Clinics and Services

We offer a range of services including the below. For more information, please visit our Health Review and Assessment Clinic.

Asthma

Regular reviews help to ensure that medication is appropriate and any change in asthma health is detected early on. The practice nurse taking the clinic has specialist training in asthma management.

If you have been advised by the surgery to submit an annual review of your asthma symptoms, please complete our Asthma Review form. If your symptoms are deteriorating or you are having any concerns please book an appointment with our nurse.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Patients with emphysema and chronic bronchitis are monitored every year by the use of spirometry, which helps in determining the best treatment.

If you have been advised by the surgery to submit an annual review of your COPD symptoms, please complete our COPD Review form.

Diabetes

Organised regular reviews of people with diabetes is essential. The clinic team are trained in all aspects of diabetic care and dietetics.

Cervical Smears

Regular screening helps detect abnormality at an early treatable stage of the disease. The practice adheres to current national guidelines.

Family Planning

The doctors and nurses offer a full contraceptive and family planning service. If you need the morning after pill, please contact us within 72 hours and you will be seen promptly. We stress that this is a confidential service for all ages.

If you have been advised by the surgery to submit an annual review of your contraception, please complete our Contraception Review form.

Immunisations

Flu Clinics are organised in the Autumn. Immunisation is offered to those patients recommended for protection by the Department of Health.

Pneumovax immunisation is also offered to those patients recommended for protection by the Department of Health.

Childhood immunisations are offered within a scheduled programme of clinics covering all the vaccines required to protect your child from life threatening infectious disease. As a practice we strongly recommend these immunisations.

Well Baby

Every Thursday from 09:30 to 11:30, the health visitor has a drop in clinic where you can bring your child and discuss any problems or issues relating to their health or development.

Prevention of Heart Disease and Stroke

Before attending these clinics patients will be required to have routine blood tests.

Primary Prevention

We aim to identify those patients most at risk. The risk factors being:

An accurate assessment of an individual’s lifestyle risk can be calculated. Advice on life style is given and when appropriate drugs are prescribed.

Secondary Prevention

These clinics are to monitor those patients who have already suffered symptoms of Heart Disease, Stroke or Peripheral Vascular Disease.

Our aim is to monitor, advise and prescribe in order to minimize the risk of future complications.