Clinics & Services

Antenatal Clinic

The midwives run a booking clinic each Monday morning for new antenatal patients and a review clinic on Tuesday mornings. All doctors see antenatal patients during normal surgery hours.

Well Baby Clinic

The clinic is run by Dr McCloskey and the health visitors on Wednesdays 14:00 - 16:00. It includes developmental checks and immunisations and allows an opportunity to discuss other problems such as sleeping, feeding and health worries.

Pre-School Clinic

This is run by Dr McKeon and the health visitors to provide 4 year olds with a check-up and booster immunisations. Wednesday weekly 09:00 - 09:50.

Asthma & COPD Clinics

These respiratory clinics are run by the practice nurses and the nurse practitioner in conjunction with Dr O'Kelly. Friday weekly am or pm by appointment.

Spirometry Clinic

First Friday of the month and run by our nurse practitioner in conjunction with Dr O'[Kelly.

Diabetic Clinic

This is run by nurse Olivia Nutt in conjunction with Dr Ewan, Thursday 14:00 - 16:00 monthly by appointment.

Minor Surgery

With Dr McKeon assisted by a nurse. Monday PM weekly by appointment.

Well Woman Clinic

This is run by the nurse practitioner to promote women’s health and carry out cervical smears. All the doctors strongly encourage women to have regular cervical smears, which can also be provided by all doctors during routine surgeries. Thursday – 09:00 – 12:00 weekly by appointment

Family Planning

This is run each week on a Thursday morning By Dr Mace. Please contact reception for details. Services provided at this clinic include general Family planning advice, Implanon and IUCD (coil). Contraceptive care is also provided by all doctors during surgery hours.

Warfarin Clinic

This is run by nurse Ruth MacCombe assisted by Dr Mace. Tuesday afternoons, weekly by appointment.

CHD Clinic

This is run by nurse Ruth MacCombe by appointment every 4th Thursday in the month by appointment.

Travel Immunisations/Vaccinations

This clinic is run by nurse Ruth MacCombe. Please make an appointment at least eight weeks in advance of travel to ensure adequate cover.

Flu Vaccination

An influenza vaccination is particularly recommended for patients with heart, lung or kidney disease, diabetes, residents of nursing and rest homes, those who care for people with chronic / long term illness and everyone over 65 years of age. Please contact the reception staff in September to make an appointment.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday. To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)

Non-NHS Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Passport signing
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.