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| CHILD HEALTH |
| All families with children under 5 years of age will
automatically be contacted by the Health Visitors shortly after registering
with the Practice. Immunisation clinics are held every Tuesday commencing
at 9.30am. If you have not been sent an appointment and your child's
immunisations are not up-to-date, please telephone the Health Visitor
for advice. Child health screening is also available at the surgery.
This involves the routine developmental and medical assessment of
children under 5, and checks are carried out by your own GP and the
Health Visitors by appointment. |
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| THE WELL
WOMAN & FAMILY PLANNING |
| We provide a full family planning service at the surgery
including counselling, pill prescriptions, coil and diaphragm fitting
and emergency contraception. |
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| MATERNITY CARE |
| We provide Antenatal care in conjunction with the midwives
at Devizes Maternity Unit, where we also oversee the delivery. Each
doctor holds a weekly ante-natal clinic at the surgery. If you are
visiting a clinic for the first time, let reception know so an appropriate
appointment can be made. We do not routinely provide pregnancy testing
and kits can be easily purchased from your local chemist. |
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| MINOR SURGERY |
| We provide a full minor surgery service either in the
surgery or at our local Community Hospital. This includes remove of
"lumps and bumps", freezing and cautery of warts and verrucae,
injections of joints and soft tissue injuries and hormone implants.
Your doctor can advise. |
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| NURSE TRIAGE |
| All patients requesting same day appointments to see a Doctor will
be given the opportunity to speak with someone who is appropriately
trained, who may be able to help you avoid an unnecessary trip to
the surgery and at the same time avoid taking an emergency doctor's
appointment when not entirely necessary. She will be able to discuss
the problem with you, give advice if appropriate, arrange to see you
or book an appointment with the doctor. |
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| PROMOTING HEALTH |
| We provide a vigorous health education programme to
enable you to live a healthy life. Well person checks can be booked
with a member of the nurse team and topics covered include smoking,
weight reduction, blood pressure and general lifestyle. |
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| PRIVATE SERVICES |
| From time to time the practice provides private services
on site, such as Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Reiki Therapy and classes
in Meditation techniques. These services fall outside the NHS and
are provided by independent therapists for which a fee is charged.
Leaflets are available at Reception. |
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| SICK NOTES |
| There often seems to be some misunderstanding over when
or why someone needs to obtain a medical certificate from his or her
doctor. To qualify for SSP a medical certificate is no longer required
for absences of seven days or less. If you are employed and absent
from work due to ill health, you should obtain the DSS self- certification
form (SC2) from your employer, or use your employer's own self- certification
form, as some employers have designed their own. Please note, however,
that these are rules for SSP purposes only. An employer may apply
more stringent rules for occupational sick pay purposes. If you are
self-employed you should obtain a copy of DSS SC1, supplies are available
at reception or from the DSS. |
