Clinics and Services

NURSE PRACTITIONER, PRACTICE NURSE & HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT CLINICS

Clinics are held Monday to Saturday:

The Nurse Practitioner holds triage clinics and all nurses can provide help and advice regarding:

General Health Advice
Child and Adult Immunisations
Travel Advice and Vaccinations (including Yellow Fever)
Flu and Pneumonia protection
Contraceptive / Family Planning Advice)
Contraceptive Injections
HRT Advice
Hypertension (Blood Pressure) Management
Cervical Screening
ECG / Spirometry Screening (at Doctors request)
Asthma Management
Diabetic Management

You may be asked to see one of the Practice Nurses whilst waiting to see the doctor to have a general health check which will include a Blood Pressure check and life style advice etc.

New Patients joining the practice will be asked to complete a health questionnaire and will be given an appointment with one of the Practice Nurses or Health Care Assistants for their general health check.

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COMMUNITY District Nurses

The District Nursing Team
Telephone: 020 8430 7126

An excellent service is provided for our patients by the Community District Nurses. They visit patients in their homes at the request of the Doctor and provide general nursing care.

They also run clinics by appointment. A GP referral may be required, if unsure, please ask the receptionist.

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Health Visitors

The Health Visitor Team:
Telephone: 020 8430 7610

All families with children under five have a health visitor. The health visitors run child health clinics and group health education classes. They offer support and advice on child development, managing difficult behaviour and general parenting skills.

Additionally, well baby development checks for 6 week old babies are offered in a joint clinic run by the practice and health visitors.

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Maternity Services

A full Ante-natal and Post-natal service is provided by the doctors in conjunction with the community midwives. A Post-natal invite to see the doctor will be sent to you when due.

Midwife clinics are held at St James Health Centre on a weekly basis.

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NON NHS WORK

There are many other services provided by the practice, which do not form part of the NHS service and are therefore liable to a fee according to British Medical Association recommendations.

These include private certificates and private prescriptions, confirmatory letters etc; medical examinations for special purposes, such as fitness to travel, pre-employment, insurance or driving medicals etc and any other service not covered by the NHS.

A list of fees is displayed at reception.

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