Medical services and clinics

All women between the age of 20 and 65 should have a regular smear test every three to five years. We send out appointment reminders to all of our patients to let you know when your next smear is due.

We send out appointments for regular checks and immunisations for pre-school children. This is to make sure that our doctors and health visitors can check that children are developing normally and that there’s nothing to worry about.

Our doctors and nurses give confidential advice on all aspects of family planning, including coil fitting and emergency contraception.

We offer a wide range of health screening for men and women at our surgery.

Women aged between 50 and 60 are advised to attend the Breast Screening Unit every three years for a mammography. This is to make sure we can check and detect any abnormalities as soon as possible. These appointments are sent out by the local Breast Unit.

Find breast screening services.

Our antenatal and postnatal clinics are held at our surgery by our doctors and midwives.

We offer routine vaccinations and general advice to our patients travelling abroad.

It may take up to eight weeks for a full course of vaccinations, so please contact us in advance to give you plenty of time if you’re planning to go abroad where you need to be vaccinated.

Some services available are not covered under our contract with the NHS. This means that these services need to be paid for.

The services that include charges are:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements.
• Insurance claim forms.
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad.
• Private sick notes.
• Vaccination certificates.

Our reception staff and GPs will be happy to talk through the charges with you during your appointment.

You can arrange these by talking to reception staff or your doctor. These services are chargeable, you can either ask at reception or download a private list of fees here.

Please be advised that these can take up to four weeks to complete, due to staff shortages.

Find out about local counsellors and advice services. You can access these services by speaking to your GP or one of our Health Coaches.

This practice follows the national policy for childhood immunisation. Further information can be found on the NHS Immunisation Schedule website.

NHS England are rolling out a large vaccination programme starting this Autumn which will comprise of the following vaccinations:

RSV vaccine (Respiratory syncytial virus) under recognised in adults – this is a new vaccine

• Clinical presentation is similar to flu
• Severity of illness is similar to flu
• It is associated with heart disease & chronic lung disease
• A single dose of vaccine will help to boost protection as patients reach an age group at highest risk of serious RSV infection.

Eligibility

• Everyone turning 75 years old on or after the 1 September 2024 will be offered a single dose of RSV vaccine.
• For the first year of the programme, the vaccine will also be offered to those who are already aged  75 to 79 years on 1 September 2024 (catch up campaign)  
• From September 24 all pregnant women can have the vaccine to protect their babies against RSV and the vaccine should be offered around the 28 week antenatal appointment.  Vaccine is needed in every pregnancy.

RSV vaccine is given all year round and we will be inviting eligible patients in due course

Flu/COVID vaccinations

We are not able to give flu/COVID vaccinations until 7th October, this is because flu effectiveness can wane in adults and The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation have advised moving the start of the programme for most adults to the beginning of October, on the understanding that the majority of the vaccinations will be completed by the end of November, closer to the time that the flu season hits.  We will be co-administering COVID and Flu vaccinations together, as in previous years.

Eligibility for Flu and COVID

• those aged 65 years and over
• those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza Chapter 19)
• those in long-stay residential care homes
• carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
• close contacts of immunocompromised individuals

Shingles

• Everyone aged between 70 and 79 years is eligible for the shingles vaccine up to 79 years of age.
• If you are 65 on or after 1 September 2023 you are also eligible for your shingles vaccine.
• If you have a severely weakened immune system you will be eligible for shingles

Pneumonia

The pneumococcal vaccine helps protect against some types of bacterial infections that can cause serious illnesses like:

• meningitis (an infection in the brain and spinal cord)
• sepsis (a life-threatening reaction to an infection)
• pneumonia (an infection in the lungs)

It can also help protect against other illnesses such as sinusitis and ear infections.

Eligibility

• Babies - 1st dose at 12 weeks and a booster dose at 1 year
• People aged 65 and over
• 1 dose when you're 65
• Children and adults at higher risk of getting seriously ill at least 1 dose (some people may need extra doses or regular doses)

These vaccinations will be carried out within the surgery in specific clinics with our Nursing team.

As some vaccines cannot be administered at the same time therefore you may have multiple invites for multiple clinics.

Information on all these vaccines will be disseminated prior to attendance – this will take the form of posters, text message links to our website, or in a letter.

The criteria for these vaccines is dictated by NHS England. Eligible patients for these vaccines will be invited to attend the appropriate clinic.