Clinics & Services

Antenatal Clinics

The midwife can be contacted through us or on 01296 316120. The Doctors also undertake neonatal checks.

Be Healthy Bucks

Be Healthy Bucks is a free health and wellbeing service to help you make simple changes, to start feeling the benefits of a healthy life today.

Child Health Immunisation 

We follow the National Immunisation Guidelines and all recognised infant and child immunisations are undertaken at The Surgery. You will be sent an invitation to make an appointment when your child’s immunisation is due. Please remember to bring your red book with you as it might not be possible to immunise your child without it.

Chronic Disease Appointments

We  will contact you when it is time, asking you to contact us to book your Chronic Disease review. Please complete and return any questionnaires that are sent to you. If a blood test is necessary this will be arranged roughly one week before your review.

On the day of your virtual appointment our Chronic disease nurse will send you an invitation to join, approximately 15 minutes before the start time. If you are unable to join, or you do not have a device allowing you to do this, you will receive a normal telephone call.

District Nurses

The District Nurses liaise directly with the surgery and provide nursing care at home seven days a week for the housebound. They can be contacted through the surgery or 01296 711307.

Family Planning Services

All contraceptive services are provided by the surgery including implanon implants, diaphragm and coil fittings. We can also provide Emergency Contraception.

General Nursing

Our Nursing team run general clinics daily for a wide range of things such as change of dressings of stitch removal, blood pressure checks, vaccinations for children and also for holidays, ECGs, blood tests, diabetes management and more.

General Surgery

Our GPs run the general face to face consultations daily, between 9am and 1pm and then again between 2pm and 6pm. We also offer late evening appointments some Thursdays between 6:30pm and 8:30pm and some Saturdays between 8am and 1pm.

Health Visitors

The Health Visitors can be contacted through the surgery or on 01296 663784.

Healthy Start

If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk. If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. The benefit will then be added to your card every 4 weeks. You can find further information here and apply for your card here

Maternity

Your local midwives team attend the practice to run a clinic for you to have your blood pressure checked and make sure all is going smoothly during your pregnancy.

NHS A-Z 

The complete guide to conditions, symptoms and treatments, including what to do and when to get help.

NHS Health Check 

The NHS Health Check is a health check-up for adults in England aged 40 to 74. It’s designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia. As we get older, we have a higher risk of developing one of these conditions. An NHS Health Check helps find ways to lower this risk.

NHS Live Well

NHS advice about healthy living, including eating a balanced diet, healthy weight, exercise, quitting smoking and drinking less alcohol.

Patient Support Services

Connecting you to local services to improve your physical and mental wellbeing.

Shingles Vaccine

We will contact you when you become eligible for the vaccine. This will usually be by letter, text message, phone or email.

• age 50+ with a severely weakened immune system
• turning 65 on or after 1st September 2023
• anyone aged 70 to 79

Please contact us if;

• you think you’re eligible for the shingles vaccine, but you’ve not been contacted
• you did not have the vaccine when you were contacted and you’re still under 80 (only people with a severely weakened immune system can get the vaccine after 80 years of age)
• you’ve had the shingles vaccine before but you now have a severely weakened immune system – depending on the type of shingles vaccine you had, you may need another shingles vaccine
• you’re due to have your vaccine and you’re feeling unwell – you may need to wait until you’re feeling better before having the vaccine
• you need to change your vaccination appointment

Travel Health

If you’re planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world. Please allow at least 6-8 weeks before your’e due to travel. The NHS website gives further information.

Well Person, Specific Health Checks and Minor Surgery & Injection Clinics

These clinics are designed to manage a number of clinical conditions such as Heart Disease, Diabetes, Asthma, C.O.P.D. and Women’s Health. Please ask at reception for further information or to make an appointment.