Practice Nurses

They provide various services including dressings, immunisations and injections, removing stitches, taking blood samples and ear syringing. They are available each morning and evening, and also hold special clinics during the afternoon and evening.

Asthma & CHD (Heart Disease) Clinics (appointment only)

Tuesday - 2.00pm - 3.30pm

Diabetes Clinics (appointment only)

Monday & Wednesday - 2.00pm - 4.00pm

(A Dietician and Podiatrist are usually in attendance at these clinics)

COPD Clinic (appointment only)

Friday - 2.00pm - 3.30pm

If you suffer from any of the above conditions, you should expect to be called for review by the practice nurses annually.

Cervical Smears

Carried out by the Nurse on Thursday afternoon between 2.00pm - 3.40pm, or you can book a double-appointment on any other evening. We will endeavour to see any woman who is due or overdue a smear at any other time. Smears are recommended for women aged 20 to 64, every 3 years.

Blood Tests

For routine blood tests, a phlebotomist is available every morning 9.00-11.00am, or see the practice nurse if other tests are required. All blood tests are carried out before 11.00am ready for pick-up by the collection service.

Baby Clinics

A Well Baby Clinic is held on Tuesday afternoons, by appointment. Child vaccinations and health checks are also carried out. For obvious reasons, DO NOT bring ill or possibly infectious babies to the clinic. A Baby-Weighing Clinic is run on Friday afternoons 1.00-2.30pm.

Foreign Travel

Advice and immunisations by our practice nurses are available to all patients travelling abroad. We advise you to enquire well in advance of travel.

Health Visitors & Midwives

Health  Visitors specialise in caring for mothers with young children and the elderly and gives advice on childhood immunisations and child development. The Midwives care for pregnant mothers before and after the birth of their baby. Antenatal Clinics are run at the surgery on Wednesdays between 1.30–3.00pm.