It is important to have regular check-ups for the following conditions and patients are automatically called for an appointment, usually on an annual basis:

• Asthma

• Diabetes

• Heart Disease

• Epilepsy

• Kidney Disease (CKD)

• Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Sexual Health & Family Planning

All of our doctors and 3 of our nurses (Sr Shaw, Sr Sumner and Sr McShane) can offer advice on family planning and prescribe oral contraception (“the pill”), the patch and the depo injection. We provide free condoms for contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, please ask any of our doctors or nurses.

In addition, Dr Owen and Dr Holch provide intrauterine contraception services (“the coil”) and Dr Holch and Sr Shaw provide subcutaneous contraception services (“the implant or rod”).

Please make an appointment via reception.

If you think you might be suffering from or are at risk of having a sexually transmitted disease, all our doctors and nurses will be able to offer an STD screen.

In addition, there is a step in clinic for young people under 25 years in the health centre on a Wednesday afternoon which also offers family planning services.

Cervical Smears

Women are invited by the health authority for this important test. Please make an appointment with the nurse via reception when you receive notification that the test is due.

Travel Advice (Nurse-led)

Advice and immunisations for foreign travel

Child Health (Health Visitors)

Advice, help and support. Childhood immunisations (for recommended immunisations go to http://immunisation.dh.gov.uk)

Anticoagulation (Warfarin) Clinic (Nurse-led)

Testing and dosing of warfarin can be done at the health centre, preventing the need to travel to the hospital.

Drug Dependency Clinic

Support and help with this problem is available. Speak to your GP for more information about referral. Clinics are held at the health centre.

Non NHS Services

There is a fee for non-NHS/private work. These include, amongst others:

• Holiday certificates

• Employment, HGV and taxi medicals

• Insurance Reports

Please see the charges list in the waiting area or check the amount with one of the reception staff