Services Provided

Antenatal Clinics

All antenatal clinics are run jointly with our midwives.

Dr Greenhalgh Tuesday 2.30 - 3.30pm

Dr Wilkins Wednesday 2.00 - 3.00pm

Dr Bradbury Thursday 2.30 - 3.30pm

Each doctor provides maternity and contraceptive services.

Minor Surgery

The doctors carry out minor surgical procedures by appointment outside normal surgery hours. Please arrange to see your doctor for advice.

Child Health Surveillance

We are registered with the Health Authority for child health surveillance. This is undertaken by a health visitor and a doctor. Appointments are arranged by the health visitors' department except for the eight week baby checks which are arranged by the surgery.

Health Promotion Clinics

For details please enquire at reception or phone 8061 2197. Where applicable our practice nurse undertakes the routine cervical smears as part of a general health check in one of the health promotion clinics.

Clinics provided are:

Well Person

Asthma

Diabetes

Heart Disease Prevention

Hypertension

Diet

Foreign Travel Illness Prevention

Non-NHS Services

The doctors carry out private medical examinations, eg HGV, PSV etc, outside normal surgery hours. Appointments can be arranged by contacting reception. These examinations and other non-NHS services, such as private certificates and health insurance claims, are charged for, using the British Medical Association fee scales. Details of charges are available on request from reception.

Advice On Immunisation

It is very important that all children and babies are fully immunised. Illnesses such as diphtheria, tetanus and polio are, thankfully, rare now because of NHS immunisation policies. Whooping cough (Pertussis) causes a very distressing illness with severe prolonged coughing and it is strongly recommended that all babies have this vaccination along with their other baby injections (there are very few contra-indications). If you have any worries or queries about any aspect of your child’s immunisations, please feel free to discuss them with your doctor, the practice nurse, or the health visitor.

The current recommended vaccination schedule is as follows:

Tetanus spores are present in soil and may invade the body through injury, often through a puncture wound, but also through burns or trivial un-noticed wounds. It is therefore important to maintain immunity. If you think you may not be fully immunised, or that your immunity has lapsed, please make an appointment with the nurse.