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 and the community midwife visits the surgery on alternate Tuesday afternoons. Contraceptive services are provided by the practice, including the fitting of coils by Dr Collins. We run a dedicated diabetic clinic. The nurses run a travel clinic (see below), at which a full range of immunisations is available, including Yellow Fever.
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. A health visitor is available every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the
month.
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.
The
Travel Clinic
We run a travel clinic every Friday evening.
We are able to offer a comprehensive range of immunisations, including YELLOW
FEVER. We make a small charge for some injections to cover our expenses. The receptionist
will be able to advise you of the cost when you book your appointment.
Immunisations can also be done at other times by arrangement. At the travel clinic,
our trained nurses can also advise on prevention of Malaria, and other sensible
precautions when travelling abroad.
