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The practice offers a wide range of services which you can read about below
Services Available
Childhood Immunisations
If you’re not sure whether you or your child have had all your routine vaccinations, ask your GP or practice nurse to find out for you. It may be possible to “catch up” later in life.
Try to make sure you or your child have vaccinations delivered on time to ensure protection.
If you’re going to be away from the GP surgery when a vaccination is due, talk to your doctor. It may be possible to arrange for vaccination at a different location.
Chronic Disease Clinics
Our Practice Nurses offer chronic disease management clinics:
- Asthma
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Diabetes
- Coronary Heart Disease
- COPD
- Hypertension
- IGT
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Stroke
- Transient Ischaemic Attack
All these checks require an appointment. Our Reception Team will advise you.
Flu Vaccinations
We recommend flu injections for persons aged 65 or over and for people with diabetes, chest, heart and kidney disease at any age. They are usually given between September and December. Please telephone the surgery in September for availability and appointment.
Health Promotions Clinic
Practice Nurse Clinics
- Cervical Smears
- Flu Clinics
- General Health Checks
- Lifestyle Advice
- Travel Vaccinations
Pneumonia Vaccinations
Recommended for people aged 65 or over. One injection is recommended with no need for a booster.
Pneumonia vaccine is also recommended for people with the following:
- diabetes
- chest complaints
- heart complaints
- kidney complaints
- If you had spleen removed (splenectomy)
- any immune problems
A booster injection needed every 5 to 10 years.
Additional Clinics
Our Additional Clinics are:
- BP Checks
- Carers Health Checks
- Dementia Health Checks
- Depo Injections
- Ear Syringing
- ECGs
- Flu Clinics
- General Health Check ups: Women & Men
- Lifestyle Advice
- NHS Health Checks
- Pill Initiation / Reviews
- Smear Tests
- Spirometry
- Swabs (excl. MRSA)
- Travel Vaccinations
All these checks require an appointment. Our Reception Team will advise you.
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