Clinics We Offer

DIABETES CLINIC

We offer the following services:

  • Asthma and COPD
  • Child Health Surveillance
  • Diabetes
  • Ischaemic Heart Disease
  • Heart Failure
  • Immunisation
  • Contraception (we do not currently fit Coils or Implants - see link below for more info)
  • HRT and Menopause
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Travel Vaccination - limited service currently 
  • Well Person Health Checks

Seeing the Right Healthcare Professional

Our nurses and healthcare assistant provide a wide range of services as you can see from the table below.

Making better use of them will result in you getting to see the Doctor for other medical problems much more efficiently.

Type of Problem

Details

Who to See

Blood Pressure Checks

 

Health promotion

Patients on medication that affect Blood pressure

Home BP checks are the most reliable but we do have a machine in our waiting area which you are welcome to use between 9am and 6pm Monday to Friday

Immunisations

Includes Childhood immunisations, Flu, Shingles, Tetanus etc

Practice Nurse

Smears

 

Practice Nurse 

Diabetes

 

Routine reviews

Diabetes Nurse Specialist

Coughs, Colds, Sore Throats

 

Most are self-limiting viral illnesses

 

NHS Choices has helpful advice and information

Your pharmacist is able to offer self help advice.

If you are still concerned you can request an appointment with the Nurse Practitioner or Doctor

Contraception

Routine pill checks and advice on other forms of contraception

Practice Nurse/Healthcare Assistant

 

Coils and Implant insertion/change

For details of clinics fitting Coils and Implants please contact 

Essex Sexual health service

 

Asthma and COPD

Routine checks

Asthma reviews are carried out by our Practice Pharmacists and Nursing team

COPD checks are carreid out by our Nurse Practitioner.