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CLINICS

Services available from the practice

All GP practices are contracted to provide 'essential services', that is, basic treatment of ill people. We also provide the following 'additional services':

• Child health surveillance, together with the health visiting team.

• Contraceptive services.

• Maternity services.

• Routine immunisation of children, together with the health visiting team.

• Immunisation for adults in relation to travel. Not all travel immunisations are available on the NHS; please ask our practice nurse for details.

• Cervical smears.

• Freezing of warts and other small skin lesions.

We also hold a contract with GG & C HB for the following 'enhanced services':

• An annual flu immunisation progamme to protect the elderly and those at risk.

• Regular monitoring, by blood and urine test, for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems.

• Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease.

• Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with diabetes.