Stopping smoking increases your life expectancy and helps improve your quality of life, not to mention making you wealthier as well!
It is never too late to stop and the NHS is here to help you.
Getting NHS support really works – it can be four times more successful than going it alone (cold turkey) and it’s completely free of charge. So why not try it? You have nothing to lose.
Surgery do not have trained person but ask pharmacy or Health Exchange for support
The term ‘social prescribing’ is used to describe a service which supports people to access a range of non-medical services and activities in their local area.
Social prescribing can help people with different social, emotional or practical needs to find the right support and improve their health and wellbeing.
The service can help you:
Contact your Practice to find out more.
“Where can I get contraception?” “Which method of contraception suits me?” “I’m under 16 – can I get contraception?” Whatever questions you have about getting and using contraception, this guide can help.
All our doctors can prescribe pills, rings, patches and injections. For further information please contact the Practice.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are passed from one person to another through unprotected sex or genital contact.
You can be tested for STIs at a sexual health clinic, genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic or GP surgery.
Search for a sexual health clinic near you and find out what services they offer.
Before having any screening test, it’s worth finding out about the test itself and what would happen next if you found out you have a higher risk of a particular condition.
Pharmacy services are taking a “crucial role” in General Practice, most GP surgeries now have access to a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician with advanced clinical skills.
Pharmacists with advanced clinical skills and pharmacy technicians in GP practices will improve pharmaceutical care and contribute to the multidisciplinary team.
The Pharmacy team will provide the focus, resources and tools to support the safer use of medicines. They will improve the pharmaceutical care of residents in care homes and people being cared for in their own homes. Enhancing access to pharmaceutical care in remote and rural communities.
Our Practice Pharmacist may contact you to discuss , review medications and advise you on your medication.
The National Health Service provides most health care to most people free of charge, but there are exceptions. GPs are self employed and contract to provide NHS general medical services for their patients.
Sometimes, GPs are asked to provide additional services, which fall outside their contract and in these circumstances, they are entitled to make a reasonable charge for providing them.
The National Health Service provides most health care to most people free of charge, but there are exceptions: For example medical reports for insurance companies
It is important to understand that GPs are not employed by the NHS, they are self employed and they have to cover their costs – staff, buildings, heating, lighting, etc – in the same way as any small business. The NHS covers these costs for NHS work, but for non-NHS work the fee has to cover the doctor’s costs.
In recent years, more and more organisations have been involving doctors in a whole range of non-medical work. Sometimes the only reason that GPs are asked is because they are in a position of trust in the community, or because an insurance company or employer wants to be sure that information provided is true and accurate.
Time spent completing forms and preparing reports takes the GP away from the medical care of his or her patients. Most GPs have a very heavy workload – the majority work up to 70 hours a week – and paperwork takes up an increasing amount of their time, so many GPs find they have to take some paperwork home at night and weekends.
When a doctor signs a certificate or completes a report, it is a condition of remaining on the Medical Register that they only sign what they know to be true. In order to complete even the simplest of forms, therefore, the doctor might have to check the patient’s entire medical record. Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor with the General Medical Council or even the Police.
Please ask at the reception desk regarding our charges.
Where appropriate, please tell the receptionist which type of service you require when you book an appointment. This will enable the receptionist to allocate appropriate time for your appointment.
The NHS Health Check is a health check-up for adults in England aged 40-74. It’s designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia. As we get older, we have a higher risk of developing one of these conditions. An NHS Health Check helps find ways to lower this risk.
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The Midwife works with the doctor to give care to women having a baby, both before and for ten days after the baby is delivered. Ante-natal appointments are now generally provided by the midwife at the hospital or satellite clinic. For further information please contact your Practice.
A midwife is a qualified nurse who has undertaken further training to provide and promote normal midwifery.
They help you to prepare for motherhood and promote good health for yourself and your baby by advising on the effects of drinking, smoking and good diet whilst you are pregnant.
The midwife guides you through your pregnancy and endeavours to detect any problems and make relevant referrals if necessary.
When you first learn that you’re pregnant, get in touch with a midwife or GP as soon as possible. Ideally this should be by 10 weeks of your pregnancy. Telling your GP and/or midwife promptly will help to make sure you receive maternity healthcare that takes into account all your health needs and preferences.
An interpreting service is available free of charge for patients using GP and NHS hospital services in England. This includes interpreting for people who are Deaf or deafblind.
We do not allow children to act as interpreters during your treatment or appointments.
A member staff from the Practice or the hospital department dealing with your treatment or appointment will arrange the interpreter. To make sure we can support you effectively we need you do certain things. So, let us know you need this help as soon as possible. This should be as soon as you make an appointment with your GP.
District Nurses carry out many roles for housebound patients, including: