Clinics

A general health check are available as follows:

NHS Health check

• aged 40-74 (no other conditions, every 5 years)
• Well Woman
• Well Man
• aged 75 and over (who has not seen a GP in the last year)

General checks will be carried out as follows:

Blood pressure, blood tests (as appropriate), Height and Weight, Lifestyle advice, Tetanus status.

We provide a full range of family planning services including coils; caps and implanon. Please ask at reception for an appointment (which will be subject to availability at the time, given current pressures and demands on the Practice).

Our Practice Nurse and Healthcare Assistant are available for dressings, removal of sutures, health checks, blood investigations, advice on diet, foreign travel and routine child immunisations and cervical smears. 

These are carried out by our Practice Nurse. Patients are invited by letter when the test is due. Cervical smears are recommended every 3 years, then every 5 years when over 50.

Our Practice Nurse runs an anti-coagulation clinic on Wednesday mornings for Warfarin patients.

6 week check – Doctor (30 min appointment). Please ensure this is booked as far in advance as possible.

8 month check – Health Visitor

These are carried out by the Practice Nurse. It is important that children are up to date with all immunisations against childhood diseases.

Adults should also ensure they are up to date with tetanus and polio.

Click here for the NHS routine schedule.