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CLINICS
Diabetic Clinic
Long-term complications of diabetes can be minimised or avoided by good diabetic care and control. Appointments can be booked with our nurse and involves monitoring control, educational advice and health screening for the annual review including an appointment with the podiatrist and dietician as appropriate. All diabetics are welcome.
Respiratory Clinic
We would like to invite all our patients who are asthmatic or have chronic chest problems to make an appointment with our asthma nurse. The aim is to help patients understand their condition, monitor, control and enable them to lead a normal lifestyle without crises.
Smoking Cessation Clinic
A limited number of appointments are offered on a one-to-one basis to assist patients who are motivated to give up smoking.
Travel Clinic
If you are going abroad please come and see our nurse for up-to-date advice on travel vaccinations, health risks and malarial prophylaxis. When possible please book in AT LEAST EIGHT WEEKS before your journey to ensure time for full protection. Our travel clinic is a registered Yellow Fever Centre where you can have your yellow fever injections if they are necessary.
Family Planning Clinic
All the doctors will be happy to offer you contraceptive advice during normal surgery hours.
The practice nurses are also trained in family planning services. Dr Rogers is trained to fit coils.
Cervical Smear Clinic
We offer all women a cervical smear test every three years or more frequently if it is indicated. This is a simple screening test which can give early warning of cancer of the cervix (neck of the womb) when it is at a treatable stage. As it is possible to develop these pre-cancerous changes at any age it is important that women have the test done regularly. Appointments can be made at the reception desk.
CHD Clinic
Our nurse-led coronary heart disease clinic is aimed at patients with existing disease to minimize their risk of deterioration and enable them to lead healthy and active lives. Regular monitoring of medical factors together with diet and lifestyle support are offered at these appointments.
Antenatal Clinics
Patients are seen by the midwife at the clinics by appointment and also by the doctors during normal surgery hours.
OTHER SERVICES
Health Promotion
The aim of promoting health is to try to identify risk factors at an early stage and prevent them from causing ill health. For this reason we will ask about drinking and smoking habits
and measure your blood pressure and weight from time to time. This is especially wise in
people with a family history of heart disease, diabetes or stroke.
Medical Examinations
Medical examinations for special purposes, such as fitness to travel, pre-employment, insurance, driving medicals etc are undertaken outside normal surgery hours. A fee will be payable. Please contact the surgery to make an appointment. Fees are displayed in the reception area.
Minor Surgery
The practice is fully equipped for minor surgery procedures. If you have a mole, lump or bump about which you are worried please contact your doctor.
Mammography
The nurse will give information about the NHS screening programme.
Health Checks
We would like all new patients over five years old to have a routine check when they register. If you are aged between 16 years and 74 years and have not been seen by a doctor in the last three years, you may request a health check.
Annual Health Checks (Seniors Over 75)
These health checks are for patients who do not see the doctor or district nurse regularly. You are entitled to an annual check-up. We try to put patients in touch with various services if they need assistance.
Immunisations and Vaccinations
The elimination of certain dangerous infections can only be maintained by keeping your immunity up to date. This is achieved by vaccinations which take only a few seconds yet give protection for many years.
Children
The recommended vaccination schedule is as follows:
| At 2 months - |
Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, hib and pneumococcal vaccine. |
| At 3 months - |
Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, hib and meningitis C vaccine. |
| At 4 months - |
Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, hib, meningitis C and pneumococcal vaccine. |
| At 12 months - |
Hib and meningitis C. |
| At 13 months - |
MMR and pneumococcal vaccine. |
| At 3½-5 years - |
Pre-school booster of diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and 2nd MMR. |
Childhood Diseases
The following diseases can be more serious than many people think. Some, in certain cases, can be potentially fatal. Your child can, however, be protected by immunisation.
MENINGITIS - This is a life-threatening infection. The symptoms include a severe headache with neck stiffness, as well as a dislike of bright lights, fever, temperature and a rash (which is not always present). The serious nature of meningitis has made developing immunisations important.
HIB (Haemophilus influenzae type B.) - This is a bacterial infection which can cause a number of diseases including bacterial meningitis, septicaemia, pneumonia and septic arthritis. It is the serious nature of Hib which, in recent years, has made immunisation so important for the under fours.
MEASLES - This is very common and particularly infectious. Like diphtheria it starts off like a common cold but the child quickly develops a temperature and a rash. Measles can be very serious indeed, leading to all manner of problems such as ENCEPHALITIS, which can cause brain damage, bronchitis and pneumonia. Every year a number of children die from measles.
MUMPS - This is usually not a severe illness in itself. It can, however, lead to very unpleasant complications such as viral meningitis in children. Symptoms are usually restricted to a swelling under the jaw and behind and over the ears. In the UK over 1,000 people a year are admitted to hospital with mumps.
POLIO - This has been eradicated in the UK by immunisation. Increasing foreign travel, however, increases the risk of this disease being reintroduced via unprotected individuals. It is a disease of the nervous system which has the effect of affecting muscular movement. It can affect different muscle groups, for example those in the chest, causing difficulty in breathing, or those in the legs. It may lead to permanent paralysis.
RUBELLA (German measles) - This is a very mild illness with symptoms similar to the common cold together with a rash, initially on the face which rapidly spreads all over the body. It is, however, highly dangerous to the unborn child and therefore it is especially important that pregnant women and those planning to become pregnant are protected.
PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE - This is a particular risk in children under two years of age and can lead to meningitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning).
Adults
DIPHTHERIA/TETANUS/POLIO - In accordance with government guidelines adults should receive the diphtheria, tetanus and polio booster at age 15 and every 10 years thereafter if exposed to risks due to travel or working environment.
INFLUENZA - Flu vaccine is especially recommended for all aged 65 years and over and those patients with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease and liver disease. Please ask at reception if you are uncertain whether you are eligible.
PNEUMONIA - one injection of pneumovax will give you virtually life-long immunisation against pneumonia caused by bacteria called streptococcus pneumoniae (except in splenectomy patients who need further injections). This is recommended for all patients aged 65 years and over and to those with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease.
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