| Clinics and
Services Provided
Antenatal clinic
There is a midwife run antenatal clinic at the surgery.
Asthma / respiratory disease clinics
These services are provided by nursing staff and provide both
diagnostic and monitoring services including inhaler technique,
spirometry, peak flow monitoring, medication changes.
Blood tests
Cardiovascular disease clinics
These are run by the nurses these clinics provide monitoring,
support, education and treatment for those with established
heart disease. They also provide primary prevention, in terms of
risk assessment (including blood pressure monitoring and
cholesterol measurement), education and treatment if necessary.
Cervical smear tests
Child health clinic
These services are provided in conjunction with the Health
Visitors, we provide routine childhood immunisations and
assessment of the under 5's. The clinic is run Wednesday
afternoons 2pm to 3.30pm.
An appointment is not necessary for
this clinic.
- To contact the Health Visitors please telephone
01746 711945.
Citizens Advice Bureau
Appointments can be made through reception.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
This service is provided at the surgery after appropriate
referral to Shropshire Psychological Services, Shropshire
Primary Care Trust.
Contraceptive services
Including IUCD insertion and depot contraception.
Counselling
There is a self referral system for this, please ask at
reception.
Cryotherapy treatment
To various skin conditions.
Diabetic clinics
These can cover most aspects of diabetes both initial diagnosis
and ongoing management and can include; dietary advice, general
diabetes education, bm monitoring (technique and equipment),
blood pressure monitoring, lipids measurement, medication,
insulin start up. We have a visiting diabetic specialist nurse
who helps us provide this service.
Health promotion
These are what used to be referred to as 'well person
assessments'. We are happy for you to make appointment when you
are well to try and address issues that will help you stay well.
Helicobacter breath testing
Immunisation services
Including influenza vaccination.
Mental health liaison worker
This service provides a link between us and secondary mental
health services they are available at the surgery weekly for
appointments.
Minor surgery
Physiotherapy
This service is provided at the surgery following referral from
a doctor, this is operated through the telephone triage system
run through Shropshire PCT on 01743 454912.
Podiatry AND FOOT HEALTH SERVICES
The following groups qualify for self referral:
Diabetic
65 years of age and over
Learning difficulties
Physically disabled
School child
Expectant Mother
Forms are available from reception.
- Podiatry Services telephone 01743 277681 or
01743 277682.
Retinal screening
For diabetics.
Smoking Cessation
Services
We are able to help if you would like to stop smoking and can
provide support, advice and medication to assist you.
Substance Misuse Clinic
This clinic is run through the local Community Substance Misuse
Team who provide a support worker to help with this service.
Telephone Results
Service
A telephone results service is available from the
nursing team between 12.00 and 13.00 Monday to Friday. Please be
assured however that you will be contacted if results are
abnormal and patients do not routinely need to call for results.
Ulcer clinic
The nurses run a leg ulcer clinic using the services of a
specialist sister from Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.
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