Clinics and services

— Asthma and chest clinics

— Baby clinic

— Cervical smears

— Diabetic clinic

— Flu and pneumonia vaccination clinics

— Antenatal clinic

— Minor surgery

— Smoking cessation

— Weight management

— Non-NHS services

Asthma and chest clinics

Clinics are run by the Practice nurse. Appointments are necessary.

Baby clinic

Child vaccinations and developmental reviews are held by appointment. Please contact reception.

Cervical smears

Appointments are necessary.  It is recommend that all females aged 25 to 50 have a smear every three years, or more frequently if advised by your doctor. Females aged 50 to 64 should have a smear every five years. Females under 25 are not advised to have a smear test routinely. If you have any symptoms that worry you then please speak to the doctor or one of the Practice nurses.

Diabetic clinic

Run by the Rractice nurse to improve diabetic health and decrease the need for hospital clinic visits. Appointments are necessary.

Flu and pneumonia vaccination clinics

Flu immunisations are offered to patients with asthma, chronic obstructive  pulmonary disease, diabetes, heart disease, compromised immunity, a splenectomy, housebound patients, and anyone aged 65 or over. The clinics normally begin in October. Please remember to book an appointment if you are eligible.

For pneumonia vaccinations, it is advised that all patients aged over 70 and those with compromised immunity or a history of splenectomy should be immunised. Please speak to the doctor or Practice nurse about this.

Antenatal clinic

Run by a team of midwives by appointment only.

Minor surgery

Therapeutic injections for certain joint problems may be available. Please speak to your GP for more information.

Smoking cessation

We strongly advise all patients who smoke to quit. Please contact reception for details of local free smoking support clinics.

Weight management

We can refer patients to local or online weight management services.

Non-NHS services

We provide some non-NHS services for our patients. These include:

• employment medicals
• driving medicals
• fostering and adoption medicals
• insurance reports
• solicitors reports
• letters to support patients for housing or education or regarding adaptations or travel

There are charges applicable for non-NHS services. We charge between £15 and £30 for letters to outside agencies produced at the request of the patient, and you will be required to pay for these in advance. This is due to the number of requests we receive where the patient does not then collect the letter and these take time and effort to produce.

If your records are required by a solicitor, then the solicitor is responsible for the costs.

Medicals are to be paid in advance at the time of booking and are non-refundable. We do not confirm the booking until payment is received. Again, this is to deter the number of patients who fail to attend and waste GP time.