Our Services
What can you expect from your nurse?
Our practice nurses are all highly qualified and can help you with everything from the 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.
- Ear Care
We offer ear syringing to unblock wax and advise about preventing ear problems.
- Implanon (Contraceptive Implants)
Our nurses are trained in administering Implanon, a small thin hormonal contraceptive that is effective for up to three years.
- Sexual Health Advice
General sexual health advice and cervical screening and STD testing.
- Smoking Cessation Advice
The nurse is available to give advice about smoking cessation.
- Counselling
Counselling for a wide range of patient needs.
- Vaccinations and Immunisations
Child immunisations including immunisations for babies. We also do travel vaccinations, but please ensure that you have your vaccinations at least six weeks prior to travel.
- Wound Care
Stitch and suture removal and general advice to optimise healing.
What can you expect from your health care assistant?
Working under the supervision of a qualified nurse, your health care assistant can perform health assessments and advise you about healthy lifestyle. Our health care assistant is also actively involved in community outreach.
- Bloods
Routine blood tests.
- Cholesterol Checking
We offer routine monitoring and a test to those with a family history of raised cholesterol.
- Smoking Cessation Advice
Offering practical support about giving up smoking.
- Weight / Diet
Providing advice on diet and exercise. If necessary you will be referred to the dietician.
NHS
NHS Choices