Asthma,copd, diabetes and coronary heart disease

Regular clinics are held for the above conditions by Sally Stone and Ann Williams (practice nurses)  It is recommended that patients with any of these conditions see a nurse at least once a year. 

Blood Pressure

If you are on treatment for blood pressure it is important that it is measured at least every nine months to achieve optimum control. If you would like to check it yourself there is a self checking machine in the entrance to the reception area.

Well person check

We recommend you have a health check at least every three years. Please book an appointment with our health care assistant who will measure your height, weight and blood pressure. The aim is to prevent heart attacks, strokes and other diseases.

Cervical Smears

Cervical smears are carried out by the nurses. All women aged 23-65 will be advised by the cervical screening centre when they are due for a test. Please contact the surgery to make an appointment.

Travel Clinic

Please complete a travel questionnaire available from reception and make an appointment  with one of the nurses as soon as you know your date of travel.

Ante-natal clinics

These are held by the midwife on a Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Flu Vaccinations

These are normally available from October each year. The practice nurse run special clinics for these. There are certain criteria regarding free NHS vaccines if you are unsure about your eligibility please ask a doctor or nurse.

Childhood immunisations

Clinics for these are held on a Tuesday morning by the nurses.

Smoking cessation

The practice has two trained advisers to help you stop smoking. Please ask at reception for details.

Medical services not covered by the NHS

Medical examinations for hgv/psv, insurance purposes etc are carried out by Dr Pimm by appointment. Please ask at reception about current charges

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.

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because travel vaccination is not included in the services provided by the NHS and therefore is a chargeable service.

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

Travel Questionnaire

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or at our reception or on the HMRC website.

For any illness lasting longer than seven days you will need to see the doctor for him/her to issue a sickness certificate  and for any subsequent renewal of the certificate. If your employer insists on a sickness certificate for 7 days or less a private certificate will be issued and a charge will be levied.

If you are in hospital any sick note should be issued by the hospital staff.

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