Clinics
Antenatal
All doctors provide maternity services in partnership with the Community Midwives and Health Visitors. The antenatal clinic is held on Tuesdays and the booking clinic is held on Thursdays.
Antenatal Parentcraft Classes
Held on a Friday afternoon in The Annexe from 2.30pm. Your named midwife will send you an appointment and you will have the opportunity to discuss any queries you may have informally.
Asthma
Dr David Gould has a special interest in asthma care and there is a nurse run clinic which is supervised by Dr Gould. The clinic is held on Thursdays by appointment. We aim to provide regular assessment, advice and education to optimise treatment for all patients with asthma as we believe this reduces the problems caused by asthma.
Breast Feeding
Mums 2 Mums offer confidential voluntary support to breastfeeding mums. Please ask your health visitor for information.
Care for Older People
The District Nurses see patients over 75 years of age on a regular basis.
Child Health Clinic
Run on a walk-in basis on a Wednesday afternoon from 1.00pm 3.30pm.
Child Health Surveillance
Dr Janie Thomason runs the Child Health clinic with the Health Visitors on Wednesday afternoons in The Annexe. Children are assessed at 8 weeks, 8 months, 24 months and 48 months to monitor growth and development.
Child Immunisation
The Health Visitors hold an Immunisation Clinic in the Health Centre on Tuesdays from 2.30pm to 3.40pm, by appointment. Please make an appointment at reception.
Contraception
All doctors provide family planning services during routine consulting hours. You will need to see your doctor or practice nurse for regular review.
Cardiovascular Disease
Practice nurses run the Cardiovascular Disease clinic with the GPs. This clinic is for people who suffer from angina, heart disease, stroke etc.Patients are referred by their doctor and seen for yearly review at nurse led clinics and other reviews as required.
Diabetes
Dr Janie Thomason and Dr Clare Green have a special interest in diabetic care and run the Diabetic Clinic with the Practice Nurse and Dietician on the first Tuesday of each month in the morning and the third Wednesday of each month in the afternoon by appointment. Regular check-ups and advice are essential for good diabetic control to reduce complications.
Employment Medicals
Employment medicals are arranged on an appointment basis. This service is offered outwith the NHS and a fee is payable.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
This clinic is run by the Practice Nurse and patients attend for annual review
Minor Surgery
All doctors provide minor surgery for certain complaints such as lumps, cysts etc. Please discuss this with your doctor.
New Patient Health Screening
All patients registering with the Health Centre are invited to attend a health screening appointment with the doctor or practice nurse.
Occupational Therapy
The Occupational Therapist sees patients on a referral basis in Turner Hospital.
Outpatient Clinics
A number of clinics are held in Turner Hospital including Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, General Medicine and Dietetics.
Podiatry
Appointments are arranged following referral from your doctor. The Podiatrist holds a weekly clinic on Tuesdays.
Physiotherapy
Following referral from your doctor, physiotherapy is available at Turner Hospital.
Wart clinic
The Practice Nurse holds a Wart Clinic on Tuesday afternoons.
Well woman
The Practice Nurse holds regular clinics at various times.
Well man
Self referral with nurse 20min appointment.
Warfarin
Clinic run by the Practice Nurse following referral from your doctor.
X-ray
Turner Memorial Hospital has an x-ray clinic on two days per week.