Clinics

CLINICS

Services Provided

We provide a full range of services to patients at the surgery premises. We run a child health surveillance clinic every Wednesday afternoon, at which we do immunisations and developmental checks. The health visitor attends these clinics every other week. We have an antenatal clinic every Thursday afternoon. Contraceptive services are provided by the practice, including the fitting of coils by Dr Collins. We run a dedicated diabetic clinic.

Some services may from time to time be provided by other practices or providers. We teach medical students from St George's Hospital.

Family Planning

A comprehensive family planning service is offered including the fitting of coils and caps.

Antenatal Clinic

An antenatal clinic is held on Thursdays. A doctor and trained nurse are available at this time. If you discover you are pregnant please book into the clinic at approximately eight weeks.

Well Baby Clinic

Developmental checks and children’s immunisations are offered to all our children.

A Well Baby Clinic is held on Wednesday 2.00 - 4.00pm.

CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATIONS

0 - 6 weeks		Weighing
8 weeks		Developmental and well baby check - by doctor at the surgery

Routine Childhood Immunisation Programme
Each vaccination is given as a single injection into the muscle of the thigh or upper arm.

When to immunise	Diseases protected against	Vaccine given
Two months old	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Pneumococcal infection	DTaP/IPV/Hib and Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)
Three months old	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Meningitis C (meningococcal group C)	DTaP/IPV/Hib and MenC
Four months old	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Meningitis C Pneumococcal infection	DTaP/IPV/Hib and MenC and PCV
Around 12 months old	Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and Meningitis C	Hib/MenC
Around 13 months old	Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) Pneumococcal infection	MMR and PCV
Three years, four months to five years old.	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio Measles, mumps and rubella	DTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV and MMR

The childhood vaccinations are given in rapid succession at two, three and four months to protect small babies from whooping cough. It is very important that your child has this vaccination. There are few reasons for not giving it.

If you are concerned that your child is unwell and perhaps should not have a vaccination on a particular day, please still bring the child to the surgery so that your doctor can assess whether or not they should have the vaccination. It is now very rare for a child not to be able to have the whooping cough vaccination. There is a very real danger of your baby being damaged if they contract whooping cough in the first year of life.

Diabetic Clinic

We run a diabetic clinic twice a month. Patients are seen by the practice nurse and the doctor, if necessary. We work closely with the diabetic specialist nurses from Mayday Hospital.

Asthma Monitoring

Patients with asthma are invited to see the doctor or nurse during normal surgery times. We believe this to be more convenient for patients than holding a dedicated asthma clinic.

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CLINICS