George Avenue | Ballyclare | BT39 9HL

BGP: Signposting Directory

See the following useful information on self-care and self-referral

Age NI Advice Line: 0808 808 7575

Telephone: 0808 808 7575

Citizen Advice: 028 9600 1333

For the following:

  • PIP Query
Continence Service

Braid Valley Hospital: Central Booking Office: 028 2563 5521

For the following:

  • Pelvic floor muscle exercises
  • Bladder re-training
  • Lifestyle changes
  • Dietary advice
  • Bowel management
  • Continence device provision
Contraceptive Services

Moyle Hospital: Larne – Central Booking Office: 028 2826 6163

For the following:

  • Contraception: Free counselling, assessment and dispensing of the full range of methods
  • Coil and implant insertion
  • Emergency contraception (Morning after pill and coil)
  • Pregnancy testing
Dalriada Urgent Care: 028 2566 3500 - after 6:00pm

For the following:

  • Life Threatening Emergencies
Ear Microsuction: Antrim Ear Wax Clinic: 07859 882 664

Online appoinment enquire form available on the website:

For the following:

  • Removal of Ear Wax
Early Pregnancy: 028 9442 4345 - option 1

Patient will be advised to leave details which will be responded to within 24 hours

For the following:

  • Bleeding
  • Movement problem
Emergency Dental Clinics: 028 2566 3510

Saturday / Sundays / Bank Holidays: 0800 to 1200

For the following:

  • Dental swelling
  • Trauma to teeth
  • Dental pain
Fetal Assessment Unit AAH: 028 9442 4345

Self referral form available on AAH website

For the following:

  • 24+ week pregnant
  • Movement problem
  • Vaginal Discharge
Health Visitor: 028 9448 1714
  • Mel Blair
  • Alana Vance
  • Nadine Kinnear
  • Jane Wilson

Secretary: Julie Martin: 028 9334 3514 (in-house extension: 514)

For the following:

  • Colic
  • Feeding Queries
  • School age continence issues – school nurse
  • Weight / Failure to thrive
  • Mild Queries
  • Weaning

*No childhood immunisation appoinment queries.

Maternity: Self Refer to Maternity

Patients who have had a positive pregnancy test can now self refer to Maternity using the link below:

Antrim Area Hospital Maternity Self Referral

MSK Physietherapy Self Referral

This form can be found online at: Northern Trust MSK Physiotherapy Service

For the following:

  • Over 16
  • Muscle strains
  • Joint sprains
  • Back and neck pain
NI Primary Eye Care Assessment & Referral Scheme (PEARS)

Local Optician: McCendless Opticians: 028 9332 3394

For the following:

  • Red Eye(s)
  • Pain in the eyes or around the eye
  • Sudden reduction in vision one or both eyes
  • Recent flashes or floaters
Occupational Therapy: To self-refer contact OT on 028 9034 1555

For the following:

  • Wheelchairs (only if required for indoor and outdoor use)
  • Toileting aids
  • Bathroom aids
Pharmacy First Scheme in Community Pharmacy
  • Ballyclare Pharmacy Plus: 028 9360 6029
  • Clear Pharmacy: 028 9335 2385
  • Boots Pharmacy: 028 9335 2289

For the following ailments:

  • Acne
  • Athletes foot
  • Cold sores
  • Constipation
  • Dermatitis
  • Diarrhoea – over 12
  • Ear Wax
  • Emergency contraception (morning after pill)
  • Groin area infection
  • Haemorrhoids
  • Hay fever
  • Head Lice
  • Impetigo
  • Mouth Ulcers
  • Nappy rash
  • Oral thrush
  • Ringworm
  • Scabies
  • Shingles
  • Smoking cessation service
  • Sore throats 5+
  • Teething
  • Threadworms
  • UTIs in women aged 16-64
  • Vaginal thrush
  • Verrucae
Phlebotomy Clinic: 028 9448 1754

10:00am to 12noon and 2:00pm to 4:00pm

For the following:

  • Hospital Bloods
Phone First: 0300 123 1123

Monday to Friday (excl. bank holidays) 8:00am to 6:00pm

For the following:

  • Suspected fractures
Podiatry Self-Referral:

Self Referral Form

For the following:

  • Ingrown toenails
  • Ulcers
  • Travel Vaccinations
Private Travel Clinic

For the following:

  • Travel related queries
  • Travel Vaccinations
Social Services: Adult

Tel: 028 2563 5671 – option 1: Eldercare Department

For the following:

  • Complex Social Issues
  • Domiciliary Care Packages
  • Carers Assessments
Specsavers: Larne most local store: 028 2826 3490

Book online via store website

Speech and Language Therapy: 028 9034 1571

In-house 028 9334 3513 (extension: 513)

For the following:

  • Swallowing problems
  • Communication difficulties

Pharmacy First:

For FREE confidential advice and treatment, ask your Pharmacist. Save time and avoid waiting to see a GP. Your Pharmacist can help with: acne | athlete’s foot | diarrhoea | Ear Wax | Groin area infection……and much more.