CLINICS
Family Planning And Contraception
A full range of contraceptive services is available from the doctors and practice nurse. This includes the provision of intra-uterine devices and cap fitting; emergency contraception is also available. Confidentiality is assured.
Preconception Advice And Information
Our practice nurses are happy to see anyone who is planning on starting a family within the next year. They can advise on health and lifestyle issues, the taking of folic acid up to the first three months of pregnancy and can do a blood test to check immunity to rubella (German measles) and chickenpox. Please make an appointment for this at reception.
Antenatal Clinics
Antenatal care is shared between the doctors and midwife, Jean Lawrence. The midwife runs an initial booking clinic on a Tuesday morning and a follow-up clinic on a Thursday morning. The doctors see antenatal patients during normal surgery hours. Parentcraft classes are run at Dovecote House and the hospitals and information about these is available from the midwife.
Child Health Clinics
These are run by our health visitors every Tuesday morning between 9.00 - 11.30am. The 15-minute appointments can be booked at reception. The health visitors can offer advice, guidance and growth measurements the for under-fives.
Postnatal Group
This is an informal social group for parents with babies from birth until crawling and is a good way to meet other local parents. It is held in the surgery on Wednesdays from 9.30 - 11.30am and anyone is welcome to come along. Our health visitors or the community nursery nurse are usually present.
The practice nurse runs the children's immunisation clinic at the same time and appointments can be booked with her at reception.
Cervical Smears
We recommend that women should have a cervical smear every three years from the age of 25 and five yearly from the age of 50 until 65 years old. Please make an appointment with one of the practice nurses or doctors.
Cervical Immunisation
This is being run by the school nurses and consists of three immunisations at intervals of 0, 1, and 6 months. Our practices nurses are involved with calling in young people in designated sixth form years in the catch up campaign. We are only allowed to immunise the young people in these designated groups.
Foreign Travel
Our practice nurses offer immunisations and health advice on foreign travel. Please enquire at reception at least eight weeks prior to departure. Chilwell Meadows is also an authorised yellow fever vaccination centre, but there is a fee payable for this service and some other items.
The NHS Walk-in Centre on London Road also runs travel clinics for advice and travel immunisations. These are held on a Tuesday from 3.00 - 7.00pm and Saturday from 9.00am - 12 noon. Appointments can be made by telephoning 844 0212.
Minor Surgery
Removal of simple skin lesions, joint injections and treatment of ingrowing toenails are available during consultations or, if necessary, in a minor surgery clinic run by Dr Churchill. Please arrange an appointment with Dr Churchill to discuss this.
Teenage Health
Our practice nurses and doctors are happy to see teenagers for discussion of health issues on a confidential basis irrespective of age. Whilst we are happy for parents to accompany younger teenagers we may encourage young people to develop some independence by seeing them alone for at least part of the consultation.
Health Promotion
We are committed to improving the health of our patients. The practice nurses will see patients with asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease for monitoring and education. In addition to this they are available to discuss other health issues such as diet and weight control, stopping smoking and well person checks.
Carers
We know that caring for another person can be a difficult job whoever the person is. Please let us know if you are a carer as we would like to support you in that role. A carer's information pack is available free of charge from Dovecote House (925 4281).
Flu Clinics
There is an annual flu clinic held on a Saturday morning in October. Please book in for this at reception. Otherwise an appointment can be made with the practice nurse. Current recommendations are that people over the age of 65 years and those with an ongoing health problem related to heart, lungs, including asthma or kidneys and those with diabetes should be immunised.
Children who are on a regular preventive inhalers for asthma can be immunised by the practice nurse.
A life-long immunisation against a form of pneumonia is available for anyone who is eligible for a flu jab. Children with asthma should discuss this with the practice nurses.
Non NHS Services
Like other professionals your doctor is entitled to charge a fee for work which is not paid for by the NHS. This includes insurance reports, private sick notes, holiday cancellation forms and letters to non-NHS organisations eg leisure centres, school and work places. Please see the notice in the waiting room for a list of these together with the charges payable or ask at reception.
Help With Stopping Smoking
A New Leaf clinic is currently running at the Stapleford Care Centre on Church Street and appointments can be made at the clinic by telephoning 876 1000.
Senior Citizens
Our nurses, review the records of all our patients over 75 years annually in the Autumn. Many patients are well known to us but if there are any we have not seen she will get in contact with them for a well person check. Any elderly patient can request an annual health check with one of our practice nurses.
Dental Emergencies
You should see your dentist for regular checkups; also, there is an out-of-hours emergency dental service available to you once you have registered with a dentist. Dental problems should be treated by dentists, not by doctors. Dentists can prescribe antibiotics and painkillers just as doctors do. People who have not registered with a dentist or who are just visiting locally can consult any dentist for advice. If you have difficulty finding a dentist please ring Notts PCT on 01623 414114.
