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The
Health Care Team
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| Receptionist |
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receptionist will make appointments for patients to see the doctor
and arrange transport needed for hospital appointments. |
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| Health
Visitor |
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The
health visitor is available to discuss and advise on all aspects
of health matters in relation to children under 5 eg vaccination,
feeding difficulties, etc. She can be contacted via the surgery.
A visit can be made to your home on request.
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Midwives |
| Midwives
work with the doctor to provide care for Mothers before and after
the delivery, and care for the Baby during the first month. Antenatal
Clinic every Friday morning by appointment. |
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District
Nurse
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There
is a district nurse available to see you in your home to help
with injections, removal of sutures, the care of the chronically
sick or terminally ill etc. District Nurse Clinic is held at
surgery on Monday am by appointment.
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Social Services |
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is provided with all kinds of social problems. The team includes
a social worker and an Occupational Therapist. |
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Other
Information
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information about Church Road Surgery Catchment area, click
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| Disabled
Patients |
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Access
for wheelchairs and a special toilet for disabled patients is
provided
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Urgent
Appointments
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If
you need
to be seen urgently please tell the receptionist. Urgent cases
will be seen as soon as possible.
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Car
Parking
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Adequate
car parking spaces are provided for the patient.
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Home
Visits
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If
you need to see the doctor but are not well enough to get to the
surgery, please telephone before 10.30am ,For urgent home visits
after this time, please telephone the receptionist abd give a
description of your condition or problem.
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| Telephone
advice |
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you need advice from the doctor over the phone, please ring in the
morning, leave your name and telephone number with the receptionist.
The doctor will contact you as soon as possible. |
| Sick
Children |
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Sick
children will be seen as soon as possible if they are brought
into the surgery. This may be quicker than a home visit.
If in any doubt, please consult the doctor on the telephone.
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| Emergency
call (out of hours) |
If
you need to contact the doctor in an emergency out of
hours, telephone 645 1020 and listen to the message
on the answer machine, which will give you the number
of the Duty Doctor.
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| Repeat
Prescriptions |
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you have regular medication, these may be obtained by sending
your repeat prescription request to the surgery or by telephoning
before 10.30am. Prescriptions will then be ready for collection
in 24 hours. The doctor will request you see her to discuss
your medication after a certain number of repeat prescriptions
has been issued. |
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Immunization
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To
prevent avoidable illnesses, we are providing vaccination
to protect the whole family against a wide range of diseases
including those that might be encountered during foreign
travel.
All
babies and children should be immunized. We hold clinics
on each Wednesday after 10.30am, or during any surgery session.
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