CLINICS

Practice Policy
We recommend that patients have their blood pressure and urine checked every year. If you have not had this carried out in the recent past, please request it from the practice nurse. Bring a sample of urine with you.

Antenatal Clinic
This is held each Thursday from 2.00 to 5.00pm. Patients are seen by the midwife at the clinics by appointment and also by the rota doctor.

Baby Clinic
The baby clinics are held each Wednesday from 9.00 to 11.45am. Child development checks and immunisations are given and the clinics provide an opportunity to discuss other problems eg sleeping, feeding and child health worries, with a doctor or nurse. The baby clinic is now based at the new Children’s Centre based at Castledyke Primary School.

Asthma Clinic/COPD
This is held all day Monday, Tuesday mornings and Friday afternoons and is run by the respiratory nurse specialist Diane Curtis and team in conjunction with your own GP, by appointment only.

Diabetic Clinic
The clinic is held on Monday morning, Tuesday afternoon and all day Thursday. This is run by specialist nurse Susan Johnson and is by appointment only.

Family Planning
Contraceptive care is provided by all the doctors during surgery hours.

Non-NHS Examinations
The doctors are happy to carry out medicals eg insurance and driving licence. Telephone the surgery for an appointment. Please ask at reception for the charges for these services.

Travel Immunisations/Vaccinations
Please make an appointment at least eight weeks in advance of your holiday to ensure adequate cover. A charge will be made for certain immunisations and vaccinations which are not covered by the NHS. A list of these charges, which are payable in advance, is held at reception.

Flu Vaccination/Pneumovax
An influenza vaccination is particularly recommended for patients over 65 and those with heart, lung or kidney disease, diabetes and residents of nursing and rest homes. Please contact the reception staff in October for details of the vaccination dates and to make an appointment. If you are unable to attend the surgery, a home visit will be arranged to undertake this facility.

Yellow Fever Vaccinations
Central Surgery is an authorised Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.

SERVICES
Under the GMS contract, services are divided as follows:

Essential Services
These are the services required for the management of the registered patients and temporary residents who are ill, or believe themselves to be ill with a condition from which recovery is generally expected, or those terminally ill or suffering from chronic disease. Management includes offers of consultation, physical examination, treatment or further investigation. All GPs sign up to provide essential services and will be available during the core time from 8.00am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday.

Additional Services
Under the GMS contract there are seven additional services and these will be provided at this practice by the GPs and their staff. These are:

• Cervical screening
• Contraceptive services
• Vaccinations and immunisations
• Childhood vaccinations and immunisations
• Child health surveillance
• Maternity medical services
• Minor surgery and minor injuries service