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Services
The practice offers a wide range of services which you can read about below
Antenatal
Regular weekly clinics are run by the community midwives.
The doctors are also very happy to share antenatal care with the hospital and appointments can be made with them at a time to suit yourself.
Minor Surgery
A full range of minor surgical procedures are performed at the surgery.
Please discuss this with your doctor.
Child Health Development
We run a regular clinic on a Wednesday afternoon between 2.00 and 4.00pm
Both clinics are for immunisation and for child health checks with one of the Doctors.
Cervical Smears
These are mainly undertaken by the practice nurses.
Please let the receptionist know that you are making an appointment for a cervical smear.
Diabetes, Heart Disease and Other Clinics
Patients with life-long diseases eg diabetes, asthma or heart disease need regular follow up for these chronic diseases.
Our practice nurses have been specifically trained in these areas and are running regular clinics to monitor these patients in order to keep them as active and healthy as possible. Please ask at reception when you book your appointment.
Child Immunisations
The full range of immunisations is given.
Reminders will be sent to you by the computer recall system for a Wednesday afternoon with the practice nurse. Please make a Baby Immunisation Clinic appointment on a Wednesday afternoon.
The schedule is:
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Hib, Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal, and Meningitis B and/or rotavirus – at 2, 3 and 4 months
- Hib and Meningitis C, MMR I, Hepatitis B and Pneumococcal – 12-13 months
- Pre-school booster and MMR II – 3 years 4 months
For your child’s safety it is essential that you have your child properly immunised.
Vaccinations and Travel Advice
Routine vaccinations including those required for foreign travel are given together with general travel and malaria protection advice.
Please complete a travel questionnaire before making an appointment with the practice nurse. We are a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.
Contraception
We are able to give advice and provide a full range of contraceptive services including the fitting of coils, implants and emergency contraception.
Emergency contraception including the morning after pill is available each day. Please let the receptionist know you need an appointment for emergency contraception.
Blood Pressure Checks
Blood pressure checks are carried out by our practice nurses and our health care assistants.
Alternatively, you can use our waiting room machines.
Dressings and Removal of Stitches
Dressings and removal of stitches are carried out by our practice nurses.
Please book an appointment.
Young People
We prefer children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult, preferably their parent, when making an appointment, although confidentiality is assured.
Older children and young adults are assured of confidentiality and we are happy to see them alone if they choose.
Stop Smoking Service
Our nursing team offer stop smoking services.
For information, please drop us a line