Clinics

Services

NEW PATIENT

It is the policy of this practice that all new patients applying to register with us provide evidence of their residency in our practice area. Patients already residing in the UK will need to provide either a current driving licence or a copy of a utility bill, a solicitors letter or rent book, dated within the last three months. For new patients arriving from overseas wishing to register at the surgery, in addition to the above, their passport and any relevant visas must be provided. If you have been issued with an NHS medical card you will also need to bring this with you when registering. You will need to know the name and address of your last doctor to complete your registration.

The receptionist will provide you with a register pack and take you through the registration procedure, ie using the equipment provided you will need to take your blood pressure, measure your height and weight, complete the forms enclosed, retake your blood pressure, then return the completed pack to the receptionist for processing. Any regular medication, including contraception will need to be recorded on the form.

ANTENATAL CLINICS

We have community midwives attached to the surgery.

Antenatal clinics are held here at Whitley House on a Tuesday afternoon 1.30 -3.40pm

Our midwives are:

Sarah Dunn	mobile telephone number	07775 564239
Cathy Ross	mobile telephone number	07887 636747

BABY CLINIC

You can see a health visitor, have baby weighed and ask advice on Wednesdays 1.30 - 3.30pm.

TRAVEL CLINICS

In order to allocate sufficient resources to core areas of disease management and general health issues, the practice regrets that it is unable to provide a full travel clinic service. Nonetheless, we do still have a limited service in place, details of which can be obtained from reception.

Patients with travel health queries are advised to contact the following excellent sources of information and advice.

MASTA (particularly helpful in advising on inoculation)

Tel: 0113 238 7500 www.masta.org
Travel Health www.travelhealth.co.uk
Fit For Travel www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk.

FLU CLINICS

Flu clinics for specific patients commence during September each year. Look out for signs in the surgery and reminders on prescription counterfoils regarding the timing of these then contact reception to make your appointment if you are eligible.

HEALTHY LIVING

ALCOHOL

The accepted safe limit for a man is 21 units a week and 14 units for a woman.

SMOKING

Do You Smoke?

Would You Like to Quit?

Can We Help?

What We Offer At The Surgery

• One-to-one smoking cessation clinics with our trained stop smoking advisor.

• Support over an eight to ten week period.

• Nicotine replacement therapy ie patches, gum, lozenges, available on prescription.
Clinics are held in the afternoon and evening.

EXERCISE

It Helps Reduce Weight
It Helps Reduce Stress
Once you have found a form of exercise you enjoy, do it:
• Often enough - two or three times a week for 20-30 minutes
• Hard enough - to make you fairly breathless
• Long enough - it must become part of your life for good

Remember: if you are not used to exercise start slowly and build up gradually.
The British Heart Foundation recommends three brisk 20-minute walks each week.

HEALTHY DIET

Eat a high fibre, low fat diet. Reduce salt intake and aim to eat five portions of fresh fruit and vegetables each day. Remember to drink plenty of water.

ACCIDENTS

The nearest casualty department is at Broomfield Hospital.