Medical and Health Clinics
The practice runs the following Medical Clinics:
- Asthma Review and Management
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Diabetic
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Heart Disease Management
- Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or "mini stroke"
- Smoking Cessation
- Well Man and Woman clinics
- Cervical Screening
- Ante natal, Post natal Clinics
- Weight Management
- Phlebotomy clinics
- Oral and Emergency contraception
- Epilepsy Review clinics
Child Immunisations
All children under five years of age are encouraged to have the recommended immunisations. Appointments for clinics, held weekly at each surgery, are sent out routinely. Please let us know if your child's appointment is inconvenient.
Further information about immunisations.
Family Planning and Contraception
Family Planning Advice and treatment is available by appointment with a Doctor or the Practice Nurse.
Chlamydia Test
If you are between the ages of 15 to 25 years of age you can have a Chlamydia test. This is done on a urine sample. The results are confidential and can be sent to your mobile phone. Ask the doctors, advanced nurse practitioners or nurses for the test. Chlamydia and the National Screening Programme.
Health Promotion
The practice is actively engage in health promotion. In particular we can arrange primary prevention e.g., advice on smoking, diet, exercise and immunisations; screening, e.g., blood pressure checks, cholesterol estimations, cervical smears etc.
Phlebotomist Service
Our Phlebotomists are fully qualified to carry out blood tests.
Practice Nursing Services
Our Practice Nurses are fully qualified to carry out immunisations for adults and children, blood tests, dressings and removal of sutures, ear syringing, smear tests, family planning advice, blood pressure, urine checks, health promotion including advice on diet and smoking.
Our advanced practice registered nurse is educated and trained to provide health promotion and maintenance through diagnosis and treatment of acute illness and chronic conditions. She is a prescriber.
Stopping Smoking
The practice nurse offers smoking cessation advice and support.
Please ask for an appointment or to help us update your patient records with your smoking status, please take a couple of minutes to comlpete our smoking questionnaire.
Local pharmacies also provide a Stop Smoking service.
Additional Services
In addition to the Essential Services provided by the practice, the practice also provides the following Additional Services:
- Travel Immunisations
- Influenza (Flu) and Pneumococcal Immunisations
- Minor Surgery
- Neonatal Examinations
- Post Natal Examinations
- Contraceptive Injections