Practice Nurses

Practice Nurses area available Monday – Friday by appointment. 

They can help with:

• Advice: losing weight, giving up smoking, adopting a healthy lifestyle
• Dressings and sutures
• Vaccinations for children, adults and travellers
• Asthma and diabetes
• Contraception and cervical smears
• Ear syringing
• Minor Illness e.g. stings, cuts, cystitis
• Contraception 

Patients not seen within three years

If you are aged between 16 and 74 and have not been seen by a healthcare professional for  over three years you may request a consultation.  We will provide such a consultation and examinations that appear to be appropriate at that time. 

Patients aged 75 years and over

If you are aged 75 and over and have not been seen for twelve months you may request a consultation.  We will provide such a consultation and examinations that appear to be appropriate at that time 

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION

If you require emergency contraception or advice on this please speak to the Receptionist at the Surgery or if the Surgery is closed you may contact your local pharmacy who will be able to advise you.

Intimate Examinations

You are entitled to ask or arrange for a chaperone to be present during intimate examinations.  You may either choose to ask a friend or relative to be present or ask the  Practice to provide a chaperone.  Please ask in advance if you wish the Practice to provide a chaperone.  If the Practice is unable to provide a chaperone at the time of your examination, you may be asked to rebook your appointment for a time when a chaperone is available.

Private Charges

We offer a range of non-NHS services for which we charge standard British Medical Association rates.  These include reports for Solicitors, medical record extracts for Insurance Companies, travel immunisations, private consultations and visits.  

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.  There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations.  These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.  Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.  (charges below).

 TRAVEL VACCINE PRICES 2019

VACCINATION PRICES 2019

Hep B (per single dose)                          £50

Hep B (course of 3)                               £125

Polio Certificate                                     £15

Yellow Fever (for registered patients only)                                                   £60

Hep B Junior (per single dose)                £30

Hep B Junior (course of 3)                     £75

Rabies (single dose)                              £60

THE FOLLOWING VACCINATIONS ARE FREE TO REGISTERED PATIENTS

Diphtheria/Tetanus/Polio                 £20

Typhoid                                         £20

Hep A & Typhoid combined             £50

Hep A                                           £30

Hep A Junior                                 £20

Malaria is potentially a fatal disease, but with proper medication and precautions it is preventable, our Travel Nurse can advise you on the right treatments and precautions to take on your trip.

*some items may be subject to a private prescription charge of £15.

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or at our reception or on the HMRC website.

For any illness lasting longer than seven days you will need to see the doctor for him/her to issue a sickness certificate (F.med3) and for any subsequent renewal of the certificate. If your employer insists on a sickness certificate for 7 days or less a charge will be levied.

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