Alvaston Medical Centre

From 1st October 2025, we’re changing how you get advice and treatment at the surgery. 

All requests will start with a simple online form. You will be able to access these forms on our website from that date, and submit requests between 8:00 AM and 6:30 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).

If you can’t complete the form online, our team will still be here to help you over the phone or in-person at reception as normal and submit requests on your behalf.

Please note that these changes do not take effect until the 1st October 2025.

This is a new service that the NHS has rolled out amongst surgeries across England, which means it is a process that is new to all of us - please be patient with our staff as we learn this new procedure.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask our helpful team via email (ddicb.alvastonmedicalcenter@nhs.net) or phone us on 01332 755990! 😀

Alvaston Medical Centre Training Practice

Alvaston Medical Centre is training practice for both undergraduate and postgraduate doctors. All our GPs have a keen interest in training and education. We support in improving primary care in the UK through education and training new GPs. Junior doctors and GPs in training make up an increasing number of doctors in primary care nationally .

These doctors are well supported by qualified GPs in practice and are always able to get advice from a qualified GP if needed. Please don’t be alarmed if a training doctor asks for advice from a senior GP during your consultation, we are committed to providing the best clinical care possible to our patients.

You may see the following doctors at Alvaston Medical Centre and Aston Surgery:

Student Doctor. A student training to become a doctor before they have qualified. You will also be seen by a qualified GP if you see a student doctor.

Foundation doctors F1 and F2. These are qualified doctors that are in their first 2 years following qualification as a doctor. They have often worked as doctors in hospitals and A&E before coming to Alvaston Medical Centre . They can always access support from a qualified GP.

GP Specialist Trainees (Registrars), GP ST. These are doctors undergoing specialist training to become a GP. They are fully qualified doctors who have worked for several years in hospital specialties before starting specialist training to be a GP. GP ST1 doctors are in their first years of specialist GP training, GP ST2 are in year 2 and GP ST3 are in their final year of training to become a GP. They always have access to support from a fully qualified GP.

Student Nurses

The practice will soon have Student Nurses on placement with us .

You may meet these Student Nurses as they shadow our clinician’s consultations.

Why?

We need to future proof the Nursing workforce and encourage student to take the path of General Practice Nursing.

We are able to provide training in 3 areas a Nurse needs to study in to qualify so we are an ideal site to train these Nurses;

·         Children

·         Elderly

·         Mental Health