We offer a range of clinics and services at the surgery. There are some tasks you can do, such as health reviews, using our eConsult service.
Clinics
Maternity (Midwifery)
The practice provides shared antenatal care with Northwick Park Hospital. We have a midwife-led antenatal clinic which runs on alternate Friday afternoons. All doctors at the practice run daily antenatal and postnatal care clinics. We also offer the following vaccinations to pregnant women:
- Pertussis – whooping cough between 16-32 weeks
- Seasonal flu – at any time
Please speak to reception to book these.
Phlebotomy (blood test)
Our phlebotomy clinic runs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings between and 12pm. Please note, we do not do blood tests on children under 12 years.
Chronic disease clinics
Make an appointment with the practice nurse for the following clinics:
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Wound care (dressings / removal of stitches)
Child health clinics
The doctors and practice nurse are always happy to advise on any child health care matters at any time. We also run the following clinics:
- Six week baby check-up
- Childhood Immunisations including child flu (0-16y)
If you feel your child may have chicken pox, please do not bring them to the surgery. Please speak to reception and they will go through your child’s symptoms on the phone and then arrange for a doctor to call you back, and see you if necessary.
Health screening
Make an appointment with the practice nurse or healthcare assistant for the following screening services:
- Cervical smears
- NHS Health Checks – for patients aged 40-74 (healthcare assistant-led clinic)
- Blood pressure / ECG clinic
- TB screening
Health promotion clinics
Make an appointment with the practice nurse or healthcare assistant for the following clinics:
- Smoking cessation
- Weight loss and dietary advice
- Vaccination clinics
- Shingles (70y)
- Pneumoccocal (65y, to prevent the commonest strain of Pneumonia)
- Men ACWY (18-24y, to prevent meningitis and septicaemia)
- Travel clinics: please note, we do charge for certain travel vaccinations.
- Free seasonal flu clinic: Please check below to see if you are eligible for a free flu injection. Speak with reception if you are unsure of your eligibility:
- 65 years of age or over
- Pregnant women
- If you have long term chronic conditions such as asthma / COPD / heart failure / chronic kidney disease / Diabetes / stroke
- Are living in a long stay residential care home or other long-stay care facility
- Receive a carer’s allowance, or you are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill.
Family planning
All doctors and the practice nurse are happy to advise on all aspect of family planning in normal Surgery hours:
- Family Planning
- Under 16 contraceptive advice provided on request
- Chlamydia Screening
Preconception advice
If you are planning to have a baby or you need to know more information about how to look after yourself and your unborn baby, please book an appointment with your GP.
We can provide you with all the information you need to know to have a happy and healthy pregnancy.
Cancer screening
If you have been invited for any of the below screenings, please make sure you book an appointment, as it may save your life.
You can click the links for more info:
For more information about Cancer screening, please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-screening.
Child health
Neo-natal checks
Some newborn babies are released from hospital without a detailed examination. If this is the case, our GPs are happy to perform the relevant checks, either in the surgery, or in comfort of your own home, depending on which is easier for you.
In most cases, the practice will contact new mums to arrange for this to happen, on rare occasions where we are unaware of the birth, please feel free to give us a call and arrange an appointment or visit.
Childhood immunisations
One of the most important things that a parent can do for their child is to make sure that they have all their routine childhood vaccinations. It’s the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases.
Ideally, children should have their jabs at the right age to protect them as early as possible and minimise the risk of infection.
Childhood and teenage mental health
If you are worried about your child’s mental health please visit your GP, who will be able to offer a range of support to help both you and your child. There are a range of talking therapies which are highly effective in dealing with both short term and long term depression, for more information on these therapies please view the NHS talking therapy guide.
Managing chronic diseases
Chronic heart disease
Angina
Heart attacks
Heart failure
Diabetes
Our specialist diabetes team will provide you with support, regular reviews and the day to day care of your needs. All diabetic patients are entitled to an annual review. The practice will normally contact you if yours is due. The review takes place in two parts, a data collection appointment and where appropriate, a follow up care plan appointment. If you feel you have been missed, or require a more urgent review, then please contact the practice to arrange an appointment.
At the initial data collection appointment, your blood pressure, weight, urine, feet and wellbeing will be checked. It is necessary for you to bring an early morning urine sample with you. Following your initial appointment, a care plan booklet will be sent to you and if necessary, an appointment with your GP or one of our specialist nurses will be arranged.
Hypertension
Respiratory
Our respiratory clinics are primarily intended for patients with asthma and COPD.
Asthma and COPD clinics
We hold clinics to diagnose and to help patients to manage their asthma or COPD.
We like to see all our patients who have been diagnosed with these conditions at least once a year, depending on the severity of your condition, we may invite you to come to the clinic more often in order to ensure we give you the care you require.
Men’s health
Minor surgery
Certain small surgical operations can be performed at the surgery. With minor surgery the recovery time is usually short and you will be back to your usual activities fairly quickly (depending on your procedure).
Before attending for minor surgery you will need to see a doctor for the diagnosis and then you will be given an appointment to attend for your procedure.
Please note we do not offer minor surgery for cosmetic purposes.
NHS health checks
For more information about NHS health checks, please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check.
Planning a family
Antenatal care
As soon as you find out you are pregnant, you should get in touch with us to find out more information on the services and support that are available to you.
Family planning
Our family planning clinics offer free, confidential advice and information about contraception and sexual health.
We provide a range of services including:
- Confidential advice about contraception
- The combined oral contraceptive pill
- The Progestogen-only pill
- Progestogen injections
- Limited supplies of free condoms
- Free emergency contraception
- Confidential advice about STIs
- Cervical screening
- Unplanned pregnancy advice
- Free pregnancy tests
- Pre-conception advice and fertility awareness information
- Fitting and checking of caps, diaphragms, and coils (intrauterine devices, or IUDs)
Please book an appointment (through reception or via our online services) with your GP to discuss any of the above in more detail.
Emergency contraception
If you’ve forgotten to take your pill, your condom split or you’ve had unprotected sex in the last 72 hours then you may need emergency contraception, and the sooner you take it the better.
Emergency contraception is available free from contraception and sexual health services, some GPs (family doctors) and most pharmacies (chemists), even if you’re under 16. If you’ve had unprotected sex or your condom failed, it is also really important to consider your risk for sexually transmitted infections and to think about your long-term contraception needs. Please phone the surgery to book an emergency appointment.
If you miss the 72 hours it is still possible to have an emergency coil fitted up to 5 days after unprotected sex. You can have an emergency coil fitted for free at your local sexual health clinic.
Neo-natal checks
Preconception advice
If you are planning to have a baby or you need to know more information about how to look after yourself and your unborn baby, please book an appointment with your GP.
We can provide you with all the information you need to know to have a happy and healthy pregnancy.
Supporting a healthy lifestyle
Alcohol advice
Chlamydia screening
Chlamydia screening is available from the surgery. Simply ask at reception for a kit. It is a completely confidential service where you can send a urine sample in the envelope provided and receive the results easily.
Sexual health
A range of sexual health services are offered at the surgery including:
- Contraception and contraception advice
- Emergency contraception and emergency contraception advice
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts
- Testing and counselling for HIV and AIDS
If you need advice and support with a sexual health matter or you think you have a problem you would like to discuss, please call the surgery to make an appointment with your GP.
Sexual health services are freely available for everyone.
Smoking cessation
If you’re trying to give up smoking, we can help. Studies show that your chances of success will be greatly improved if you get advice and support from health care professionals to help you stop smoking and if you don’t pay for your prescriptions then giving up is free.
The services we offer from the practice can:
- Boost your willpower to stop smoking
- Concentrate your efforts by getting advice from someone who knows your medical background
- Help you feel that you’re not doing it alone
- Help you to cope when you are tempted to smoke
- Monitor improvements to your health so that you can see the benefits
Please call the surgery to arrange an appointment with our smoking cessation advisers.
Weight loss
If you would like to know more about weight and diet advice, we offer a weight management clinic giving you advice on how to lose weight and stay healthy. A range of options are available to support people with weight loss. To understand which of them may be the best fit for you please arrange an appointment with your GP who will be happy to discuss them with you.
One suitable option may be our Health Trainers who offer 1:1 sessions for people wanting to improve their health and change their behaviour. They can support individuals with healthy eating, weight management and getting physically active. Many doctors now believe that when it comes to your health, your waist measurement is important.
Women’s health
Breast screening
The screening office runs a rolling programme which invites women by area. The requirement is that all women will receive their first invitation before their 53rd birthday, but ideally when they are 50. If you are under 50 and concerned about any aspect of breast care, please contact the surgery to make an appointment with your GP.
Cervical screening test
Our nurses are qualified to carry out cervical screening and tests in the form of cervical smears. In order to have a cervical smear the patient must have received a letter requesting that they have a cervical smear and the appointment must please be made for when the patient is not menstruating.
These appointments typically take around 10 minutes. For any further information or to book an appointment, please call the surgery.
