Clinics

PERSONAL PATIENT CARE

You have a right to express your preference of general practitioner and, should you wish to express this preference, please advise the receptionist (especially in the case of chronic illness).

Although we are a Group Practice, it is our hope that patients will consider themselves the special patient of one of the group. In this way, personal care and continuity of treatment will be given. However, due to varying workloads, it will not always be possible for your own doctor to attend you. Please accept this.

ANTENATAL CARE

Given by all the doctors at every weekday surgery.

FAMILY PLANNING AND OTHER CONTRACEPTIVE ADVICE

All services including IUCDs (the coil) and Implanon insertions are available from the doctors at every weekday surgery. Young people are welcome, and all consultations will be strictly confidential.

PRACTICE NURSES

The practice nurses hold clinics by appointment throughout the week for all aspects of general nursing care, eg routine blood pressure checks, asthma, diabetes and heart disease checks, dressings, suture removal, ear care etc. They will also be happy to advise you on all general health matters, travel and infant vaccinations and contraception.

HCAs (HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS)

The health care assistants specialise in blood tests, ECGs, blood pressure checks and similar tests.

HEALTH SCREENING

Our principal work will always be to treat acute illness, but preventative medicine is becoming more and more important.

Well person checks are available Monday to Friday by ringing 335533 to make an appointment with an HCA or nurse.

MINOR SURGERY

The practice offers a service to remove moles and skin lesion such as warts and verrucae and in-growing toenails. If you think you require this service please discuss it with the doctor.

CERVICAL SMEAR AND WELL WOMAN CLINICS RUN BY PRACTICE NURSES

These are held during surgery hours by appointment.

OVER 75s

Patients over the age of 75 are offered a yearly health check.

ROUTINE SCREENING

A general check-up to include weight, blood pressure and urine testing is available at intervals for all our patients by appointment.

BABY CLINIC

Wednesday 11.30am - 1.00pm by appointment.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLINIC

These are joint clinics held with a doctor, health visitor and practice nurse for baby and toddler development checks and vaccinations.

OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE SURGERY PROVIDED BY

District Nurses (Tel 224714)
Health Visitor (Tel 223675)
Community Psychiatric Nurses