If you require travel vaccinations, immunisations or advice, please either make an appointment with one of our practice nurses or telephone to speak to them for advice.
Please download the form below and return this to the surgery prior to your appointment with the nurse to ensure they have all the relevant information to advise you correctly.
The Practice’s ethos is that ‘We are Here to Listen and Not to Tell’ and openly encourage young people to discuss any problems they might have with one of the doctors or nurses.
Other useful teen health websites:
www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk/teens
A stop smoking advisor runs a very popular clinic here at the surgery on Monday afternoons that you can book into at reception if you would like to stop smoking. The advisor will provide medications and support for anyone who is ready to quit!
All nicotine replacement therapy and other medications to help people stop smoking are available on an NHS prescription. This means that the cost of nicotine patches or gum or inhalers is either very much less than buying them over the counter, or EVEN FREE, depending on your circumstances.
Our staff are always happy to advise on smoking cessation and the different ways you can access the different smoking cessation services.
Medical examinations for special purposes, e.g. pre-employment, PCV/LGV driver, fitness for sports/to travel, etc., are undertaken by the doctors. As special appointments must be made a fee will be payable in line with recommendations
Certain minor surgical procedures can be carried out by appointment under local anaesthetic in the surgery, you will need to see a doctor first to assess if this is possible. If it is you will then be placed on the in-house surgery waiting list.
Wart Removal
We are able to remove warts with application of liquid nitrogen. Please speak to one of the doctors about this.
It is recommended that all women between the age of 50 and 65 years attend for mammography. You will receive a letter from central health with regard to this, please contact the surgery if you are worried that you might have been missed.
We are able to offer a full family planning service apart from the fitting of the contraceptive cap and the intra-uterine device or coil. Special appointments may be required so please discuss this with the receptionist before making an appointment.
A counselling service is available at the medical centre with our counsellor Penny Merrett.
We can also refer you to one of our IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) team, Amy Mayfield, Mike Goodchild and Raymond King. This can include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT. These members of the team would see you here in the surgery in familiar surroundings.
Please make an appointment with the doctor first so that you can be assessed and referred if it felt appropriate.
A long appointment is always allocated by the counsellor and for this reason we do please ask that you cancel with as much notice as possible if you are unable to make the appointment.
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies has it’s own website here where you can find useful dates for stress control and healthy living workshops and much more information to help you.
Having a long-term health condition can be frustrating or worrying at times. It is very common for health conditions to affect how you feel and for your mood to affect your health condition. This can lead to feeling stressed, low, anxious or worried.
Are you living with a long-term health condition, feeling worried about your health or in persistent pain?
Are you feeling stressed, low or anxious? The health and wellbeing service is right for you. We can help you to ‘live well’ with your health conditions and improve your wellbeing through a range of free living well courses, one to one sessions or online therapy.
Contact us on 0114 271 6568 to book a place onto a course or to request an assessment with one of our health and wellbeing workers.
We are currently unable to offer a NHS Chiropody service at the practice, however if you speak with your nurse or doctor they can refer those patients who need this service to the Manor Top chiropody team.
This will be reviewed on a regular basis.
A baby clinic is held every Tuesday morning at the medical centre from 9.00am – 11.00am. New babies will be sent an appointment to see the doctor at eight weeks of age for the “eight week check”.