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.
To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.
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.
Further Information
The following websites will give you additional travel advice.
If you have a recent problem with your eyes, such as sore eyes, red eyes or visual disturbance, you can be assessed and treated by our local Minor Eye Conditions Service.
Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.
Example chargeable services include the following:
- Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
- Insurance claim forms
- Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
- Private sick notes
- Vaccination certificates
- The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.
The practice provides support for smokers who want to stop smoking and will signpost you to the new nearest clinics that offer smoking cessation services.
- Please ask a member of the practice for further information on this service or to book an appointment.
Where a registered patient, who is between the years of 16 and 75 has not attended a consultation within 3 years, requests a consultation, we shall without prejudice provide such a consultation.
Where a registered patient who has attained 75 years and has not had a consultation within the last twelve months requests a consultation, we shall without prejudice provide such a consultation in the course of which shall make such enquiries and undertake such examinations as appear appropriate in the circumstances.
The practice has a team of visiting midwives that run a clinic every fortnight on Thursday afternoons providing antenatal care.
The Practice Nurses provide the following services:
- Childhood immunisations/Travel vaccination
- Contraception Advice /Women’s Health/Cervical Smears
- BP check/Dietary Lifestyle Advice/Smoking Cessation