PRACTICE NURSES
The practice nurses run daily dressing, asthma, diabetes, weight management and blood pressure clinics. If you have any of these conditions and have not seen the nurse in the last year, then please call the practice to make an appointment.
The nurses also perform many treatments and advanced diagnostic tests. If you need any of these, you will be referred to a nurse by your GP.
The community nurses provide general nursing services for those not able to attend the surgery.
MIDWIFE
The antenatal clinic is held on Wednesday mornings and a midwife is available 24 hours a day. She can be contacted on 01556 610331 during surgery hours or on 01387 241207 at all other times.
HEALTH VISITORS
If you wish to speak to a health visitor, please call 01556 505710.
Childhood vaccinations are given every Tuesday morning BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
For your child's vaccination schedule, please click HERE.
At two months old:
- Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection
- Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection
- Rotavirus- one injection
- Men B- one injection
At three months old:
- Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection
- Meningitis C (meningococcal group C) (MenC) - one injection
- Rotavirus- one injection
At four months old:
- Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection
- Men B - one injection
- Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection
At around 12 months old:
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and meningitis C (Hib/MenC) - booster dose in one injection
- Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) (MMR) - one injection
- Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection
- Men B - one injection
2, 3 and 4 years old and all Primary School ages
- Children's 'flu' vaccine (nasal spray)
Three years four months to five years old (pre-school):
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio (dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV) - one injection
- Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) (MMR) - one injection
13 to 18 years old:
- Diphtheria, tetanus and polio (Td/IPV) - one injection
- Girls only- HPV vaccine- 2 injections given between six months and two years apart.
Certain other categories of people are encouraged to have more specialised vaccinations other than those on the regular vaccination schedule, the most common groups being:
- health care workers
- those who inject drugs
- sex workers.
If you fall into any of these categories, please speak to your doctor about vaccinations.
All consultations with your doctor will be STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
