Opening times for specialist services/clinics

Phlebotomy

Held by: Practice Nurses & Health Care Assistant Time: 8:00am - 9:30am

The practice is happy to introduce our walk in blood taking service for all patients who have seen a GP or Nurse and require their blood to be taken. Patients are welcome to come to our walk in clinics Monday through to Friday from 8:00am – 9:30am. However appointments can still be booked with our resident phlebotomist Health Care Assistant Marie Cohen from 10:00am – 11:30am on Fridays.

Diabetes Clinic

Held by: Nurses & Doctors Time: Within Surgery Hours

These are jointly run by our nurses and doctors. If you are diabetic, please contact our nurses initially.

Cardiovascular Clinic

Held by: Health Care Assistant Time: Within Surgery Hours

These are for patients who are at risk from suffering High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease.

Asthma Clinic

Held by: Practice Nurses Time: During Surgery Opening Times

Our surgery offers asthma clinics with the practice nurses. Please phone the surgery to make an appointment.

Minor Surgery

Held by: Doctors & Nurses
Time: Within Surgery Hours

Certain minor surgical procedures are available at the practice, including excision of skin lesions, joint and tendon injections and freezing of warts and verrucae. Details are available through reception.

Antenatal Clinic

Held by: Doctors
Time: Within Surgery Hours

Comprehensive antenatal and postnatal care is provided by the doctors with the help of community midwives (when available) and health visitors.

Child Immunisations

Held by: Nurses
Time: Within Surgery Hours

Immunisations are available at the surgery during normal surgery hours and are administered by our practice nurses. Please ensure you bring your child’s health record book to all appointments.

Mother and Baby Clinic

Held by: Health Visitors Time: Please Contact the Health Visitor

They have wide and varied skills and are qualified in health education, screening and counselling in pregnancy, childcare and developmental checks. For child health surveillance, advice, and weighing, a walk-in clinic, run by the health visitors on Wednesdays between 10:30 – 12:00pm.

Well Woman Clinic

Held by: Doctors & Nurses Time: Within Surgery Hours

Patients can see Nurse Kathy Hulstrom or Nurse Practitioner Kathy Bull for contraceptive advice. Contraceptive advice and services are available from any of the Doctors. It is recommended that all women between the ages of 25 and 49 should have a cervical smear performed every 3 years, those aged 50 - 64 every 5 years. Appointments can be made through reception.

Family Planning Clinic

Held by: Nurses & Doctors
Time: Within Surgery Hours

Patients can see Nurse Kathy Hulstrom or Nurse Practitioner Kathy Bull for contraceptive advice. Contraceptive advice and services are available from any of the Doctors.

Counselling

Held by: Mrs J Ellis - In-House Counsellor
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays - Appointments arranged by Mrs J Ellis

The practice employs a counsellor who is available to see patients at the surgery. This service provides an opportunity for people in distress, to come and discuss their emotional difficulties within the context of a secure relationship. Patients wishing to see the counsellor should see their GP in the first instance.

Travel Health

Held by: Nurses Time: Within Surgery Hours

Travel vaccinations should be given at least 4 - 6 weeks prior to travel in order to be fully effective.

The nursing team are happy to give advice with regards to vaccinations. However we recommend that you visit www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk in order to check whether you do in fact need any vaccinations for your trip.

There is a charge payable for some of the vaccines. The practice is an authorised Yellow Fever vaccination centre.

www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk

Vaccination Schedule

At two months old:

• Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection
• Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection

At three months old:

• Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection
• Meningitis C (meningococcal group C) (MenC) - one injection

At four months old:

• Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection
• Meningitis C (meningococcal group C) (MenC) - one injection
• Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection

At around 12 months old:

• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and meningitis C (Hib/MenC) - booster dose in one injection

At around 13 months old:

• Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) (MMR) - one injection
• Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection

Three years four months to five years old (pre-school):

• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio (dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV) - one injection
• Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) (MMR) - one injection

13 to 18 years old:

• Diphtheria, tetanus and polio (Td/IPV) - one injection

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.  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

 

Please see the link below for alternative travel clinics if you cannot make it to the surgery.

Alternative Travel Clinics

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations.  These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.  Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because travel vaccination is not included in the services provided by the NHS and therefore is a chargeable service.

Test Results 

Please call between 2.00pm - 4.00 pm to enquire about your test results.

Results for blood tests normally take 4 working days and X-Rays 7-10 working  days to arrive.

Please note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

Reception staff are not trained to discuss your results with you. They may be able to make an appointment or arrange a telephone consultation for you to discuss with the appropriate clinician.

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