Appointments

We do not have bookable face to face routine appointments with a GP unless stated by GP after you have contacted us online via eConsult

Appointments with the Practice Nurse are set at 15 minute intervals. The nurses can help with the following:

• General Lifestyle Advice: Including nutrition and diet, exercise, weight management
• Chronic Disease Reviews: Including  asthma, diabetes and hypertension reviews. A double appointment may be needed.
• Travel Advice and Immunisations: During your appointment the Nurse will discuss your travel arrangements and inform you of any risks of infection at your travel destination. You will be given advice on how to stay safe whilst travelling and you may be given prophylactic medication/injections to protect you. Please note that there is a charge for some travel vaccinations and prescriptions. A double appointment is needed.
• Childhood Immunisations: Children need to be immunised at 2, 3 and 4 months, one year and 3.5 years. Find more information about the childhood immunisation schedule. Please remember to bring your child’s red book for this appointment.
• Cervical Smears: Cervical screening (more commonly known as the smear test) is a test to check the cells of the cervix. All ladies between the ages of 25 and 55 will need to have a smear test every 3 years. For the best results, please book your smear test with the Nurse 2 weeks after the first day of your menstrual cycle (1st day of bleeding). Find more information about cervical screening.
• General Contraceptive Advice: If you need general contraception advice or a repeat of your current contraception, the nurse will discuss your current contraception and possible options available. Our Nurses cannot prescribe the contraceptive medication but will be able to request this for you after making sure that you are well and have not experienced any unwanted side effects. Please note that we do not offer IUCD or Implants and so if this is your preferred option you may be referred to a family planning clinic. More information about contraception options.
• Sexual Health and Screening Advice: If you fear that you may have contracted a sexually transmitted disease the Nurse will conduct some tests and will give you general advice about management of your symptoms. More information about sexually transmitted diseases.

Health Checks

There are two types of health checks provided:

• New Patient Health Check where a new patient has basic checks, e.g. height, weight, blood pressure and discusses any current conditions/medications.
• NHS Health Checks are health checks for adults in England aged 40 to 74 without a preexisting condition, it checks your circulatory and vascular health and what your risk of getting a disabling vascular disease is.

A double appointment is needed

More information about NHS Health Checks

Blood Tests

If a Doctor has recommended  a blood test, you will receive a blood test request form. Please bring this with you to your appointment. Please note that if your blood test was requested from a private clinician, this is not considered an NHS Service and we may not be able to do the blood test for you.

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

For patients who have a heart condition or concerns about their heart function, an ECG may be recommended by the Doctor. More information about the ECG

Wound Care, Dressing and Stitch Removal

If you have a post operative wound, leg ulcer or large burn the nurse will be able to clean and dress the wound appropriately and give you advice on how to look after it to avoid infection. The Nurse can also remove stitches and staples after surgery.

You must give your employer a doctor's 'fit note' (sometimes called a 'sick note') if you've been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. This includes non-working days, such as weekends and bank holidays.

Visit our Sickness Certificates page

Information and advice for travelling abroad.

Visit our Travel Information page

You can find out how to get your results on our test results page

Whilst we encourage our patients to come to the surgery, where we have the proper equipment and facilities available, we do appreciate this is not always possible. In this respect, if you do need a home visit, you can help us by calling reception before 10:30am.

You may only request a home visit if you are housebound or are too ill to visit the practice. Your GP will only visit you at home if they think that your medical condition requires it and will also decide how urgently a visit is needed. Please bear this in mind and be prepared to provide suitable details to enable the doctor to schedule house calls.

Please note a lack of transport is not considered reasonable grounds for a home visit.

You can also be visited at home by a community nurse if you are referred by your GP. You should also be visited at home by a health visitor if you have recently had a baby or if you are newly registered with a GP and have a child under five years.

We will not do a home visit for patients that are out of area.