MINOR SURGERY

Certain minor operations such as removal of skin lumps and bumps are carried out at the Medical Centre. The Doctor will advise you if your condition is suitable for treatment at the centre and a special appointment will be arranged for you.

MATERNITY

Maternity care is shared between the Doctors and Midwives. The Midwives attend the Medical Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings. All consultations are by appointment. You can self refer to the midwives using referral forms available from the Reception.

FAMILY PLANNING

A Family Planning Clinic is held every Friday 2.00-4.30pm by Dr Haeney and Sister Beverly Hackwell. Consultations are by appointment, but "drop-in" times are available. A full range of contraceptive services including IUD ("Coil") and Implant fitting are available. Sexual health advice to teenagers is also offered at the Clinic. We offer a urine chlamydia testing service for males and females.

CERVICAL SMEAR TESTS

Cancer of the cervix can be prevented and all female patients between 25 and 64 years of age are advised to have regular smear tests. These tests are important because they can detect early signs of disease which is easily treated. A call and re-call system is operated to remind you when your test is due. The Practice Nurses are available throughout the week at various times for these routine tests to be carried out. Please ask at reception for details.

CHILD HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

All children are offered developmental checks at eight weeks, eight months, two years and three years. These are planned and shared by your Health Visitor and Doctor. You will receive appointments automatically for your children via the computer call-up system. The eight week checks are carried out at the Medical Centre.

PRIVATE SERVICES

Some services that are provided at the Medical Centre are not covered by the NHS. The following are services for which an appropriate charge will be made -

Private medical certificates of all kinds, holiday cancellation certificates, BUPA/PPA etc claim forms, medical examinations, eg HGV/PCV licences, taxi drivers, elderly drivers, seat belt exemption certificates, sporting activities, eg sub aqua, reports for third parties eg employers, insurance companies.

Please see the Further Information section to the right hand side of the page for a full list of our charges.

Test Results

Smear tests, urine tests, blood tests, etc are carried out for the benefit of your health. PLEASE ENSURE YOU CONTACT THE MEDICAL CENTRE BY TELEPHONE FOR THE RESULTS. Please do so between 2.00 and 6.00pm and not during morning surgery.

In the interests of confidentiality we do not give results over our Reception desk and ask all patients to telephone in for results.

Most test results are back in approximately five to seven days, though smear test results take between four to six weeks (the Nurse will advise you).

Note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

Children

It is essential to protect children by making sure they have a full programme of immunisation. There is a computerised call-up system and most children will receive an appointment through the post at the right time. If, for any reason, you cannot keep this appointment, please contact the Medical Centre and arrange an alternative appointment.

If your child is overdue an injection, please contact the Nurse.

The Nurse holds an immunisation clinic every Wednesday afternoon, 2.00 to 5.10pm.

Adults

All vaccinations necessary for travel to other countries are administered by the specialist Nurse. These vaccinations are usually carried out in the Travel Clinic. Please ask at Reception for details of the Clinic and make your appointment well in advance of your holiday. Even for non-travellers it is important to keep up to date with tetanus and polio vaccinations. If you are not sure whether you are currently protected, please contact the Specialist Nurse who will be happy to advise you.

Influenza Vaccination

Each year in October/November a programme of influenza vaccination is carried out at the Medical Centre and it is strongly recommended that patients at greatest risk, ie those over 65 years of age, diabetics, asthmatics and those with a history of heart disease take advantage of this vaccination.

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