Services Available 

All the doctors provide General Medical Services.  Some of the services below are provided by our practice nurses.  Please ask the receptionist when you book who would be the most appropriate health professional to see. 

Maternity Services

Community midwives and doctors provide both antenatal and postnatal care.  Appointments with GP’s are provided within normal surgery sessions.  Attached Community Midwives hold ante-natal clinics on three afternoons each week {presently Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday}.  The practice does not feel able to support home confinement.  Individual cases may be discussed in advance with the community midwife. 

Contraception and Sexual Health 

Comprehensive contraceptive advice and counselling is provided within normal surgery sessions by doctors and nurses.We also have sexual health clinics running at the practice and other local practices in the area. Please be aware the sexual health clinics are not able to give contraceptive advice and you will need to book a routine appointment with the Practice Nurse or your GP.  

Immunisation

Routine immunisations for children and adults are available and encouraged by the practice. Childhood immunisations take place in the weekly Baby Clinic held by the Health Visitors on Wednesday 1.30pm to 3pm.  The Practice Nurses also provide an immunisation service if you are unable to attend the baby clinic. 

Child Health Development Assessments

Doctors perform routine 8-week developmental checks.  Subsequent examinations at 7, 20 and 36 months are carried out by your Health Visitor. 

Cervical Cytology

All women aged from 25 to 65 are encouraged to have regular cervical smear tests.  These are usually performed by the practice nurse. 

Health Promotion and Preventative Health 

Advice is given in the normal course of surgery appointments. Specific advice is available through an appointment with the practice nurse. 

Circulatory System Disease 

Annual review clinics are arranged and run by the Practice Nurses   

Asthma/COPD Checks

Annual review is encouraged and appointment may be arranged with the practice nurse.

Diabetic Checks

Annual review of all patients with Diabetes is standard practice. A diabetic register is kept and all patients will be encouraged to attend for annual review. 

Minor Surgery

Minor surgery, i.e. removal of cysts or small lumps is available through arrangement with a doctor.  

Other Services 

Most medical examinations are not covered by the NHS, e.g. Heavy Goods, Hackney Carriage, Pre-employment and Insurance Medicals.  These can be carried out by arrangement and the receptionist will be able to inform you of the fee involved. 

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

A full range of travel vaccination services are available.  The practice is an approved Yellow Fever Centre.  Many vaccinations are free on the NHS and no charge is made, but some require a fee to be paid by the patient at the point of administration.  Advice and arrangements are provided by the Practice Nurse team.  Ideally you should seek advice as soon as you are intending to travel.  

Please click on the link below for our travel vaccination fees

Non_NHS_Fees_-_vaccinations.pdf

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

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.

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

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