Services
Family
Planning
A comprehensive service is available by appointment with the doctors
or practice nurses. The fitting of coils is done by special arrangement
- please enquire. The 'morning after' pill is available by appointment
with a doctor, and if required, this should be made clear to the reception
team, to ensure a same day appointment.
Cervical
Smears
We advise all women aged 25-65 to have regular smear tests, by appointment
with the practice nurse or a doctor.
Minor
Surgery
We carry out, by appointment with a doctor, various procedures including
cryotherapy treatment.
Vaccinations
& Immunisations
We recommend that your children are fully immunised against all the
childhood diseases. Children's vaccinations are by appointment on Thursday
afternoons with the Health Visitors. For routine or travel purposes,
an appointment should be made with a practice nurse. We are a registered
Yellow Fever Centre, and can vaccinate travellers irrespective of whether
they are registered with our practice. We also provide full travel health
advice especially regarding prevention of malaria infection.
Health
Checks
These are available by appointment with a nurse or health care assistant:
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All newly registered patients
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Any patient needing advice or help with weight reduction, alcohol and
smoking
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Any patients with a positive family history of heart disease or stroke
Child Health Surveillance
The
doctors and health visitors carry out checks on Wednesday mornings.
Maternity
Services
The midwife, doctors and health visitors provide maternity services
on Wednesday mornings. On confirmation of pregnancy you will be provided
with information on how the services will proceed. We do not offer intra
partum care.
The
Clinical Healthcare Team Doctors
Five doctors run the practice in partnership.. Three are full time and two
are part
time.
Practice
Nurses
We have 3 part time nurses who carry out health promotion, and run their
own clinics for smears, asthma, diabetes and coronary heart disease.
They also give advice on family planning and travel health.
Health
Care Assistant
We have a part time HCA whose job encompasses taking blood pressure
readings, blood tests, urine tests, assisting with coronary heart disease
checks and new registration medical checks.
Phlebotomists
Our part time phlebotomist takes blood samples as required by the doctors
and nurses.
Health Visitors
The health visitor can be contacted by
leaving a message at the surgery.
District
Nursing Team
Patients who need
to use this service should telephone the district nurses direct on 01253
657227. The district nurses can only provide home nursing
services to the physically housebound, the chronically sick, and patients
recovering from operations.
Counselling
Service
Access to this service is by prior consultation and referral from your
doctor.
