PRACTICE NURSE CLINICS
The Practice Nurses Ali and Elly are actively involved in the management of wounds such as leg ulcers, chronic respiratory disease, asthma, diabetes, HRT, contraception and cervical smears. They also give vaccinations, such as B12, shingles and pneumococcal, and baby and child immunisations,
They also carry out NHS Health Checks for those eligible: Patients aged 40 to 74 are offered a NHS Health Check once in every five years and, where people remain eligible, for them to be recalled for another check every five years after that.
Those diagnosed with the following are excluded from the programme:
- coronary heart disease
- chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- diabetes
- high blood pressure - hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- transient ischaemic attack or stroke
- raised cholesterol
- heart failure
- peripheral arterial disease
- people being prescribed statins
ANTENATAL CLINICS
There is now a new process for patients to self refer to the Midwife Team instead of going through the GP.
Please click on the link below and this will direct you to a webpage where you can click the button labelled 'Self-Referral Form' to complete online.
If
you are unable to access or complete the self-referral form, please contact the Bookings number Mon-Fri 10:00-14:00hrs 01793 607312, where someone will help you complete the form.
Our midwife is Cathy Ferris. She holds clinics for our patients on Friday mornings at Savernake Hospital
CHILD HEALTH CLINIC
HCRG Care Group provides Wiltshire Children’s Community Services across the county. They provide a wide range of children and young people’s services which look after the physical, medical and mental health and wellbeing of children and young people up to the age of 19 years old.
They have been providing care and support to children, families, and carers in Wiltshire since April 2016, when we brought services together from five providers to create a Wiltshire-focused children’s services team.
They provide everything from Health Visitors and School Nurses, to specialist support for children and young people with physical sensory or learning needs and disabilities.
Our Health Visitor is Debra Dean, she can be contacted via the Health Visitor Office - HCRG 0300 247 0090
CHILD IMMUNISATIONS
- Please call & make an appointment with the Practice Nurse, asking for a double appointment.
- If you are a new patient, please bring your child's red book in so we can check it & ensure they receive all immunisations at the correct time.