Clinics we offer at our GP surgery

We provide a range of services and clinics.

The following clinics are available at our surgery by appointment:

  • Over 40 Health Checks
  • Minor Surgery
  • Over 75 Checks on Request
  • Hypertension
  • Influenza, Pneumococcal and Shingles Vaccinations
  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • COPD
  • Diabetes
  • Asthma
  • Cervical Cytology
  • Bladder Symptom Clinic
    – only at Slater Street Surgery
  • Counselling
  • Anticoagulant Clinic
  • Contraception Advice
  • ECG Clinics
    – only at Cordley Street and Yew Tree surgeries
  • Child Immunisation clinics
    – Appointment sent by Child Health
  • Emergency Contraception
    – If you require emergency contraception outside of surgery hours, you can access it from any pharmacy displaying the MAP poster.

Non-urgent advice: First Contact Physiotherapist

We now offer face to face appointments with our First Contact Physiotherapists for patients experiencing musculoskeletal pains such back pains, shoulder pains and leg pains. 

Patients with MSK conditions bypass the appointment with a GP, and go straight to get help with a specialist physiotherapist. Instead of the traditional method where they are seen by the GP then referred for a physio appointment which can take up to 6 weeks or more.

This makes wait and recovery times shorter, frees up GP appointments, and reduces the need for medication.

The benefits of FCPs;

– Faster access to MSK care

– Longer more in-depth appointments

– Reduced waiting times

– Reduced referrals to other NHS departments

– Higher quality of care

Please contact your surgery to book an appointment.

Non-urgent advice: Social Prescribers

We can now refer you in our social prescribing service.

Social prescribing link workers (SPLWs) are usually based in a GP surgery or work across a number of GP practices and generally work with people who fit into one of the following groups of people:

– those with one or more long-term conditions

– those who need support with their mental health

– the lonely or isolated

– those with complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

SPLWs give people time, focusing on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. They connect people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. They also support existing community groups to be accessible and sustainable, and help people to start new groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.

Book an appointment at your surgery with one of the clinical staff to be referred.

Chargeable Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.

Examples include the following:

  • Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
  • Insurance claim forms
  • Passport signing
  • Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
  • Private sick notes
  • Vaccination certificates

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

Why does my doctor charge fees?

When your doctor is asked to give medical information about you in the form of a report, letter or certificate, the request kick starts a series of processes.

This takes time and is not always straightforward or simple to complete. Some of the information is not available easily and will mean the doctor has to sort and select the right information for the request.

The doctor also must establish who is funding this work and if it is not part of their NHS work, agree a fee for this.

Many patients see their doctor as the embodiment of the NHS and all that it provides – free care at the point of delivery. However not all work doctors are asked to do is paid for by the NHS and many GPs are self-employed.

This means they must cover their time and costs – staff, buildings, heating, lighting, etc – in the same way as any small business. The NHS only pays for NHS work, any work outside of the NHS must be funded by other means and this is why fees are charged.

Your doctor receives large amounts of request and which is often to do with whether your general health allows you to do something e.g. to work, receive benefits, drive, play sport, attend school, own a house, a firearm or it is for insurance, court or other medico-legal reasons.

All requests will vary in complexity, volume and consistency ranging from signing a certificate which can take minutes, to an in-depth report with an examination that can take hours.

When your doctor signs a certificate or completes a report, it is a condition of remaining on the Medical Register that they only sign what they know to be true.

In order to complete even the simplest of forms, they may have to check your entire medical record (some of which may not be accessible on a computer or on site).

Carelessness or an inaccurate report can have serious consequences for the doctor with the General Medical Council (the doctors’ regulatory body) or even the Police.

Your doctor is inundated with work. They have to balance their time with treating the sick, keeping their practice afloat and making sure they are doing all of this safely and within their professional duties as a doctor.

With certain exceptions written within their contract, doctors do not have to carry out non-NHS work. However, many choose to for the benefit of you and other families they treat.

Where a doctor chooses to undertake the work, we advise them to inform and always agree a fee in advance of undertaking work.

Should their volume of work prove to be greater or more complex than expected, the doctor will contact you to discuss how to proceed.

– Not all documents need a signature by a doctor and can be done by other professionals. Please check the form and accompanying guidance as you may get a quicker response that way.

– If you have several forms requiring completion, present them all at once and ask your doctor if he or she is prepared to complete them at the same time to speed up the process.

– Do not expect your GP to process forms overnight. Urgent requests may mean that a doctor has to make special arrangements to process the form quickly, and this will cost more.

– Don’t book an appointment with your doctor to complete forms without checking with your doctor’s administrative staff as to whether you need to or not.

Get test results

General Information about Test Results

When you attend a test of any kind, you will be told how long you should expect to wait for the results. This is a guideline, and we ask that you wait this time before checking for your results.

It is your responsibility to obtain test results and investigations that you have had at the surgery. You will be asked to contact the surgery for your results by the clinician whom has asked for them to be done. Our reception staff are not qualified to comment on results therefore it is your responsibility to check them and make any necessary follow-up appointment with the doctor.

Please note that we have a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection. We will only give test results to the person they relate to unless that person has given prior permission for their release or if they’re not capable of understanding them.

There are different ways you can access the results of tests that have been done at our GP surgery.

  • You can use your Systmonline account (or the Airmid app) and access the results from there. Please note that results are only available once the doctor has reviewed them. If you don’t have access to your record online, please request this in your online account or ask our reception team for help, ideally after 2 pm.
  • You can telephone the practice, ideally after 12.00pm where possible.

Please note that the results of tests carried out during hospital visits are not normally sent to the practice.

Test Result Wait Times

Please allow the following amount of time before contacting us:

  • Routine bloods / Urine tests – 1 week
  • X Ray Results – 2 weeks
  • Cervical Smear Results – 4 weeks – you should be informed of your results by the cervical screening team at Kingston House.

Why have I been asked to have a repeat test?

If a doctor asks you to have a repeat test, it is usually because:

  • The result was borderline or unclear, and the doctor wants another sample to monitor the situation or to re-check the results.
  • The result is abnormal, and the doctor cannot interpret the result without further tests and has asked you to come in for more tests.

Please do not worry if the doctor has asked you for a repeat test. The doctor will speak to you or request to see you directly if they need to discuss the results.

Blood Tests

A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test.

For example, a blood test can be used to:

  • assess your general state of health
  • confirm the presence of a bacterial or viral infection
  • see how well certain organs, such as the liver and kidneys, are functioning

A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm. and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The child’s hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.

You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS Choices website.

X-Ray

An X-ray is a widely used diagnostic test to examine the inside of the body. X-rays are a very effective way of detecting problems with bones, such as fractures. They can also often identify problems with soft tissue, such as pneumonia or breast cancer.

If you have a X-ray, you will be asked to lie on a table or stand against a surface so that the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray tube and the photographic plate.

An X-ray is usually carried out by a radiographer, a healthcare professional who specialises in using imaging technology, such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners.

You can find out more about x-ray tests, how they are performed, their function and the risks by visiting the NHS Choices website.

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Get a sick note for work

A fit note is issued to a patient following an assessment of their fitness for work and is provided after the first seven days of sickness absence as, prior to this, patients can self-certify.  

Following an assessment, should the clinician believe that the patient’s health affects their fitness for work, the clinician can decide if the patient is unfit for work or may only be fit for work subject to advice with accompanying notes on suggested adjustments or adaptations to the job role or workplace.

The NHS provides sickness certification only after seven continuous days of illness. If you need a sick note to cover this period of sickness you should complete a Self-Certification (SC2) form which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Please contact the GP surgery as you normally would for a routine appointment as it may be necessary to arrange to discuss your request with a GP.

No. You do not need to see your GP again to be ‘signed back to work’.

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Online Services

Online Services

Connect to your GP services online and save time. Quick, easy and secure.

If you are registered with our GP surgery, you can access some health services online. This means you can do some tasks when it is better for you and avoid telephoning the practice. 

You can do things like:

  • Order repeat prescriptions
  • See parts of your health record, including information about medicines, vaccinations and test results
  • See communications between your GP surgery and other services, such as hospitals
  • Book, check or cancel appointments with a GP, nurse or other healthcare professional
  • Send us a query or request a sick note

Below are some of the main online services we use in our GP surgery:

NHS App

You can find out more about the NHS App, how to download it and get support here (https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/).

You’ll need to provide extra proof of who you are to get full access to your NHS account.

Once you have full access, you can:

  • order repeat prescriptions – see your available medicines, request a new repeat prescription and choose a pharmacy for your prescriptions to be sent to
  • book appointments – search for, book and cancel appointments at your GP surgery, and see details of your upcoming and past appointments
  • view your health record – securely access your GP health record, to see information like your allergies and your current and past medicines. If your GP has given you access to your detailed medical record, you can also see information like test results and details of your consultations
  • get your NHS COVID Pass – view and download your COVID Pass for travel abroad. There are also other ways to get your NHS COVID Pass
  • register your organ donation decision – choose to donate some or all of your organs and check your registered decision
  • find out how the NHS uses your data – choose if data from your health records is shared for research and planning
  • view your NHS number – find out what your NHS number is
Quote / Testimonial:

If you’re a patient at our practice you can use the new NHS App, a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet.

For more information go to www.nhs.uk/nhsapp.

Get Started

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Get the app

Non-urgent advice: Having Problems?

Online Services @ NHS.UK

NHS App Help and Support

Download the NHS App

You can still contact the practice by phone or in person, this is just another option, which other patients have found is more convenient and saves them time. More information including “how to” leaflets and videos of patients and why they are using GP online services are available at www.nhs.uk/gponlineservices

Access NHS APP Services Online, with your web browser!

Your NHS Login

Your NHS account allows you to access your services through the NHS App or website. It also allows you to access authorised apps such as Airmid and PATCHS. 

To have an NHS account, you must be aged 13 or over and registered with an NHS GP surgery in England or the Isle of Man.

You can find out more about how to set up your NHS login, you can visit the NHS website: How to set up NHS login

You may find it easier to have an app on your phone to access your account but you don’t have to. If you prefer, you can access your NHS account online: Log in – NHS App Online (service.nhs.uk)

SystmOnline

SystmOnline allows patients or someone acting on behalf of the patient to proactively manage their care. The online services available include the ability to view an online Electronic Medical Record (EMR) as well as booking appointments and managing medication.

SystmOnline is available as an online service if you prefer to use a computer. If you prefer to use an App on your tablet or smartphone, you can find information on the Airmid app.

SystmOnline

Login to Online Services
Register for Online Services

Non-urgent advice: Having Problems?

You can get
support and find
some Frequently
Asked Questions
about SystmOnline
below.

SystmOnline Support

airmid

If you would like to benefit from online services and prefer to use an app, you can use the Airmid app. Airmid is the patient-facing app for the provider of our clinical system. If you don’t want to use an app you can still access SystmOne Online.

Want to be setup?

To sign up for online services you’ll need to visit us. You can visit any of our surgeries and ask to be registered for the service. You’ll need to provide some ID.

Through the Airmid app you can:

Access your complete medical record and contribute to it using information from medical devices and wearables, Apple Health and Google Fit.

This includes:

  • Consultation notes 
  • Medication History 
  • Vaccination History 
  • Allergy/Drug Sensitivities 
  • Procedure History 
  • Correspondence e.g. Referral/Discharge letters 
  • Pathology/Radiology reports 
  • Health data from your personal device 

Use it to book and manage your appointments: 

  • View all upcoming appointments 
  • Add appointment reminders to your calendar, so you don’t miss an appointment
  • Airmid has video consultations built-in, so you can be consulted straight from the app 

Use it to manage your medication better: 

  • Request medication and re-order your repeat medication directly through Airmid 
  • Airmid supports the Electronic Prescription Service and can produce barcodes directly in the app ready for scanning at the Pharmacy for medication collection
  • Update your nominated pharmacy. Integrated maps show you how to get to there too
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Non-urgent advice: Please note

To use the Airmid app, you must set up your NHS log-in. 

This is the same login as you would use for the NHS App.  For help and guidance on how to do this, please visit the NHS website.

How to set up NHS login