Health Promotions

Checks and clinics for the following are held regularly or from time to time as appropriate.

• Diabetic*
• Asthma/COPD
• Well Woman/Well Man*
• Blood Pressure
• Family Planning/Contraception
• Travel Vaccinations
• Weight/Diet
• Counselling (on doctors referral)
• Child Development
• Childhood Immunisations/Vaccinations

If attending for any of the above marked * please bring a urine sample with you.

Child Health Surveillance

Children from birth to five years are regularly called for examination to assess their growth and development.

Minor Surgery

Dr Peter Wood holds a minor surgery clinic at Moretonhampstead Hosptial every fortnight. Appointments can be made by a doctors referral.

Influenza Vaccination

A clinic is carried out in October each year. It is recommended that if you are over 65 or suffer from Diabetes, Asthma, Bronchial problems or Heart and Kidney trouble you should be vaccinated annually. It is also recommended that if you are over 65 you should also have the pneumococcal vaccine to protect you against pneumonia. One vaccine is lifelong.

Test Results

Please call between 11am and 3.30pm to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request between these times.

Note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

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