CLINICS
Antenatal Clinic
Thursday 1.00 - 3.00pm
Patients are seen by the midwife at
the clinics by appointment during surgery hours.
Baby
Clinic
Alternate Tuesdays and Thursdays 2.00 - 2.50pm (6 week checks - with GP)
Wednesday 9.00 am - 1.00pm (childhood immunisations - with Ella)
The baby clinics are run by Dr Doyle and Dr Ehimingbai for child developmental
checks and immunisations and allow an opportunity to discuss other
problems eg sleeping, feeding and child health worries, with a doctor.
Diabetic Clinic
This is run by practice nurse Jill in conjunction with Dr Corbett/Dr
Doyle, by appointment only on Tuesdays
and Fridays. A letter will be sent inviting patients to attend.
Family Planning
Contraceptive care is provided by all the doctors during surgery hours.
Well Person Checks
Appointments can be made at reception
to see a nurse for these checks.
Patients Over 75
If you are aged 75 or over, you can have an annual check with the practice nurse.
Anti-coagulation Clinic
This is run by practice nurse Jill,
by appointment only.
Addiction Clinic
Dr Doyle has a shared-care clinic with the community addiction
services for those dependent on opiates.
Phlebotomy Clinic
Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8.10 to 10.30am
Thursday 11.00am to 1.30
Patients are seen by appointment only. The first seven appointments of these four clinics are set aside for patients who need a fasting blood test.
Should you require a Glucose Tolerance Test an appointment will be sent to you with the next available appointment.
Health Promotion
The aim of our practice
in this respect is to identify any possible risk factors early
on and to prevent them from causing ill health later in life. For
this reason, you may be asked about your drinking, smoking and exercise
habits occasionally. This is wise when patients have a family history
of stroke, heart disease and diabetes etc.
Minor
Surgery
Practice nurse Jill Batchelor/Dr King both carry out minor surgical procedures
at surgery by appointment and the doctors will be happy to advise
you on this. We also have a visiting consultant, Dr Paul Aggarwal,
who carries out surgical procedures on a monthly basis.
Non-NHS
Examinations
Special medical examinations such as
pre-employment, insurance, driving medicals take place outside surgery
hours. Please ring the surgery and request the information that you
require. There may be a charge for these examinations.
Counselling
To help people
with their emotional problems, we employ skilled and sympathetic counsellors.
Appointments can be made via your doctor. This important service is
an integral part of our holistic approach to patient care.
Travel
Immunisations/Vaccinations
If you require travel immunisations you should contact the medical advisory service MASTA either at www.masta.org or by telephoning 09065 501402.
You will be asked questions regarding your travel arrangements. MASTA will produce for you a list of
travel immunisations you require along with general travel information for all who are travelling.
There is a small cost involved if you use the internet or a charge per minute if you contact them by telephone
(the call will take three to four minutes). Only one call per family is required as this information
is not person specific.
Once you have received your information from MASTA you can then book an appointment for your travel
immunisations with the surgery. Please ensure that you bring with you the information you
received from MASTA or we will be unable to provide you with your immunisations. Also, please bring
with you any information regarding vaccinations you may have had in the past.
Influenza And Pneumonia Vaccine
Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are recommended to everyone over
65 years of age. They are also reccommended for patients under 65
with heart, lung or kidney disease, asthma, diabetes or any other
'at risk' group.
Please contact the reception staff in September
for details of the vaccination dates and to make an appointment. If
you are unable to attend the surgery on medical grounds, we will arrange for one of our nursing staff to visit you. To arrange this please telephone the surgery with your details.
