Ante-natal Clinic
Ante-natal clinics are held on Tuesdays from 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm. The midwives run these clinics but a doctor is always available. Appointments are made routinely on booking in for ante natal care.
Childhood Immunisation
Please register your child as soon as possible after birth or appointments for immunisation will be delayed. If you are unable to attend at the given time, please contact your Health Visitor for further advice and another appointment. Please contact your health visitor if you have not received an appointment by the time your baby is 2 months old. The following schedule is to give you an indication which vaccines your child needs and when it is due.
The timings and vaccines may change due to new vaccines being added to the schedule.
Immunisations clinics are held on the first and third Friday of each month between 10.00a.m. to 11.30 a.m. by the practice nurses. Appointments will be sent to you.
Routine immunisations are a most important part of preventative care for children, and we strongly recommend that your child has all the immunisations offered.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding the immunisations either contact your health visitor or www.immunisation.nhs.uk www.cdc.gov/vaccines.
Child Health Clinics
All children under 5 are seen regularly by the Health Visitors, who also carry out developmental checks at appropriate intervals.
- Health Visitor's - (Drop in) Wednesday 9..30 a.m. to 11..00 a.m.
- Child Health Checks - appointments are arranged by the Health Visitor. Health Visitors are also available at other times by appointment only.
Weekly Clinics
The following table gives details of the services available at or through the practice.
You may be asked to attend one of the specialised clinics by the doctor or nurse. This recommendation will be in the best interests of your health.
If you are asked to attend an appointment for one of these clinics then it is important that you come, even if you have recently seen or are due to see the doctor. There are some tests and checks done in the clinic that will not be done during a routine consultation.
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| Family Planning | The practice nurses are trained to give contraceptive advice. Unfortunately we do not provide a service for fitting intra-uterine contraceptive devices and suggest contacting the Family Planning Clinic at Nantwich Health Centre, on Tel: 01270 610554. | Tuesday 2.30pm - 4pm |
| Antenatal Care | The midwives run these clinics but a doctor is always available. These are held on Tuesdays from 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm. Appointments are made routinely on booking in for ante natal care. | Thursday 9am - 1pm |
| Mother and Baby | A drop-in clinic for advice and weight checking. Vaccinations for all children up to age 5. | Wednesday 2.30pm - 4pm |
| Vaccinations | Routine and travel vaccinations for all ages are available during surgery times by appointment with our nurses.
We run a flu jab clinic in late October.
Ask at reception for further information.
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| Asthma | Regular check-ups and advice from practice nurses on lifestyle, inhaler techniques and medication. | Monday 9am - 1pm |
Non-NHS services
The NHS does not pay for some of the services we provide. These include private sick notes, insurance forms, holiday cancellation forms, medical reports, fitness to travel certificates, private prescriptions, passport signing and some vaccination services. Our fees for these services, which are in line with BMA approved national guidelines, are displayed in the surgery.
Sick certificates
You do not need a sick certificates until you have been off work for more than three days. You do not require a doctor's certificate until you have been absent for seven days (including Saturday and Sunday). A self-certificate covers the period between three and seven days.
If you are employed, you obtain the SC2 self-certification form from your employer. If you are unemployed or self-employed, you obtain it from the surgery, the post office or the DSS. If you still require a certificate of illness up to seven days, a certificate can be provided on a private basis, but there is a charge for this service.