Surgery clinics

We offer a range of clinics and services at the surgery. There are some tasks you can do, such as health reviews, using our online forms.

The following clinics are mainly covered by the NHS:

Practice nurse or healthcare assistant

Asthma clinics
Blood pressure checks
Healthy heart
Phlebotomy
Weight control
Travel advice
Well woman
Well person
Coronary heart disease
Health checks
Minor injuries

Diabetic nurse

Diabetic clinic

Visiting specialists

Antenatal
Dietician
Physiotherapy
Diabetic eye screening
Counselling
West Norfolk Carers
Hearing support

Doctors

Asthma
Antenatal
Cryotherapy
Diabetes
Minor surgery

Patients aged 75 or over

The practice is obliged to provide a consultation to patients aged 75 or over who request one, if the patient has not had a consultation within the last 12 months.

Patients over 75 will also be allocated a named GP.

Patients aged 16 or over

The practice must, if a patient is 16 years or over, provide a consultation if the patient requests one and has not had a consultation or attended a clinic within the last three years.

Non-NHS services

The practice offers a range of non-NHS services and the current fee is charged.

These include medicals for driving, insurance, travel etc, private certificates and medical reports. If required, please complete a medical report request form.

Child health

All of the doctors are able to carry out examinations to ensure that your child is developing normally. They are helped in this by our health visitor, who holds regular clinics.

You should register your child for child surveillance checks if he or she is under five; details of the special checks will be given to you when you register your child.

Family planning

All the doctors have undergone specialist training and are able to advise on all aspects of family planning including counselling before starting a family, on problems with fertility or on your contraceptive needs.

Minor surgery

All the doctors are qualified to carry out minor operations. If you wish to see a doctor about a skin problem, please make an appointment with your usual doctor during normal surgeries.

Sexual health

If you have had unprotected sex, you may need emergency contraception. This is best taken as soon as possible but at least within 72 hours. You can make an appointment by contact the surgery during opening hours.

At weekends, telephone the out of hours service on 111 who will provide emergency contraception if required. Alternatively, pharmacies can provide emergency contraception, but you will have to pay.

Travel services

If you require the following, they can be booked in for a routine 10-minute appointment with a practice nurse.

Hepatitis A
Typhoid
Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio
MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella)

The practice nurse will only administer the vaccine but will not provide any travel advice.

Private travel clinics

If you need to visit a travel clinic, receive a prescription for malaria prophylactic drugs or receive non-NHS vaccines, you should visit one of the following local private travel services listed below: