The Sol-Whale Practice
Orchard Street Health Centre
Ipswich
IP4 2PU

Dr B Solway and Dr S Whale

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General Information
The practice is one of two practicing from a purpose built surgery in the centre of Ipswich. We have a large car park to which the registrar can have a key, very useful for shopping at the weekend!

We are a small friendly team, who work together to try and provide high quality healthcare, confirmed by high QOF points, and will provide a registrar with a good width of experience whilst in a very supportive environment . We are also a training practice for F2 doctors.
We do not do much home visiting, encouraging attendance at surgery where at all possible, as a better use of resources, and have close links with our district nursing team who are based in the health centre.

We are paperlight using the EMIS LV system, and all of our 4600 records are summarised (well except for about 30),

We believe that providing quality care is important but that we must also look after ourselves and ensure that the balance between work and home is suitable.

We will provide both protected time for formal teaching, but also believe in talking to you whenever you want, and run an open door policy for all of our team.

Dr Benjamin Solway - became a GP in 1995 and therefore has seen one new contract. Ben is not a trained GP trainer, but enjoys teaching new GPs. He feels that life is more important than work, enjoying Skiing, diving, travel and playing tennis badly, but hates DIY. Ben has a wife and 3 children and has lived in Ipswich for over 10 years.

We are ably supported by Jo Whight, our practice nurse, Collette Fisher our practice manager, and our team of receptionists, secretary and health care assistants.

Our training ethos is that training teaches us as much as the registrar, and that we will work together to develop a training package which enables you to reach your potential.

We have 2 weekly formal tutorials on mutually agreed subjects, as well as daily discussions about cases and other issues which arise. The Registrar is expected to attend the practice business and clinical meetings where possible, (including those with the accountants), so that they can learn as much as possible about the business side of general practice, useful even if only to confirm you want nothing to do with it.

Sounds Interesting? Come and join our team.