Clinics & Services

Child Health Clinic

Dr Susan Mills and nurse practitioner Claire Dixon run the child health clinic which is held every Tuesday with appointments between 2pm and 3:30pm. They deal with the welfare and development of babies and carry out regular developmental assessments and immunisations. For information on the childhood immunisation schedule, please click this link.

Diabetic Clinic

Dr Kieron Bhargava runs the diabetic clinic every Tuesday morning from 9am to 12 noon.

Family Planning Clinic

All the doctors offer family planning advice. Dr Mills, D Roy and Dr McCollum see patients for coil fittings and also for contraceptive implants. For more information on Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) please see the below leaflet:

larc

Asthma Clinic

Our nurse practitioner Claire Dixon runs an asthma clinic on a Wednesday afternoon.

Health Promotion

Cervical Screening

You will receive a letter from the Health Authority inviting you for your cervical smear when it is due. (Your smear should not be done prior to receiving your letter as the sample will be rejected) A doctor or one of the nurses can take smears.

Minor Surgery

This clinic is for removal of small moles and cysts. Dr Graham Isaac operates on suitable cases once a month, appointments can be booked after an initial consultation with a GP

District Nursing Team

Sue Perry leads the Community Nurse Team attached to our practice and they asses patients who are housebound, or have an assessed nursing need, in their own home and provide a range of care including skilled nursing care, advice and teaching for both patients and their families. They provide a comprehensive service to our patients and can be contacted on 0300 421 8976

Health Visitors

Jane Cant is the health visitor attached to our practice and provides advice to parents on children's health from birth to 5 years. She also supports the child health surveillance programme and can be contacted on 0300 421 8967

Midwife

Mandy Robotham is the Midwife attached to our practice She offers antenatal and parent craft sessions and can be contacted on 0300 421 8018

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you will need to fill in a travel form (please see below link to one, or alternatively you can come in to surgery and fill one in), the nurse practitioner will then review the form and get in contact with you to book you an appointment to have the necessary vaccinations for your destination. 

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below: 

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to fill in and return the form as early as possible - These vaccines have to be ordered in as they are not a stock vaccine. Your appointment then needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Click here for our latest price list.

Travel Health Questionnaire

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

Travel risk assessment form

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.

What is an NHS Health Check?

The NHS Health Check is a health check-up for adults in England aged 40-74. It's designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia. As we get older, we have a higher risk of developing one of these conditions. An NHS Health Check helps find ways to lower this risk.

How do I get an NHS Health Check?

If you're in the 40-74 age group without a pre-existing condition, you can expect to receive a letter from your GP or local authority inviting you for a free NHS Health Check every five years. In the meantime, you may want to try this online Heart Age test.

How can I improve my test results?

Once you've had your NHS Health Check, your healthcare professional will discuss your results with you. You'll be given advice to help you lower your risk of a stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, diabetes or dementia, and maintain or improve your health. But you don't have to wait until then to make healthy changes. Take the How Are You quiz and start now with these health apps and trackers.

Non-NHS Services

The NHS provides most health care to most people free of charge, however there are exceptions such as prescription charges which have existed since 1951 and there are a number of other services for which fees are charged, such as dental fees. Fees can also be charged for providing copies of health records or producing medical reports for insurance companies as these services are not covered by the NHS.

Many GPs are not employed by the NHS but are self-employed and have to cover their costs such as staff, buildings, heating, lighting etc. in the same way as any small business. The fees charged by GPs contribute towards these costs.

Whilst we will always attempt to assist our patients with the completion of forms we are not required to do such non-NHS work. In order to complete even the simplest of forms the doctor will have to check your entire medical records as he/she will only sign what is known to be true and correct.

Special appointments must be made for certain services and a fee is payable

Please see below for the Practice Fees list:

Private Fees

The list is neither exclusive nor exhaustive. Further details can be obtained from reception.

Results from the 2017 Patient Survey

Results were published on July 7 2017. Data was collected from January to March 2017

What this practice does best

These are the three results for this practice that are the highest compared to the CCG average;

99% of respondents find it easy to get through to this surgery by phone

Local (CCG) average: 81%, National average: 71%

96% of respondents would recommend this surgery to someone new to the area

Local (CCG) average: 83%, National average: 77%

92% of respondents describe their experience of making an appointment as good

Local (CCG) average: 80%, National average: 73%

For the full list of results from the survey please click on the below link:

https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/PatientExperiences?practicecode=L84039