Practice Nurses

The practice nurses are responsible for well women & contraceptive advice and run clinics for heart, lung and kidney disease, asthma, hypertension and a travel vaccine clinic. Please seek travel advice 6 to 8 weeks in advance or even earlier in the summer.

They can also advise on weight management, diet and various other health issues including smoking cessation. Phone to make an appointment or to arrange for telephone advice.

Additional Services

All GP practices are contracted to provide “essential services”, that is, basic treatment of ill people. We also provide the following “additional services”

• Child health surveillance, together with the Health Visiting team
• Contraceptive services, including IUCD (coil) and implant insertion
• Antenatal and postnatal care
• Childhood immunisation, together with the Health Visiting team
• Cervical smear tests
• Freezing of warts and other small skin lesions

Enhanced Services

We also hold contracts with GGNHSB for the following “enhanced services”

An annual flu immunisation programme to protect the elderly and at risk.

Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems.

Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease.

Annual comprehensive review for patients with diabetes; this includes appointments with the dietician and podiatrist.

Annual comprehensive reviews of people who have had strokes or transient ischaemic attacks in the past.