charges may then be brought against these individuals.

Unacceptable behaviour includes:

Violence

Excessive noise e.g. recurrent loud or intrusive conversation or shouting

Threatening or abusive language involving swearing or offensive remarks

Racial, homophobic or sexual remarks

Aggressive, forceful tone and/or language that upsets staff

Malicious allegations relating to members of staff, other patients or visitors

Offensive gestures or behaviours

Abusing alcohol or drugs on hospital premises

Threats or threatening behaviour

Theft.

Please note this list is not exhaustive.