Clinics & Services

Physiotherapy assessment and advice clinic - every Tuesday morning

Minor Ailments

Asthma/COPD/Diabetes/Heart Disease - Appointments available Mon-Fri with the practice nurse

Pharmacist– Medication reviews & minor ailments

Ante-Natal – Thursday mornings with the midwife

Cytology – By appointment Mon-Fri with the practice nurse

Hypertension – Appointments available Mon-Fri with the practice nurse

ECG/Spirometry – Monday afternoon with the healthcare assistant

Childhood Immunisations - Wednesday afternoons with our one of our trained practice nurses

Counselling – via a GP referral

Dietician – via a GP referral

CHOOSE WELL - click here to access the Choose Well website which provides useful information about the various NHS services provided in our local area.  It helps you to decide whether a GP appointment is the most appropriate way to access the NHS care you need.

Our receptionists are trained as 'Care Navigators' with the support of our GPs.  Care Navigation helps  you receive care from the most appropriate professional - not all requests need a GP appointment.

All patients will be politely and confidentially asked the reason for their appointment request. If you have symptoms that are better suited to care from other organisations, community based services or surgery team members the Care Navigator will give you the choice to access these instead.

These could include:

• Minor injuries unit - available at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (YYF) click here for information
  Local pharmacies - for a list of local pharmacies click here
• Urgent eye care from Opticians - for a list of local opticians click here
• Emergency dental services - for a list of local dentists click here
• Community connectors - for more information and to access the directory of support available click here
  
• In house Physiotherapist
• Practice Nurse
• In-house Pharmacist

Care navigators/receptionists understand that what you tell them may still mean you need to see a GP.  Care Navigators will never make clinical decisions about you.  Please be patient with our receptionists - the best way to get you the most appropriate support is by asking you a few specific questions.

Self help resource

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 a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday. To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)

Non-NHS Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Passport signing
• 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.