Surgery services and clinics
Below are the services and clinics available in your area.
Antenatal
All GPs can provide antenatal advice.
The majority of antenatal care is provided by Maternity Services
Please click here to register your pregnancy with Maternity Services. You can choose from a number of venues where you will receive your antenatal care.
Cervical smears
All women between the age of 25 and 64 should have a regular smear test every three to five years. We send out appointment reminders to all of our patients to let you know when your next smear is due.
Child development
We send out appointments for regular checks and immunisations for pre-school children. This is to make sure that our doctors and health visitors can check that children are developing normally and that there’s nothing to worry about.
Contraceptive services
Our doctors and nurses give confidential advice on all aspects of family planning, including coil fitting and emergency contraception.
Counsellors and advice services
Find out about local counsellors and advice services. You can access these services by speaking to your GP or the surgery’s receptionist.
Diabetic clinic
Alice Wilson and Sue Bailey, our diabetic nurses, provide full diabetic reviews. You should have a full review with bloods, urine testing each year. Please contact the surgery to arrange your check.
Family planning
All of the GPs at the practice can provide contraception advice.
We provide Nexplanon fittings through Dr Westwood and Dr Woodward and coil fittings through Dr Westwood.
You will be required to have a telephone consultation before the fitting
Health screening
We offer a wide range of health screening for men and women at our surgery.
Hearing aid batteries
These can now be obtained from the surgery for NHS supplied aids only. Please bring your brown book. Please discard your old batteries at supermarket collection points.
Mammograms
Women aged between 50 and 70 are advised to attend the Breast Screening Unit every three years for a mammography. This is to make sure we can check and detect any abnormalities as soon as possible. These appointments are sent out by the local Breast Unit.
Maternity care
All GPs can provide antenatal advice.
The majority of antenatal care is provided by Maternity Services.
Please click here to register your pregnancy with Maternity Services. You can choose from a number of venues where you will receive your antenatal care.
Medical reports and certificates
Medical examinations and reports for insurance, HGV, pre-employment etc. are performed at extended appointments. If you need an appointment for a medical please remember to mention the purpose of the appointment to the receptionist. As these are not covered by the NHS a fee will be charged.
Minor surgery
Please consult with one of our clinicians first - please use our Anima consultation service if you are able to.
Shirley Baker, our Advanced Nurse Practitioner provides a Minor Surgery.
Non-NHS services
Some services available are not covered under our contract with the NHS. This means that these services need to be paid for.
The services that include charges are:
- Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements.
- Insurance claim forms.
- Prescriptions for taking medication abroad.
- Private sick notes.
- Vaccination certificates.
Our reception staff and GPs will be happy to talk through the charges with you during your appointment.
Smoking cessation
Jo (HCA) is available to give advice and support on smoking cessation. Please make an appointment at reception.
Travel advice, vaccinations and immunisations
We offer routine vaccinations and general advice to our patients travelling abroad.
It may take up to eight weeks for a full course of vaccinations, so please contact us in advance to give you plenty of time if you’re planning to go abroad where you need to be vaccinated.
Well person checks
These are carried out by the Practice Nurses and include advice on diet, smoking and healthy lifestyle as well as urine and blood pressure checks.