Clinics and services
In addition to GP consultations the practice adheres to the General Medical Services Contract for the provision of healthcare services and we have regular clinics for the following:
Essential Services
- Asthma
- COPD
- Coronary heart disease
- Stroke
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
Additional Services
- Blood pressure checks
- Blood tests
- Child health surveillance, together with the Health Visiting team
- Contraceptive services. Specialist services such as IUCD insertion and implants are now provided by Dr Juliet Sim -please ask reception staff for an initial telephone consultation with Dr Sim
- Dressings
- Ear syringing
- Maternity services in the ante natal and post natal period, together with the midwives from the RAH
- Routine immunisation of children, together with the Health Visiting team
- Cervical smears
- Freezing of warts and other small skin lesions
- An annual flu immunisation programme to protect the elderly and at risk
- Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems
- A methadone substitution programme for patients with drug abuse problems.
- Weight checks
- Well person health checks