Clinics & Services

Asthma Clinic – By appointment Patients will see the nurse who will carry out a review plus a general check-up. The nurse will also give advice and discuss any patient concerns. A GP review will follow if appropriate.

Diabetic Clinic – By appointment Patients receive regular check-ups and advice from the GP/practice nurse on lifestyle, podiatry, blood sugars and medication. You will need to have a blood and urine test (microalbuminurea) at least a week before your appointment as specimens have to be sent off for checking. This may be followed by a GP review if appropriate.

Well Woman Clinic/Cytology – By appointment Run by the practice nurse. Patients can book to have a smear examination,the clinic also offers an opportunity to discuss women’s health issues.

Hypertension Clinic – By appointment This involves both annual and regular check-ups from the practice nurse who will take your blood pressure and give advice on lifestyle. This may be followed by a GP review if appropriate.

CHD Clinic – By appointment The nurse will give lifestyle advice, screening and monitoring; this will be followed by a GP review where appropriate.

COPD Clinic – By appointment Patients will see the nurse who will carry out a review plus a general check-up which will include spirometry testing (where appropriate). The nurse will also give advice and discuss any patient concerns. A GP review will follow if appropriate.

Minor Surgery – By appointment Minor surgical procedures can be carried out at the surgery. The doctor will be happy to advise you on this. Dr Jayasinghe is the GP lead for this clinic.

Well Person Clinic – By appointment If you do not come to the surgery very often we suggest that you make an appointment with one of the nurses for a well person check. You will have a check of your blood pressure, height and weight, family history.

Antenatal Clinic – By appointment This is a midwife-led clinic providing maternity services.

Travel Immunisations/Vaccinations – By appointment Please make your appointment at least four weeks prior to your departure date to ensure adequate cover. You will need to fill out a form giving details of your itinerary. A charge may be made for certain immunisations and vaccinations which are not covered by the NHS. A list of these charges is held at reception.

Patients Aged 75 Years and Over If you are 75 years of age or over, you should be seen annually, either by your doctor, the practice nurse, the district nurse or the health visitor. This can be arranged by the surgery or, if that is not possible, a home visit will be arranged.

Flu Vaccination An influenza vaccination is particularly recommended for patients with heart, lung or kidney disease, diabetes and residents of nursing and rest homes.
Please contact the reception staff in September for details of the vaccination dates and to make an appointment. If you are unable to attend the surgery, a home visit will be arranged to undertake this.

Sexual Health For information regarding sexual health, you can also follow the link below to the ABUHB Sexual Health Website.

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/page/60995

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.

Non-NHS Services

The doctors are happy to carry out medicals e.g., insurance and driving licence, by appointment out of surgery hours. Please telephone the surgery for an appointment. The fees charged for these services are in line with the BMA recommended charges. 

Private Letters and Reports

The National Health Service provides health care to most people free of charge, but there are exceptions when a service isn’t covered by the NHS; for example, medical reports for insurance companies, claims on private health insurance benefit support and other letters and forms which require the doctor to review the patient’s medical records.

 Time spent completing forms and preparing reports takes the GP away from the medical care of his/her patients. Most GP’s have a very heavy workload and paperwork takes up an increasing amount of their time. In addition, non-NHS work must be undertaken outside of NHS contracted time.

When a doctor signs a certificate or completes a report, it is a condition of remaining on the Medical Register that they only sign what they know to be true. Therefore, to complete even the simplest of forms, the doctor needs to check the patient’s entire record. Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor, with the General Medical Council or even the Police. So, your patience is very much appreciated.

 Please see below, fees applicable for the most common private work requested.  Should you require a form to be completed which is not listed below, please enquire at reception for further information and fees applicable.

Taxi Medicals                               £95

HGV Licence Medicals                   £125 (excluding opticians assessment)

Fostering Medicals                        £75 (unless otherwise stated)

Bus Driving Medicals                     £75

Basic letters and PIP support         £25

Holiday Cancellation Forms           £35

For any other forms not listed, please ask at reception for details and fee applicable.