How to Order your Repeat Prescription
Online: This allows you to view and order you list of medications. The service is delivered via our clinical software supplier: EMIS. To register for this service you will need to bring some form of photographic ID to the medical centre, i.e. driving licence or passport. This new system is a more efficient way of […]
Well Woman Clinic
Regular cervical smears are recommended and carried out by the practice nurse or by one of the doctors. You will be notified by post of the result. We recommend that you have your smear repeated every 3 years. Our reception stall will arrange an appointment.
Smoking Cessation
We provide patients with support and advice on stopping smoking. If you want to stop smoking we recommend that you attend regularly before receiving any form of Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
Maternity Care and Family Planning
All doctors provide antenatal and pre-pregnancy care during normal surgery hours. All doctors and the practice nurse provide family planning advice. A consultation with Doctor is required first before your appointment can be scheduled.
Diabetic Clinic
The clinic is held regularly and is run by the doctors and practice nurse by appointment. Bloods are checked the previous week in preparation for the clinic. We also run a diabetic eye screening service once a year for our diabetic patients.
Child Health and Immunisations
We strongly recommend full immunisation and developmental checks for all pre-school children. These are carried out by the Health Visitor and doctors. The Immunisation Clinic is run by the practice nurse. The baby clinic is run by the health visitors. At yours baby’s first assessment you will be asked to sign a form authorising your […]
Cardiac Screening / Stroke Prevention and Lifestyle Advice
The practice nurse provides blood pressure checks, cholesterol checks and lifestyle advice. We recommend that all patients with a history of Heart Disease and Stroke are reviewed every year.
Blood Pressure Checks
We believe that all our patients over the age of 45 should have a yearly blood pressure check.
Asthma Clinic
We will endeavour to arrange appointments to suit you. We recommend that you attend every year for a review, even if you are feeling well.
Giving Consent for Treatment
You have the right to accept or refuse treatment that is offered to you, and not to be given any physical examination or treatment unless you have given valid consent. If you do not have the capacity to do so, consent must be obtained from a person legally able to act on your behalf, or […]
Consultations for 16 to 75 year olds
If a patient aged between 16 and 75 years has not had a practice consultation within a period of three years, we are happy, on request, to provide a consultation.
Life Threatening Emergencies
For real life-threatening emergences such as those below: RING 999 Chest pain (suspected heart attack) Suspected stroke Suspected meningitis Anaphylactic shock (severe allergy) Heavy bleeding or deep lacerations Fluctuating levels of consciousness or completely unconscious Difficulty breathing or stopped breathing with a change in colour New seizure, fit or uncontrollable shaking For immediately serious conditions […]
Clinical Staff
The Partners Dr Colm Rafferty: Partner MB | BCh | BAO | MRCGP | DCH | MSCSpecial Interest: Child Health | Health Promotion | Computing Dr Ian Clarkson: Partner MB | BCh | DCH | DRCOG | MRCGPSpecial Interest: Pallative Medicine Dr Louise Hughes: Partner MB | BCh | BAO | MRCGP | DCHSpecial Interest: […]
Help Us to help You
Practices can be busy places and staff try hard to accommodate their patients – in return you are asked to behave in a polite and considerate manner. It would be appreciated if you would help your Practice keep surgeries running smoothly and ensure that patients are seen at the right time, by: When you have […]
About Us
Our aim is to provide a high quality, caring and personal health care service to our whole patient population by: Putting our patients at the centre of what we do Having a highly qualified and trained multi-professional integrated primary Healthcare Team Offering our services in a safe, supportive and suitably equipped environment, using technological advances […]
