Additional Treatment

We offer treatment for; dressing changes/checks, suture removal, ear syringing, venous leg ulcer, minor lacerations/burns (excluding: hands, feet, neck, fave and genitals), minor trauma to hands, limbs or feet.

Annual Reviews
Where patients have more than one medical conditions requiring annual reviews, the nurse team will do what they can to combine these reviews into one visit.  Please note that this may not always be possible.

 
Child Immunisations
See Maternity and Child Health
 

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)/Hypertension
This is usually a morning appointment, due to the requirement of taking bloods.  CHD/Hypertension appointments cover a wide group of people within the practice area.  The reviews are to monitor the condition by asking questions about lifestyle, taking blood pressure, offer advice re stopping smoking, diets, activity, and blood samples will be taken. 
  
 
Cytology (Cervical Smears)
This clinic is for ladies who are due their smear test.

It is very important that ladies attend for their smears on a regular basis so that any changes in the cervix can be detected and treated early.  It is also an opportunity to ask the nurses any questions that you might have regarding female issues, it is the only clinic that is run specifically for women. 
 
 
C-card Scheme
The practice operates a c-card scheme which is for those aged between 13-18 year old to get sexual health advice and access to free condoms.  The C-card scheme is only run for patients registered at the practice.
 
 
Diabetic Clinic
This is usually a morning appointment, due to the requirement of taking bloods.  Patients with Diabetes require regular check-ups with a nurse, unless they are under regular care at the hospital.  At this time the patient will have their blood samples taken, be weighed, blood pressure and pulse checked, with footcare & lifestyle discussed.  This is also an opportunity for the patient to ask the nurse questions. 

 
Emergency Contraception
Access to information regarding the morning-after-pill can be obtained from pharmacies, doctor or nurse.
 

General Surgery
These appointments are for routine blood tests, blood pressure monitoring, dressings and day to day problems that can be dealt with by the practice nurses.
 
 
Health Promotion
This clinic is available for health checks, travel vaccinations and any of the above.  It is important to state the reason for the appointment in health promotion clinic at time of booking because not all the nurses cover all the clinics.
 
 
HCA/Phlebotomy
These appointments are with a Health Care Assistant (HCA) and are for routine blood tests, diagnostic blood tests and ECGs requested by a doctor. 
  

Influenza campaign
October every year sees the annual launch of the Department of Health’s (DoH) influenza campaign.  The nurse team spearhead this campaign at the practice, providing extra clinics for pts requiring a flu jab, with doctors offering them opportunistically.

Priority must be given to patients in ‘at risk’ groups (identification of these can be found on the DoH website), with patients not at risk usually asked to call back in December.

Influenza vaccines for the 2008/09 campaign have now all been used.

  
Respiratory
This clinic covers Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Asthmatics will discuss their medication dosage, technique of taking medication & the mechanics of asthma.  They will be taught how to manage their own condition with the help of peak flow monitoring.

COPD patients will attend for an annual review, which is quite a lengthy appointment.  They will undergo Spirometry testing, discuss medication and management of their condition.

Sexual Health Services
We offer a free, confidential sexual health check up for all our patients aged between 14 and 24 years. This includes screening for:

• HIV
• Syphilis (a blood test is taken for this)
• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhoea (a self-swab or urine sample is taken for this test)

We also offer advice about safe sex, and can provide free condoms.

Please ask for an appointment for a sexual health check up with a doctor or nurse Louise Moore.

  
 
Travel Advice
Most vaccinations required due to travelling abroad can be administered in our travel clinic.  The nurse will discuss with you your travel arrangements and advise on what vaccinations you require.

It is important to make this initial appointment for at least 6-weeks in advance of travelling.  This is because travel vaccines often need ordering or prescribing, so you may need another visit to have these vaccinations administered.  Additionally, some travel vaccines are chargeable. 
 

Changing and cancelling appointments
Please give us at least 24 hours notice if you need to change or cancel your nurse appointment at the surgery.  The appointment slot can then be offered to another patient.  Failing to attend appointments is not fair on others requiring but unable to obtain an appointment, and wastes valuable time for the nurse.  On average, 16% of patients fail to keep their nurse appointment - that is one appointment in six wasted.
 
More than 2 appointments that you ‘Did Not Attend’ (DNA) in a 12 month period can result in a cautionary letter being sent to you.  Additional DNAs can result in you and those registered at the same address being removed from the practice list.

District Nurses
Based at the practice, the District Nurse team provide a full range of nursing services in the home situation.  The District nurses possess a varied range of skills including a continence advisory and management service, terminal care, clinical & technical nursing.

The doctors or hospital can arrange for the District Nurse to call.

Most vaccinations required due to travelling abroad can be administered in our travel clinic.  The nurse will discuss with you your travel arrangements and advise on what vaccinations you require.

It is important to make this initial appointment for at least 6-weeks in advance of travelling.  This is because travel vaccines often need ordering or prescribing, so you may need another visit to have these vaccinations administered.  Additionally, some travel vaccines are chargeable. 
 
We have a travel questionnaire that you can complete and bring with you to your appointment - please click here

Maternity Services
Ante natal clinics are held at a local practice, booked by your midwife.  The practice has a midwife attached to, but not based/working at, the practice. 

Post natal appointments are held at the practice by the doctors.  This appointment should usually take place 6-8 weeks after the birth of a baby, and checks both mother and baby.  If is important your baby attends their Post Natal check in the time-frame suggested.

  
 
Health Visitors
Health Visitors are qualified and experienced nurses or midwives with additional specialist training in family, community or public health care.  There are Health Visitors attached to, but not based at the practice.
 

Child Immunisations
The Practice Nurses administer child immunisations.  Your Health Visitor will have discussed the importance of immunisations before you take your baby to see the nurse and answered any of your concerns.
 
Your baby cannot be immunised without parental consent.  Therefore if a grandparent is bringing the baby, written consent must be brought with the child and pre-signed by the parent.
 
The immunisation schedule from 2009 is as follows: