Our Services
We are constantly evolving our services to meet your needs. Ensuring you see the right person for your condition – whether it is a doctor, specialist practice nurse or health care assistant – means that you can get the appropriate treatment quickly.
What can you expect from your nurse?
Our practice nurses can help you with everything from long-term management of chronic diseases to health promotion and screening.
- Asthma & Diabetes
Monitoring asthma and diabetes to prevent complication and optimise medication.
- Child Health Monitoring
Child development and administering vaccination and immunisations for babies.
- Contraception
We can provide you with the full range of contraception, from free condoms to the morning-after pill, as well as offering general sexual health advice and cervical screening and STD testing.
- COIL Fitting
IUCD fitting (Implantation and removal of coils as a contraceptive device). If you would like an IUD fitted, please make an appointment.
- Implanon (contraceptive Implants)
Our nurses are trained in administering Implanon, a small thin hormonal contraceptive that is effective for up to three years.
- Pregnancy Tests
We offer free pregnancy tests.
- Sexual Health Advice
General sexual health advice and cervical screening and STD testing.
- Counselling
Counselling for a wide range of patient needs.
- Vaccinations and Immunisations
Any vaccinations can be arranged through our practice nurse. Please come in to see the nurse at least six weeks prior to travel. You can then discuss your vaccination needs and be advised of any costs involved. We can also immunise you against Yellow Fever without you having to visit a specialist clinic.
- Wound Care
Stitch and suture removal and general advice to optimise healing.
What can you expect from your health care assistant?
Supporting the practice nurses, your health care assistant can perform health assessments and advise you about healthy lifestyle.
- Bloods
Routine blood tests.
- Cholesterol Checking
We offer routine monitoring and a test to those with a family history of raised cholesterol.
- Counselling
We can offer practical support and help including giving up smoking, blood pressure control, diet and exercise.
- Health Assessment
We offer Well Woman and Well Man clinics and blood pressure checks.
- Wound Dressings
We can replace dressings and provide general advice and care to optimise healing.
NHS
NHS Choices