Practice Nurses run
appointment surgeries for...
wound dressings, stitch removal, ear syringing,
health promotion; including health checks, smoking cessation, family planning,
ECG clinics, cervical smears, travel immunisations, dietary and weight advice,
disease monitoring; including hypertension, diabetes and asthma
follow-up, contraceptive advice; including pill checks, cap
fittings & checks and coil checks & coil removal.
Please note that when phoning
to book an appointment with the nurse it would be helpful if you
could tell the receptionist what your appointment is for.
Only some of the nurses are trained in specialist areas such as
family planning, diabetes and asthma.
Health Care Assistants
Health Care Assistants are trained phlebotomists and run daily
blood clinics between 9.30 -11am. They also offer appointments
for taking blood pressures and health checks for new patients.
Please ring for an appointment.
Patients requiring a fasting
blood sugar test, or a test before work, should advise the
receptionist. They will be given a specific early appointment if
needed.
Ante natal and post natal
groups
See notice boards, or ask health visitors or midwives for
details.
Well Baby Clinic
For children’s vaccinations,
eight week developmental assessments and pre-school assessments.
Held between 1 and 3pm every Tuesday
1 - 2pm NURSE CLINIC ONLY
If you need to see the doctor or you are coming for 1st
immunisations or pre-school, you will need to come at 2pm
onwards.
Health Visitors only clinic
The clinic is held on a Monday 1pm - 2pm (last
appointment time is 1.45pm) at Summertown Health Centre and
on Friday 10 - 11.30am (last time is 11.15am) at The
Church Hall, Portland Road.
Health Visitors are qualified
nurses with special training and experience in child health,
health promotion and health education. They are here for
everyone: families with children, couples, single people, young
people and older people.
Cutteslowe School Drop in
Health Clinic
Last Thursday of every month during school terms only
9.00 - 100am
Health visitor available to offer
advice and information and weigh babies
Minor surgery
We hold a monthly minor surgery clinic, and a six weekly
cryotherapy clinic. Appointments for these clinics should
only be made after discussion with the doctor. Please
click here for
further information about treating warts and verrucas.
Sickness certificates
If your illness prevents you from working for a week or less,
DSS rules allow you to complete your own certificate. A supply
of these is kept at the reception desk.
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