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If you need a Doctor out of hours the number to call is 111

Why not complete our Patient Survey? Click on the practice survey link to the bottom left of this screen.

Read our Patient Reference Group Report

Clinics and Other Services

We offer a full general practice service and run specialist clinics for children and pregnant women, diabetes, asthma, COPD, anti coagulation therapy and smoking cessation. We also have visiting clinicians who offer psychology and drugs misuse support.

Please ask at reception for details on the following services:

Antenatal Care
Anticoagulation (INR) Clinic
Asthma Reviews
Blood Pressure Checks
Cervical Smear Tests
Childhood Immunisation
COPD Reviews
Diabetes Clinic
Dietary and Weight Management Advice
Ear syringing
ECG’s
Epilepsy Monitoring
Family Planning (incl. Long Acting Reversible Contraception)
Flu and Pneumoccocal Vaccination
Height and Weight checks
Hypertension monitoring
Minor Surgery
New Patient Medicals
NHS Health Checks (please click on tab at top of this page for further information)
Smoking Cessation (please click on tab at top of this page for further information)
Spirometry
Suture Removal
Travel Advice

Smoking Cessation

If you are thinking about or would like to give up smoking why not book in with one of our Nurses?

This is a free, non-referral service. The Nurse will talk with you about your smoking habits and what options would best suit you.

Nurse appointments are available Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm

NHS Health Checks

The NHS Health Check programme aims to help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease and certain types of dementia.

Everyone between the ages of 40 and 74, who has not already been diagnosed with one of these conditions or have certain risk factors, will be invited (once every five years) to have a check to assess their risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, diabetes and some forms of dementia and will be given support and advice to help them reduce or manage that risk.

Why not book a 20 minute appointment with our Health Care Assistant today for your free NHS Health Check? Appointments are available Monday - Friday 8.40am - 1pm.

District Nursing Services

Below is useful information on the District Nursing Service. Please click on the link for the leaflet:

A guide for patients

Non-NHS Services available

Certain services are not covered by the NHS and maybe subject to a fee. These services include

Private sick notes
Insurance claim forms
Copies of your records outside legislation
HGV/Taxi/Racing Medicals
Boxing Medicals
Shotgun/Firearms licence certificates
Some travel vaccinations

Please ask at reception for details.

We endeavour to complete private forms within 21 working days, dependent upon annual leave and sickness. Please ensure all forms handed into Reception are accompanied by a signed consent to release information form. Without this form we are unable to process your request.

Once your form has been handed in to reception they will be passed to Tracy Devine who processes the request. The report is logged onto the system and the most appropriate Doctor will review the form. Should the patient need to be seen Tracy will book them an appointment.

When the form is completed, we will inform you by telephone, and an invoice will be raised and payment will be required upon collection of the report.

Tracy works Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9am – 1:30pm and can be contacted on 01584 810343.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse. The countries and areas within these countries that you are visiting determine what vaccinations are required. Some travel vaccinations may incur a charge (please see Private Fees).

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below:

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America & Antarctica
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment to determine which vaccine is required as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge above the normal prescription rate as not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire