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Appointments can be made with Sister Wade for asthma and spirometry management.
The Child Health Clinic is held every Thursday between 09.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. The health visitors, along with one of our GP's usually Dr. S. Mugglestone, run the clinic. Any well baby can attend, for weighing and general advice. We also perform 6 week check on new babies in this clinic.
There are two diabetic clinics every week. The nurse led clinic is held alternatively on Tuesday or Thursday between 2.40pm and 5.20pm. Dr Kazi holds a clinic every Monday between 3.00pm and 4.15pm.
If you have any enquiries regarding Diabetic appointments please contact Mrs D Clarke on the usual surgery line.
We offer an annual check up to any patient suffering from epilepsy. It gives patients an opportunity to air any problems they may be having and enables us to arrange blood, urine and other checks as may be appropriate. Please make an appointment with Sister Wade during her normal surgery hours.
The practice nurses are able to discuss and administer travel vaccinations according to the recommended schedules, which do alter from time to time. When travelling abroad it is worth while checking, some three months before the departure date, on the recommended vaccinations. It is then possible to plan an appropriate immunisation schedule.
We have a very high uptake indeed for all Childhood Vaccinations and we would ask you to make an appointment with the practice nurse for such immunisations as soon as the reminder card arrives. If you feel your child may be due for a vaccination and you have not received a reminder card, please feel free to discuss the situation with a practice nurse or any of the doctors.
Every winter special sessions are held to carry out Influenza Vaccinations. These vaccinations are free and available to anybody, but are especially recommended for the elderly and those with heart, lung, kidney, or diabetic problems.
Minor Surgery is done predominantly by Dr. Sowden although the other doctors do minor surgical procedures from time to time. The main minor surgery session is on Thursday mornings between 08.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
If you are thinking about stopping smoking, you may make an appointment with a clinician, who will refer you to a smoking cessation clinic. This will give you the opportunity to discuss on a one to one basis, ways of stopping smoking, withdrawal symptoms and ways to cope. The doctor can also offer items on prescription to aid with stopping. Anyone wishing to make use of this service should make an appointment with one of the doctors in the usual way. You can now contact the Smoking cessation at the Primary Care Trust by telephoning 01422 349452.
The surgery now has a fully qualified Health Care Assistant. The Health Care Assistant works alongside the nurses and doctors in the surgery. The Health Care Assistant is trained in taking blood pressure, giving vitamin b12 injections, taking blood samples, height and weight and is currently training in other areas. If you would like to make a appointment with the Health Care Assistant, please contact the surgery.
Our counselling service is provided by Oakdale Services Ltd. You need to make an appointment with one of the doctors at the surgery, who will refer you to the counselling service. Information about this service can be found on their website www.theoakdalecentre.co.uk
Blood testing occurs as usual in the pathology department of the hospital Monday to Friday without an appointment.
However we do have pre booked phlebotomy appointments with the health care assistant during surgery hour’s . Please ring the surgery to make an appointment for this.
Ideally please allow 4-6 weeks before you travel as some vaccinations can take a few weeks to be fully effective.
It is also very important that a Travel Vaccination Questionnaire Form is completed and sent in to the surgery before an appointment is made, this gives the Nurse opportunity to decide appropriate Travel/Holiday Vaccinations needed for your destination of travel.
Please allow a couple of days from the surgery receiving your Questionnaire Form then book a ten minute appointment with the Nurse and if you are booking this online you will need two appointment slots.
Please be aware you may find some vaccinations will incur a fee, in this case we will contact you first as payment will need to be made in full prior to your appointment for your vaccination.