CLINICS
Antenatal Clinic
Midwife - Monday 9.00am - 1.00pm
When your pregnancy is confirmed by the GP, you will be referred to the midwife who will take over your care and complete the required documentation. She will see you regularly during her clinics and refer you back to the GP at set intervals to check your blood test results and the presentation of the baby.
Postnatal and baby checks are carried out 6 - 12 weeks after the birth.
24 Hour Baby Checks
On request from
the midwife, the doctors will carry our neonatal checks within 24 hours of babies
being delivered at Blake Ward in Gosport War Memorial Hospital, or born at home.
Baby Clinic
Tuesday 2.00 - 4.00pm.
On receipt of your reminder from the Child Health Service, please telephone and make an appointment in this clinic for the immunisation of babies or for pre-school boosters.
Minor Surgery
Tuesday to Friday afternoons
The doctors have the necessary
skills and experience to carry out minor surgery operations within the practice.
These include muscle, tendon and joint injections, incisions and excisions.
Cryotherapy Clinic
Friday afternoons
Referrals via the doctor to Nurse Green. Please see the pharmacist or our information leaflet for further advice on management. (ND: not recommemded for children.)
Annual Reviews
If you suffer from particular medical conditions such as diabetes, asthma, chronic cardiovascular disease etc you will receive letters requesting you attend for a medical review with our specialist nurses. The doctors are very keen for their patients to have their reviews undertaken by the specialist nurses and it would be appreciated if you would book the appointment stipulated in the letter. We are obliged to send you three letters if we do not receive a response.
Near Patient Testing
Patients being prescribed Methotrexate, Gold Injections, Sulphasalazine or Penicillamine will receive appropriate education and advice on management of and prevention of secondary complications of their condition.
Travelling Abroad
You are required to complete a travel questionnaire which is available at reception. Once completed, it should be handed in at reception and the nurse will check the immunisation requirements for the relevant holiday area against your medical record. The receptionist will then contact you to arrange an appointment for you. Ideally the immunisation should be arranged at least six to eight weeks in advance of your holiday to ensure adequate cover. A charge will be made for certain immunisations and vaccinations that are not covered by the NHS.
Family Planning Clinic
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Sister Bennett runs the clinic and offers contraceptive advice, sexual health advice, coil checks, Depo-Provera contraceptive injections and repeat prescriptions for contraceptive pills. Emergency contraception is always available at the surgery.
Intra-uterine Contraceptives (Coils)
Dr Robins and Dr Murray are qualified to fit coils. Implanon implants can be also be undertaken by Dr Robins.
Influenza and Pneumonia Vaccination
Clinics run between late September and December each year. Vaccination against influenza is recommended annually. It is currently recommended that most adults will only need one dose of pneumonia vaccination in their lifetime.
Both vaccinations are recommended for all patients aged 65 and over. They are also recommended for patients with heart, lung, liver or kidney disease, diabetes, carers and residents of nursing and rest homes.
Please contact the reception staff in September to make an appointment. If you are bedbound a home visit can be arranged with the secretaries.
Blood Tests
Appointments are available at:
• Fareham Community Hospital, Coldeast, Park Gate for those with transport
• Phlebotomy clinics within the surgery are reserved for elderly, frail patients or those without access to transport.
