Disease Management

We offer comprehensive care for patients with long term conditions – this encompasses Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Hypertension, Heart, Kidney and Thyroid related conditions. We invite patients, in their birth month, for an annual monitoring appointment with a practice nurse.

Minor Injuries

Our Practice Nurses are able to assess and treat minor injuries. This can often avoid the need to visit hospital.

Minor Surgery

The practice undertakes minor operations to help avoid long waits for hospital treatment. Procedures include the removal of moles, cysts, skin tags and cryosurgery. Please discuss this with a doctor.

Blood Tests

Our Health Care Assistants run a Phlebotomy Clinic for taking blood tests every weekday morning between 8.30am and 12pm.

Family Planning

We provide family planning advice. Please speak to a doctor or Practice Nurse for further information and advice.

Maternity

Please contact the surgery to make an appointment with the Midwife, Maria Broomhall, as soon as you know you are pregnant.

Child Development & Immunisation

Baby checks and development assessments are provided, by appointment, by the Health Visitor, Sally Jordan, at the surgery.The British Immunisation Schedule states that all children should receive immunisation to protect against childhood illnesses. For further information, please contact the surgery for a leaflet or visit http://www.immunisations.nhs.uk/

New Baby and Post Natal check

This incorporates the routine post natal check up and an 8-week baby check with the doctor. Baby's first set of immunisations are offered and given by the Practice Nurse and Health Visitor.

Flu & Pneumonia Vaccinations

Both these vaccinations are available for everyone over 65 and those under 65 with a long term condition or who is a carer. The flu vaccination is an annual jab offered from late September; the pneumonia jab is a one-off.

Travel Health Advice & Immunisation

As soon as you know your travel plans, we recommend that you make a telephone appointment to speak to Paula or Sally to discuss what vaccinations you may require.

Smoking Cessation

Gail Dodd, one of our Health Care Assistants, very successfully runs our Smoking Cessation clinics. Initial consultations can be booked through Reception.

ECGs

Appointments to be booked on referral from the Doctor or Practice Nurse on Wednesday or Friday afternoons.

Well Person Screening

The Practice Nurses provide routine health checks, particularly for patients who do not regularly attend the surgery. Please book a 20 minute appointment and bring along a urine sample (bottles are available from Reception).

Chiropody

There is a weekly chiropody clinic. Referrals are made via the GPs.

Physiotherapy

The physiotherapist has clinics at the surgery on 2 days each week, providing advice and treatment for patients referred with musculo-skeletal disorders.

Counselling

There is a Psychologist and a Community Psychiatric Nurse attached to the practice. Referrals are made via the GPs.

This is not an exhaustive list, but illustrates the wide range of services we offer. Please contact us for dates and times of clinics and to book an appointment.

Travel Information

If you require any information or vaccinations relating to foreign travel, please make a telephone appointment with Practice Nurses Paula Dumolo or Sally Gallimore to discuss your travel arrangements.

It is important to make this initial telephone appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as an appointment at the surgery may be required to receive the vaccinations. 

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below:

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

If your travel requirements are complex, the practice nurse may ask you to complete this online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

REFERRAL TO A SPECIALIST (CHOOSE & BOOK)

Wherever possible, you will have a choice about where and when you receive treatment if a doctor believes you need hospital treatment or specialist care elsewhere. This service is called Choose and Book.

There are various ways of booking the appointment:

• The doctor can book your appointment electronically for you
• You can take the appointment request letter away with you and book your appointment later
• In some cases you will need to telephone your chosen hospital directly to make your appointment

The doctor will explain the options to you.

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