Assessment, and advice is carried out by both doctors and health visitors. The key checks are as follows:

• 6 weeks Developmental check with the doctor.
• 6 to 9 months Developmental assessment and hearing rest with your health visitor.

Your health visitor will advise you about further routine checks.

Clinics for school-leavers, pre-school children and babies are currently held three times a month on a Wednesday or Thursday.

You will receive notification of an appointment direct from the health authority. Please bring with you to the appointment your Personal Child Health Record (red booklet), your appointment card and your signed consent form.

If you are unable to keep the appointment please lee reception know in good time beforehand.

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We offer a complete service during routineappointments with your doctor. This includes arranging for the fitting of intra-uterine contraceptive devices.

Emergency and confidential advice is available at all times.

We are able to arrange most vaccinations required for foreign travel. Please consult the practice sufficiently early.

We need at least six weeks' notice prior to departure in order to carry out the mandatory checks required, allow an
appropriate interval between vaccinations if needed, and ensure that you are offered appropriate advice.

Please note that. although most travel vaccinations are available from the surgery at no cost. some drugs such as for malaria prophylaxis have co be purchased by the patient
from a pharmacist (some on a private prescription).

Our practice nurses will give advice where required.

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Although all members of the primary healthcareteam are involved In different aspects of health promotion. the health visitors offer individual counselling and support, both face to face and by telephone, as well as a range of group activities and exhibitions designed to help patients help themselves by adopting a healthy lifestylee.

Topics covered Include:

• stopping smoking advice
• weekly dietary advice and weightless group
• sexual health
• dental health
• mental health
• advice on alcohol consumption
• accident prevention
• exercise
• skin cancer prevention.

We run a flu vaccination programme in October each year and encourage patients aged 65 or over or those of any age suffering from a chronic condition such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, renal disease, or immmunosuppression to attend for an annual vaccination.

We will be sending invitations to these patients to attend a flu clinic and will make special arrangements for those in nursing or long-stay residential homes.

Doctors see patients for antenatal care during normal surgery appointment times.

Antenatal clinics are held by the midwife on Wednesdays and parentcraft classes on Mondays.

The midwife also arranges postnatal care of patients at home as required.

Our treatment room is fully equipped for minor procedures carried out under a local anaesthetic. Your own doctor will arrange minor surgery for you if required.

We also offer a minor surgery service for patients referred to us from other GP practices.

Each week Dr ??? conducts a specialist dermatology clinic and Dr ??? holds a vasectomy clinic.

The practice also provides the following:

• Anti-coagulation monitoring (warfarin dose monitoring)
• Near patient testing (drug monitoring by blood testing)
• Immediate and First Response Care (GP specialist backup to the emergency ambulance service)

Our reception staff are able to advise you whether a result is satisfactory or whether you should consult your doctor.

Please telephone reception between 2:00pm and 4:00pm for results.

All labority tests results are dealt with in strictest confidence.