Minor Surgery

All doctors carry out regular minor surgery at special times of the month. If your doctor agrees that you require minor surgery you will be offered one of these appointments.

Immunisation

Private Services

Some services that are provided at the surgery are not covered by the NHS. The following are services for which an appropriate charge will be made:- 

• Private Medical Certificates of all kinds, 
• holiday cancellation certificates, 
• some holiday vaccinations ie yellow fever, 
• BUPA/PPA etc, 
• claim forms,
• medical examinations.

Management And Self Treatment Of Common Minor Illnesses

Many conditions will get better on their own and can be treated successfully at home. These notes are for guidance only. Any patient or relative who is concerned about a complaint because of its severity, persistence or failure to improve with appropriate measures should, of course, contact the surgery for further advice.

Test Results

Please call between 2:00pm and 6:00pm to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request between these times.

Note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

Nurse-led Clinics

Nurse-led clinics are run on a regular basis and include care for people suffering from diabetes, coronary heart disease, asthma and COPD.

All the sisters are able to offer contraception advice and assist the doctor in the family planning clinic which is run on alternate Wednesday afternoons.

For travel advice, you need to see the nurse at least six weeks before you travel to ensure full immunity and allow time for any special vaccines to be ordered.

Not all travel vaccines are available on the NHS and therefore require private payment.

For cervical smears please attend between day 10 and 16 of your menstrual cycle.

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