CLINICS

OUT-REACH CLINICS

These provide outreach work for families with more complex needs who might benefit from support at home. The service is available to those resident in Sutton Hill, Hills Lane or Madeley who have a child under five in the family.

HEARING AID CLINIC

Princess Royal Hospital provides a hearing aid clinic every first and third Friday of the month. The morning session is by appointment after referral from your doctor and the afternoon is a drop-in session for repairs to hearing aids.

OTHER SERVICES

The practice runs a range of Health Promotion Clinics which includes:-

New Patient - if you wish to register with the practice please speak to the receptionist who will advise you to bring along your medical card or complete a registration form and a new patient questionnaire. On registration all new patients are asked to attend the new patient clinic to see the healthcare assistant for a review of their previous medical history, current health, immunisation status, blood pressure, weight and height checks.

Childhood Immunisations - these are performed by our practice nurse in a special clinic on Wednesday mornings. If this is inconvenient, our nurses will immunise children at any time. As a practice we are strongly committed to preventative medicine and hope that all parents will have their children fully immunised.

Child Surveillance - an eight week check on all babies is offered by appointment on Thursday mornings and the first immunisation follows immediately afterwards. Please bring a spare nappy for this appointment.

Antenatal Clinic - all doctors offer a full maternity service. Antenatal clinics are held every Thursday morning by appointment (in the health visitor annexe) and are shared with the community midwife.

Family Planning - we do not hold a family planning clinic but all partners offer full contraception services (including the fitting of coils and implants) in ordinary surgery times.

Audiology - patients above school age may have audiology (hearing test) performed by special arrangement. Further details are available from reception.

Hearing Aid Batteries - these are available from reception. Patients should please bring the brown record book with them.

Faulty Hearing Aids - these can be examined by a hearing aid technician on first and third Friday of every month between 2.00 and 4.00pm. No appointment necessary.

Quit Clinic - to help patients to stop smoking. Appointments can be booked with the QUIT nurse.

CHD Clinic - all patients with coronary heart disease are reviewed annually with the nurse by appointment.

Travel Advice - up-to-date advice about which immunisations are required for travel abroad, the timing of any injections and general precautions to avoid illness abroad are offered by the nurses. Please make an appointment two to three months before you are due to travel.

Asthma - regular reviews and advice for patients who need treatment for asthma are offered by the nurses and doctors.

Diabetes - the practice offers full medical care and supervision of diabetes at special surgery sessions with the health care assistant, nurses and doctors. All diabetic patients are also seen annually by the chiropodist for diabetic foot screening and given dietary advice by the dietician.

Blood Pressure - if the doctor wishes you to have your blood pressure checked an appointment will be made for you to see the health care assistant.

Cryotherapy - the freezing of skin lesions with liquid nitrogen is available by special arrangement with Dr Inglis. It is necessary to discuss the treatment with a doctor before it is authorised.

Minor Surgery - all partners will perform minor surgery from the fully equipped treatment room. Examples include the removing of cysts, moles and skin lumps and sometimes doctors will also arrange for the treatment of ingrowing toenails and joint injections.

Blood Tests - a phlebotomist attends the practice on Wednesdays from 8.30 - 11.00am to take blood for testing. If this is not convenient an appointment can be made with the health care assistant or practice nurses. For fasting blood tests please do not eat anything for 12 hours before attending and only have water to drink.

Counselling - a team of counsellors is attached to the practice. Patients wishing to see the counsellor should ask for a self-referral form from the secretary after consultation with a clinician.

Substance Misuse - patients can be seen by all doctors for substance misuse and also by a member of the Community Substance Misuse Team as part of the Telford and Wrekin Shared Care Programme.

Specialised Sexual Health Services - patients can be seen at special appointment times by Dr Ross, Dr James or Dr Inglis. Please ring reception if you would like screening for sexually transmitted infections and ask for a GU appointment.

Periodic Consultations

These may be requested by registered patients aged 16 - 75 who have not been seen for three years and also by registered patients aged over 75 who have not been seen in the previous 12 months.

Casualties

During surgery hours, minor casualties requiring stitching and dressings can be dealt with at the surgery. Cases of suspected broken bones should go to the casualty department of the Princess Royal Hospital, Apley Castle, Telford.