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Clinics Antenatal/Postnatal - Our Midwife holds a clinic on Tuesday Afternoon by appointment. Antenatal care is shared between your doctor and the midwife. Child Immunisation - Our Practice Nurses hold Baby Immunisation clinic on Monday afternoon between 2.00 and 3.00pm. Appointments are usally sent directly from Child Health Department in Dorchester; however, it is possible to ring the surgery for an appointment. Baby Weigh Clinic - Every second Monday afternoon a baby weigh clinic is held by the health visiting team at the same time as the Immunisation Clinic. Other Checks/TreatmentsWe believe that it is more convenient for patients to attend the surgery for other checks and treatment at times to suit themselves. All of the following are therefore by individual appointment:
The practice provides complete medical care including:
Asthma Care We encourage all asthmatic patients to have a full review annually to review their symptoms, self-management and treatment. Diabetic Care All diabetic patients are regularly monitored and invited to come for a full annual review yearly and a short interim review at 6 months. Care is sometimes shared with the hospital or the Community Diabetic Nurse Specialist. Chiropody and dietary appointments can be arranged at the practice. Our Practice Nurse, Melanie Brown, will also give advice on diet and medication. Please call the surgery to speak to her for advice. Cervical Smear Test In line with National Guild line all women are invited to attend for regular cervical smear test. The current guildlines now invite women from 24 – 50 years for 3 yearly testing and those over 50 years for 5 yearly testing. You may request to see your GP or Practice Nurses, Rhonwen Tatchell or Melanie Brown. Contraception The practice offers full contraception services from routine contraceptive pill prescriptions, emergency contraception, Depo-Provera contraception injections to the fitting of a range of intrauterine coils. We do not fit Implanon contraception implants here at the surgery but we can give advice and arrange for this to be done at the local Family Planning Clinic. Advice on safer sex and confidentiality of pregnancy can be given. Health Promotion Screening All the practice team are committed to providing Health Promotion Screening to patients. Please ask to speak to the Practice Nurses who will provide advice on the most appropriate screening for you. Minor Surgery All GPs undertake minor surgical procedure here at the practice such as skin biopsies and removal of minor skin lesions. Appointments may be made by arrangements with your individual GP. New Patient Checks If you are new to the surgery please book an appointment with the Practice Nurse or your GP for a New Patient Check. During this appointment we will discuss your current health concerns and arrange for any ongoing medication to be continued. New Patients aged 16-74If you have not seen a doctor within the past three years you are invited to have a health check at the surgery. |
