In addition to providing essential management and advice when you are ill we provide a range of other services;
MONITORING ADVICE AND REVIEW OF ONGOING CONDITIONS
Our team of nurses and health care assistants supported by the doctors provide regular check ups for patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, thyroid problems, epilepsy, mental health problems, asthma, chronic obstructive airways disease, rheumatoid arthritis, post splenectomy, pernicious anaemia, treatment with warfarin, hormone replacement therapy and contraception. Should you fall within one of these categories, from time to time you will be invited for a check up. We hope you see this as we do - an important opportunity to promote well being and health.
WELL BABY CLINICS Are held at the surgery every Friday with Health Visitors at 10.00-12.00am.
IMMUNISATION We support our important programme of childhood
immunisation by way of a weekly clinic every Friday 10—12 am via appointment. Should this time be inconvenient you can of course make an appointment with the practice nurse in the usual way.
Adult immunisations including flu and travel vaccinations are offered by the practice nurses via appointment.
CHILD HEALTH SURVEILLENCE A programme of checks is carried out by the doctors and health visitors in order to detect problems early and to help ensure normal development.
HEALTH PROMOTION The doctors and nursing staff are always pleased to advise you on health matters such as smoking, alcohol, diet, stress, relaxation, exercise and heart disease. The purpose is to help you enjoy a healthy life.
MINOR SURGERY Curettage, cautery and cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen) is offered in a monthly clinic on a Tuesday afternoon. Appointment is via referral from your doctor. More complex procedures are referred to hospital. The practice also offers joint injections via appointment with your doctor.
SMOKING CESSATION All doctors and nurses offer advice on smoking cessation. Our practice nurses offer more specialist support should this be of value to you. And our Health Visitors operate a walk in service every Thursday 4pm– 5.45pm.
PHYSIOTHERAPY We have physiotherapist who visits the practice twice a week. She se es patients who have been referred to her after an initial consultation with the doctor
CONTRACEPTION Advice is available on all forms of contraception including the fitting of intrauterine devices (coils).
SMEARS We have a cervical screening recall programme. The service is provided by our practice nurses.
MATERNITY SERVICES Ante natal and post natal care is provided
through the support of our attached team of midwives. Please note that intrapartum care (care during delivery) is not provided by the doctors.
Please note that we do NOT provide a MINOR INJURY SERVICE. In case of such injury we would advise you to attend the Accident and Emergency department at North Tees University Hospital.