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Pre-conception Advice
For advice on contraception please book an appointment with one of our practice nurses.
Child Health Surveillance/Immunisations
We run scheduled baby clinic appointments for immunisations through the week to suit your needs these appointments will come to you direct from Child Health as a reminder. If you can not attend your appointment please contact the practice to re book. Please note that childhood immunisations are very important, if you have reservations or questions please contact our practice nurse for advice.
Paediatric Asthma Care
The practice clinical champions for Paediatric Asthma are Dr Kiren Kaur and our Practice Nurses.
All of our patients (under 19s) with asthma can expect:
- 6 monthly reviews on an individual basis (depending on level of control)
- Longer appointments for asthma reviews
- Inhaler technique assessment and training
- Pulse check
- Lifestyle questions
- A personalised asthma action plan
Don't forget to bring all of your asthma inhalers with you to your asthma review appointments!
Patients that do not attend a pre booked appointment will be followed up to ensure continuity of care.
If you wish to make an appointment please contact the surgery on 0161 357 5250.
Have a look at these useful websites with lots of information about managing your asthma:
www.asthma.org.uk/advice/manage-your-asthma/children
www.asthma.org.uk
Minor Ailments Scheme
Did you know that your local pharmacy can give you advice and treatment for most minor ailments such as coughs, colds, sore throats, head lice, aches and pains, impetigo, thrush, cystitis, conjunctivitis, thread worm and many more. You can have a private consultation with any pharmacist, simply pop in and ask if you can speak to someone in private. The practice staff can refer you to a local pharmacy of choice who will contact you within 2 hours of the referral being sent.
Other Services And Reviews Available At The Practice:
The monitoring of chronic diseases and conditions is very important and must be done by a clinical staff member at least once per year please see below which conditions need regular reviews:
- Asthma
- Chronic heart disease
- COPD
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Stroke
- Thyroid
- Blood pressure
- Mental health reviews
- Epilepsy reviews
- Learning Disability reviews
- Cervical screening
- Contraception
- General health advice
- Health promotion – including weight management and healthy eating advice
- Telephone advice
If you have any of the conditions listed above we ask that you book an appointment for a review within the month of your birth, this is easy to remember. Please contact the practice and inform the receptionist that it is for a review of your condition, they will then allocate you the correct amount of time and also ensure you are within the correct clinic.
In House MIND
The practice have a MIND staff member working at the practice every Wednesday. If you are feeling stressed, anxious, fed up with life or in need of someone to talk to please ring for an appointment. You do not need to see the Doctor or nurse for a referral just ring and ask to book. Alternatively you can ring MIND on 0161 330 9233.
In House First Contact Practitioner
The practice have an MSK first contact practitioner working on a Thursday who deals with musculoskeletal complaints and will be able to assess any issues you may have with joint pain or muscle pain. They can refer to MSK and physiotherapy community services and there is no need for you to see a doctor. Reception staff will assist you to book an appointment with them once they have spoken to you about your symptoms.
Women’s Health
Cervical Smears
When you receive notification that you are due for a smear test, you should contact reception and book a cervical smear appointment with the practice nurse.
You will be informed of the result by a letter sent to you by the Cervical Screening Service (not from the surgery). Results are currently available about 2 to 5 weeks after the sample is taken. The Surgery will also receive notification of the result at about the same time.
Family Planning
Some family planning services are available at the surgery as follows:
- Oral contraception (The Pill)
- The contraceptive injection – Depo-Provera – given by intra-muscular injection every 12 weeks (the first injection must be given during the first 5 days of a menstrual period)
- Emergency contraception (The Morning After Pill) – now usually consisting of a single dose of two tablets which must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex
- Unplanned pregnancy advice and referral
Mammograms
You may be between 47-53 years old when you receive your first appointment. This is simply due to the way the programme is administered, but often causes women to be concerned that they have been “missed”.
If you believe you are overdue an appointment, or have other queries about the service, you can ring The Nightingale Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital (who administer the screening programme) on 0161 291 4444.
If you are within the screening age range but have not received an appointment, you can contact the service by telephoning the above telephone number.
Following screening, women should receive the result by post in about 3 weeks.