Following an assessment, you might be instructed to keep a regular account of your dietary intake and this information will be invaluable to the dietitian in managing your care. If you are coming in for an outpatient follow-up appointment, you might be asked to bring your food diary with you. It is often useful if you can bring the dietitian a list of any medications and/or supplements you are taking.

If you need to change your dietetics outpatient appointment, please contact the relevant entity as soon as possible. This will enable us to offer you another slot close to your appointment while giving your slot to another client. If you do not attend your appointment and have not contacted our office or main reception you will be discharged from the clinic and need another referral if you want to be seen again.

• Mosta Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Mosta (Bidnija), Naxxar (Birguma, Maghtab, Salina, Bahar ic-Caghaq), San Pawl il-Bahar (Bugibba, Qawra, Xemxija, Ghajn Tuffieha,Wardija, Pwales), Mellieha (Selmun, Ghadira, Marfa, Cirkewwa), Manikata, Burmarrad, Mgarr (Zebbiegh), Gharghur (Xwieki).
• Rabat Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Rabat, Mdina, Mtarfa, Dingli, Attard, Bahrija and Kuncizzjoni.
• Birkirkara Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Birkirkara, Iklin, Lija and Balzan.
• Floriana Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Pieta’, G’Mangia, Valletta, Floriana, Hamrun, Sta. Venera, Marsa, Zurrieq, Safi, Luqa, Mqabba, Qrendi, Kirkop and Hal-Far (L/O Zurrieq).
• Gzira Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Msida, Ta’ Xbiex, Gzira, Sliema, Kappara, San Gwann, Swatar, Madliena, Taz-Zwejt, St. Julian’s, Swieqi, L-Ibrag, St. Andrew’s, Pembroke, High Ridge and Victoria Gardens.
• Qormi Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Qormi, Zebbug, Mriehel (towards Qormi)
  and Siggiewi.Paola (Rahal Gdid) Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Paola, Tarxien, Sta. Lucia, Birzebbuga, Zejtun, Marsaxlokk, Zabbar, Marsascala, Xghajra, Fgura, Gudja, Ghaxaq, Benghajsa.
• Cospicua (Bormla) Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Cospicua, Vittoriosa, Senglea, and Kalkara.
  Kirkop Health Centre caters for residents of the following localities: Hal Far, Hal Farrug, Hal Kirkop, Hal Safi, Hal Luqa, L-Imqabba, Il-Qrendi, Iz-Zurrieq.​

At present, seeing a GP in the health centres does not require an appointment or pre notification except for specialised clinics.

However, one can book an appointment to see a GP in one of the community clinics by phoning on 21231231 or 21222444.

This GP appointment service provides the possibility for the patient/client to be offered first-contact access with comprehensive and coordinated care. Regular follow-up as required, by the same group of doctors, is also a strong characteristic of this service.

Common services that can be accessed via this appointment clinic include:

• health checks and reviews (blood pressure, review of diabetes patients etc.),
• booking of blood investigations (and in certain community clinics also the actual blood letting procedure) and
• referrals for radiological (X-rays) investigations.

The Community Clinics also allow for a multi-disciplinary approach in which the GP can discuss with and/or refer to other health care professionals (nurse, physiotherapist, podiatrist and speech language pathologist). It is important to note that the GP in the community clinic is also an excellent first point of contact for any mental health needs that a client/patient might have.

If you feel you need a house visit please contact the Telemedicine Centre on 21222444. A doctor will be able to assist you by asking some relevant medical questions. The doctor can then decide whether to pass on the visit to the nearest Health Centre if a home visit is deemed necessary.

It is very important to give the full and correct address and make sure you leave your telephone number.

Please refer to Q6. above.

Doctors prefer that young patients 16 and under are accompanied by a legal guardian but in certain circumstances the doctor, after assessing your level of maturity and understanding, may decide to see you usually in the presence of a colleague doctor or nurse.

You must always take with you your Identity Card or any other form of legal documentation such as a passport, driving licence etc. If you have, do not forget to take your appointment book or other relevant documents such as treatment cards, hospital discharge letters, drug control cards, Schedule V (yellow card) or even the medicine itself. Our doctors and nurses will find them very useful to manage your condition. Do not forget to alert our staff if you are allergic to some medicines like Penicillin.

If you are an E.U citizen it is important to get your E111 card with you.

The Primary HealthCare has invested a lot of time and effort in creating a most informative and helpful website including a Facebook profile, a section dedicated to patient education and forms one can access and download. All you have to do is google “Primary HealthCare Malta” and it takes you right to our website link.