A traditional NHS GP surgery between Herne Hill and Dulwich Village

The team at Elm Lodge Surgery aims to provide patient centred care to our local community, prioritizing excellent health outcomes and a positive patient experience in a way that is sustainable for our team and our environment. You are welcome to register with us if you live within our practice area.

Information about what you can expect from an NHS GP surgery (from 1st October 2025 onwards) can be found in this national document: You and Your General Practice

Appointments and Medical Advice

We offer a choice of telephone appointments and face-to-face appointments with the GP team. When booking appointments the receptionist will ask for a brief reason for the consultation.

Routine GP appointments are booked a few weeks in advance, these are best for medical concerns that are not urgent, and for reviews of ongoing matters and test results.

If you have a more urgent medical concern, we release same-day GP appointments at 8am every day, these do book up quite quickly so please book online or call the surgery at 8am if you need same-day help.

We also offer GP advice for non-urgent health symptoms through online consultations. You will receive a response to your query with advice as to the next steps within one working day (by the same time of day on the next day that the surgery is open).

If you need an appointment please do book through the NHS app, or call the surgery.

NHS App

If you’re a patient at our practice we encourage you to use the NHS App, a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone, tablet or computer.

For more information go to www.nhs.uk/nhsapp