THREE-YEARLY AND OVER 75 CHECKS
Appropriate consultations will be provided for three-yearly checks for patients aged 16 to 74, and annual checks for those over 75 years of age.
CLINICS
The following clinics are run on a regular basis. Please ask at reception for details.
• Routine and emergency consultations with a doctor
• Child health surveillance
• Baby
• Full maternity cover with shared antenatal and postnatal care with the community
midwife and local hospitals
• Asthma
• Diabetic
• Minor surgery such as injection of joints, removal of skin lesions, ingrowing toenails etc
• Travel vaccines and advice
• Well woman
• Well man
• NHS health checks
• Hypertension
• COPD
• Family planning
• Spirometry
• Practice-based counselling
Arrangements can be made for private medicals, such as those required for taxi and HGV licences.
The surgery possesses an Ultrasound machine and a slit lamp (for eyes) and has doctors fully trained in the use of the equipment.
Treatment Room
The practice nurses can be seen in the treatment room by appointment.The following are just some of the clinical procedures they carry out:
| Dressings |
Removal of sutures |
Blood pressure checks |
| Ear syringing |
Cervical smears |
Advising on health-related topics |
| ECG |
Vaccinations |
Immunisations |
| Travel jabs |
New patient checks |
Blood tests |
| Weight and diet advice |
Hearing tests |
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