Treatment Room

The treatment room is open Monday - Friday both mornings and afternoons and is staffed by the community nursing team. An appointment system is in operation. To make an appointment please ring 01282 668080.

Please note that ears are no longer syringed routinely. Further details are available in the self-help section of this website.

Childhood Immunisations

The practice offers the current recommended immunisations and child health checks for children up to the age of five years. These are given either at the baby clinic or by the practice nurse. Immunisations for older children are usually given at school. The baby clinic is run on a Wednesday afternoon from 2.00-3.45pm at Kiddrow Lane. This clinic is run on a drop-in basis but an appointment is needed if your child needs to see the doctor. Doctors' appointments during this time are for well babies for injections or routine check-ups; appointments for poorly babies should be made in normal surgery times.

Minor Surgery

The practice offers a minor surgery service including removal of small skin lumps, freezing warts, joint injections etc.Patients should make an appointment in the usual way and, following their initial consultation, will be invited to have the minor operation performed.

Near Patient Testing

The practice offers a service for patients who are taking certain drugs which require regular monitoring, where the monitoring is not being provided by the hospital. Your doctor or consultant will inform you if your medication warrants this monitoring.

Contraceptive Services

The practice offers a wide range of contraceptive services and the doctors will be happy to discuss these on an individual patient basis.

Patients requiring an IUCD (coil) should request an appointment with Dr Barsby. Emergency contraception can be obtained on prescription; patients should make an appointment with the doctor. Alternatively, emergency contraception is now available to buy over the counter.

Influenza And Pneumonia Vaccine

In accordance with Department of Health guidelines, the practice recommends and offers the influenza vaccine annually and a one-off pneumonia vaccine for patients aged over 65, those with diabetes, chronic heart, lung, liver or kidney disease, those who are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person and residents of nursing and residential homes. Please speak to reception staff for further details as recommendations change regularly.

Smoking Cessation

Referral to this service can be arranged. You can self refer by telephoning 01282 607002 or by email to smokingcessation@bprpct.nhs.uk; further details can be found on the PCT website at wwwbprpct.nhs.uk. Please ask if you have difficulty in accessing the service.

Practice Nurses

We have two practice nurses who are trained to provide the following services:

Care of patients with heart disease, diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other long term conditions.

Cervical Smears

Current guidance suggests that all women between the ages of 25 and 49 years should have a smear test once every three years. Those aged 50 to 64 should be screened every five years and those aged 65 and over should only be screened if they have not been screened since aged 50 or have had a recent abnormal result. These tests are to detect the early signs of cancer of the cervix which can be successfully treated at this stage. Please note that the test also picks up other ‘non-cancer’ conditions. We have a recall system and women are invited by letter or telephone call to attend when their smear test is due. Results are usually available in four to six weeks.