Clinics We Offer
Maternity Care
The doctors provide antenatal and postnatal care in conjunction with the Integrated Community Midwifery Team. Referrals to the midwife are on a self-referral basis. Please ask at reception for more information.
Asthma Clinic
We encourage all active asthmatics to attend this useful clinic run by our fully qualified Asthma nurse.
Family Planning
Both the nurse and doctors will offer confidential advice during normal surgery times on all aspects of contraception.
Diabetic Clinic
The Diabetic Clinic is run by diabetic specialist practice nurses and nurse practitioners.
Baby Clinic
The health visitors hold a “drop in” clinic every Wednesday morning between 11:00 and 12:00. All mothers are welcome to call in without an appointment for general advice on baby and child health care.
Childhood Immunisation
Clinics are held on Wednesday afternoon from 14:30 by appointment. It is very important that all babies and children are immunized. If you have any concerns, please feel free to discuss them with your doctor or health visitor.
Adult Vaccinations and Immunisations
The pracitice nurse can offer advice and vaccination for Influenza, Tetanus and any travel requirements. Travel advice consultations are charge at £20.00.
Minor Surgery
We offer a service carrying out joint injections.
Health Checks
Patients over the age of 75 who haven’t seen the doctor annually will be offered an appointment or a visit at home with the nurse. All new patients are offered an appointment within three months of joining the practice to familiarize the practice team with their health needs.
Chronic Disease Clinics
We offer health reviews for patients suffering from chronic diseases such as Hypertension, Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Hypothyroidism etc.
Cervical Smears
Carried out by our specially trained nurses.
Flu Clinics
Please note that we are holding Flu clinics throughout September and October – please contact the surgery to arrange an appointment on 01834 840868
Those eligible for the flu vaccine are:
- all patients over the age of 65
- all patients aged 6 months to 64 years in clinical risk groups, which include:
- Chronic respiratory disease such as Asthma requiring inhaled steroids, or Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Chronic heart disease
- Chronic kidney disease at stage 3, 4, or 5
- Chronic liver disease
- Chronic neurological disease such Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease
- Learning difficulty
- Severe mental illness
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Immunosuppression due to disease
- Asplenia or dysfunction of the spleen
- Morbidly obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above, aged 16 or over.
- Housebound patients
- Residents and staff in a care home setting
- Pregnant women
- Carers
- Staff providing frontline NHS/Primary Care services.
- Children aged two and three years on 31st August 2023
Please note all children in primary school will be offered the vaccine by the school nurse service.
Healthy 50 – 64-year-olds are not included in the programme this year; however your local pharmacy does offer this service.