|
Clinics
And Additional Services
| Baby
Clinic Vaccination and Immunisation |
Tuesday
1.30pm By appointment |
| Well Baby Weight Checks |
Tuesday 1.30pm |
| Cardiovascular
Clinic |
By appointment |
| Minor Surgery |
By appointment |
| Diabetic Clinic |
By appointment |
| Asthma Clinic |
By appointment |
| Family Planning
and IUCD fitting |
By appointment |
| Near Patient Testing |
By appointment |
| Anticoagulation
Monitoring |
By appointment |
| Substance Misuse |
By Appointment |
In addition, we offer annual influenza vaccinations to all patients aged 65 and
over and all patients deemed to be in an 'at risk' group. We also offer vaccination
against pneumonia for all patients aged 65 or over, as recommended by the Department
of Health.
Travel Clinic
We offer a comprehensive service
for patients travelling abroad. Some vaccinations
are not available under the NHS and therefore a charge is made. We are also a
registered Yellow Fever Centre.
Health Promotion
Whilst we are keen to do everything
we can to help prevent illness, much depends upon your own lifestyle - not smoking,
drinking alcohol in strict moderation, not being overweight, regular exercise,
a well-balanced diet with plenty of roughage and making time to relax away from
the pressures of the usual routine are all very important. Nonetheless, there
are some procedures and checks we can help with.
The practice nurses are qualified in cervical cytology, wound care, minor injuries,
asthma and diabetes. Consultations for these services can be made directly without
seeing the doctor.
There are also qualified family planning nurses who can see patients for oral
contraception, depo injections, diaphragm/cap fitting and discussion about IUCD
and natural family planning. Please ask for an appointment at reception.
| Cervical
smears |
Normally
every three years when sexually active |
| Tetanus
booster |
After
receiving five tetanus vaccinations there is no need for a booster unless suffering a tetanus-prone
wound |
| Cholesterol
check |
Once
only if a close blood relative has ever had a heart attack or a stroke when aged 65
years or less |
| Vaccination
for foreign travel |
See
the practice nurse six weeks before departure. Requirements do vary according
to countries visited |
| Smoking
cessation |
Run
by the practice nurse and health care assistants for patients wishing to stop
smoking |
|
Children
Routine Childhood Immunisation Prograamme
Each vaccination is given as a single injection into the muscle of the thigh
or upper arm.
| When to immunise |
Diseases protected against |
Vaccine given |
| Two months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)Pneumococcal infection |
DTaP/IPV/Hib and Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) |
| Three months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Meningitis C (meningococcal group C) |
DTaP/IPV/Hib and MenC |
| Four months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Meningitis C Pneumococcal infection |
DTaP/IPV/Hib and MenC and PCV |
| Around 12 months |
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and meningitis C |
Hib/Men C |
| Around 13 months |
Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles)
Pneumococcal infection |
MMR and PCV |
| Three years four months to five years old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio Measles, mumps and rubella |
DTaP/IPV or dTaP/IPV/ and MMR |
| Thirteen to eighteen
years old |
Tetanus, diphtheria and polio |
Td/IPV |
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