Our Practice Nurse offers the following services:
One of our nurses is a Nurse Practitioner and can issue prescriptions if needed.
Travel advice and Vaccinations is available at the Practice by appointment.
Your medical record will give us details of your current vaccination status. Please call reception and ask for a current list of your immunisation record and we will print one and send it to you via Royal Mail.
Should you need additional travel vaccines these can be obtained from many providers and a quick internet search should provide you with the nearest one to your location.
You can access useful travel information including advice on vaccination requirements by visiting our Travel Organisations section.
It is always a wise precaution to pack some essential items in case of illness on holiday. Do choose medicines according to your needs and the country you are intending to visit. If you take prescription medicines regularly remember to pack them too.
You may want to consider packing the following:
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When to see your First Contact Physiotherapist.
Health Visitors provide health care advice and support to parents of children aged 10 days to 5 years. The Health Visitor can be contacted through the practice.
The practice is actively engaged in health promotion.
In particular we can arrange; primary prevention e.g., advice on smoking, diet & exercise and immunisations both adult and childhood; screening, e.g., blood pressure checks, cholesterol estimations, cervical smears etc.
If you would like to discuss any of these please see one of our nurses.
The District Nurses perform nursing duties at home for patients who are housebound. They run a leg ulcer clinic and a continence clinic. Their help is arranged by the doctor or by the hospital for newly discharged patients.
Self certificates are available from your employer for sickness of up to one week. Any certificate required from the Doctor for periods up to the first week can only be provided as a private certificate for which there is a charge.