Clinics & Services

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. Please make an appointment to attend this clinic.

To contact Shropshire Public Health Nursing Service please telephone 0333 358 3654, between 9.00am & 4.30pm (weekdays only). To contact a Health Visitor call: 07520 635212.  To contact a School Nurse call: 07507 330346

Citizens Advice Bureau

Appointments can be made through reception.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

This service is provided at the surgery after self referral to Shropshire Psychological Therapies.

Contraceptive Services

All methods of contraception are available including IUCDs, Depo Provera and Implants.

Counselling

There is a self referral system for this, please ask at reception.

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 Doctors on 01743 454912.

Podiatry And Foot Health Services

This service is available following a referral from your Doctor.

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.

Ulcer Clinic

The nurses run a leg ulcer clinic using the services of a specialist sister from Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

Travel Health

As you will be aware, GP surgeries are working under increasing pressure, & are having to prioritise the services they can provide. We have offered a full travel service free of charge until recently, but as the surgery receives no funding for this & it is very time consuming, we are sadly no longer able to continue this. 

You will need to seek travel advice from another service, often available at Pharmacies. If you require the NHS vaccinations simply return to the practice, with the completed travel form, and book the next available appointment with a Practice Nurse. If the next available appointment is not soon enough for your travel needs then you will need to pay for the injections at the Travel Service.

Our receptionist are happy to provide you with a print out of your vaccination history.

Please note the nurse can no longer give travel advice in this appointment & give ANY vaccinations unless you bring your completed and signed travel form and a copy of the travel clinic letter.

Please note: Albrighton Medical Practice no longer issues prescriptions for anti-malaria tablets.

The following vaccinations are commonly required for many holiday destinations, and are free of charge on the NHS;

Diphtheria, tetanus & polio (combined)

Hepatitis A

Typhoid

These can be administered by a nurse at this surgery, if needed.

Cholera medication is also available on the NHS, but is not commonly required.

Other vaccinations may be necessary for more exotic or unusual destinations, complex travel itineraries, or long stay vacations. These need to be given at a high street travel clinic. There will be a charge for these. If you would rather have all of your vaccinations done at these clinics, they can also give the vaccines in bold (above) but they will charge for these.

We strongly advise you to check your requirements at least three months before travel, as sometimes a course of up to three vaccinations needs to be given over the course of several weeks.

It is your responsibility to ascertain which vaccinations (and, if relevant, anti-malaria tablets) you need, & also to inform yourself fully of recommended travel safe precautions.

TRAVEL SAFELY AND ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!

Travel form

The following website is an excellent resource for travellers and is provided by the NHS (Scotland): 
www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home.aspx

Free NHS Healthchecks

Every patient registered at the Practice aged 40-74 years is entitled to attend for a NHS Health Check at least once every five years, unless they are already receiving care for the following conditions:

• Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Diabetes
• Kidney Disease
• Dementia
• High Blood Pressure
• High Cholesterol

Non-NHS Services

Please note the following items are not part of NHS Work, although we are happy to provide them. A fee will be charged and payment is required before the work is carried out .

Reception Staff will advise you what the fee will be:

Medicals (e.g., HGV, Taxi, Pilot, Diving)

Private Sick Notes

Holiday Insurance Claim form completion

Test Results

A telephone results service is available from the nursing team between 11.45 and 12.45 Monday to Friday. 

If the nurse is unavailable when you call please ask for a call back. 

Please be assured however that you will be contacted if results are abnormal and patients do not routinely need to call for results.

Your extended healthcare team 

You don’t always have to see your GP if you have a health concern. There are a number of other healthcare professionals working within your GP practice who may be better placed to give you the medical care you need. You can find out a bit more about these different roles and how they can help you below.   

When calling our GP practice, our receptionists may ask you a few details – but please don’t worry, they are not being nosey, and your information is strictly confidential. They just need a bit more information to get you the right help, from the right person.   

All of our healthcare professionals are experts in their field and we have a number of different roles working within practices across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.   

A variety of clinical staff with different areas of expertise are available here. Through a range of health, social care and other community services, our staff focus on keeping people well and independent; delivering the right care at home or in the community to prevent unnecessary hospital care.   

These groups of staff bring together general practice, pharmacy, social work, physiotherapy, mental health, district nursing and health visiting. This enables the expertise and skills of different professionals to assess, plan and manage the care of patients.  

Extended healthcare teams allow GPs to utilise their time more effectively. By ensuring that patients see the most appropriate professional within the primary care setting, GPs can focus on those patients who most urgently require their care. Your practice reception team will help guide you to the most appropriate care as soon as possible when booking an appointment.  

Here we have listed the roles now available at our GP practice, which means you don’t always need to see a doctor.    

 Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)   
Advanced Nurse Practitioners are highly qualified registered nurses. They can help by: 
- Seeing patients with any symptoms and completing independent examinations 
- Managing the complete care of a patient 
- Working at an advanced level within the healthcare team, depending on their area of expertise (this may be a clinical specialty or expertise in urgent care) 
- Making high-level decisions and referring patients to specialists without the need to refer to a GP 
- Assessing, diagnosing, treating and prescribing for patients with a range of health problems 

General Practice Nurses  
General Practice Nurses work in GP surgeries as part of the primary healthcare team. The role of a Practice Nurse is very varied and may include:  
- Carrying out examinations, investigatory and therapeutic procedures 
- Blood tests 
- Electrocardiograms (ECGs) 
- Minor and complex wound care including leg ulcers 
- Providing travel health advice and vaccinations as well as child immunisations and advice 
- Family planning and women’s health including cervical smears 
- Men’s health screening 
- Sexual health services 
- Healthy lifestyle advice 
- Screening and helping patients to manage long-term conditions such as diabetes and asthma 
 

Healthcare Assistants (HCAs)  
Healthcare Assistants are trained to undertake specific clinical procedures including:   
- Taking blood pressure readings 
- New patient checks 
- Health promotion 
- NHS health checks 
- Urine tests 
- Weight and height recording 
- Blood tests 
- Certain immunisations and injections 
- Ordering supplies 
- Assisting with minor surgery procedures 
- Sterilising equipment 
- Wound care and assessment of leg circulation (Doppler test) 
 

 Clinical Pharmacists  
Clinical Pharmacists provide support to general practice staff with regards to prescriptions, prescribing and all medication management. They can help by:    -- Supporting the repeat prescription system
- Dealing with acute prescription requests and medication reviews with patients 
- Assessing and treating patients directly, prescribing for common minor illnesses and chronic long-term conditions.  
 

Physiotherapist   
A First Contact Physiotherapist at your GP practice will offer quick access to expert physiotherapist assessment, diagnosis, advice and treatment. An expert in muscular and joint conditions, a physiotherapist will help you get moving again.  
 

Social Prescriber   
A social prescriber can help with any social need that’s affecting your wellbeing. They will listen to what matters to you, and help you find the support they need.   

They can connect you to local services, groups and activities, putting you back in control of your health and happiness.   
 

Physician Associate   
Physician Associates work within GP practices to help patients keep on top of health concerns. They are highly skilled at diagnosing medical conditions and can perform examinations and tests if needed. 

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