Clinics & Services

Health Promotion Clinics

The following clinics are run by our practice nurses:

• Healthy Living
• Diabetes
• Asthma - we have spirometry facilities for full lung testing at both surgeries
• Heart Disease Prevention
• Smoking Cessation
• Dietary Advice

Minor Surgery

Joint Injections

Dr Cochin can offer joint injections to help certain conditions of the shoulder, knee and elbows. Each patient needs to be assessed individually by Dr Cochin for suitability. Your regular Doctor will suggest this option to you if it is thought appropriate.

INVESTIGATION RESULTS

For results of routine investigations patients should contact the surgery to confirm no further action is required 1 week after the investigation. The practice will contact patients directly where abnormal results are received. 

MATERNITY SERVICES

To request a routine pregnancy test, bring an early morning sample of urine and either leave it at reception or with the doctor or nurse. This is sent to the hospital and the results are available within two days.

Folic Acid

All ladies trying to conceive or confirmed as pregnant should take folic acid 400mcg/day. This is available from chemists and health food shops. Taking folic acid up to the twelfth week in pregnancy substantially reduces the chance of the baby having spina bifida.

Antenatal Clinics

Once your pregnancy test has been confirmed as positive please make an appointment to see one of the doctors.

They will make arrangements for your antenatal care together with the midwives and the hospital. For your convenience most of your appointments will be at the surgery.

FAMILY PLANNING

All the doctors provide a full and completely confidential family planning service. Please book a routine appointment. Additionally, Dr Moncrieff fits the coil (IUCD). Drs Moncrieff and Raj are now offering the contraceptive implant. Sisters Carter and Kellett are fully trained to deal with all aspects of womens health. If you require any of these services please book an appointment with Sr.Carter or Sr Kellett in the first instance (including pill check) Srs.Carter and Kellett perform coil checks.

WELL BABY/CHILD HEALTH CLINIC

The health of the under fives is supervised by Dr Moncrieff at Buttershaw Lane and Dr Halstead at Park Road, along with the health visitors, at a weekly clinic held in both surgeries. All the routine checks and the vaccinations are given at these clinics. The health visitors are also available to give health advice on children's common problems. For general advice, no appointment is necessary - just turn up to the baby clinic!

Appointments are required for the eight week check. The clinic times are listed below:

• Park Road Thursdays 1.45pm to 3.15pm
• Buttershaw Lane Mondays 1.45pm to 3.15pm

Please do not bring ill babies/children to these clinics - they should be seen in a normal surgery appointment. The doctors consider it very important that all children are fully immunised to prevent the risks from the preventable childhood diseases

INFLUENZA

We hold open clinics starting from October each year to vaccinate those at risk (over 65 year olds, asthmatics, diabetics, heart disease) against influenza.

Ask at reception for details.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. Please make an appointment with the practice nurse at least two months prior to your departure date.

Information about countries and vaccinations required can be found on the links below:

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make the initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travelto allow the vaccines to work.

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

PRIMARY HEALTHCARE TEAM STAFF ATTACHED TO THE PRACTICE

DISTRICT NURSES

Our district nursing team is led by Sister Lesley Golden. The district nurses work in close co-operation with the doctors in the medical centres and patients'homes. They also liaise with many other agencies including social services, Macmillan Service for cancer patients and the hospital service. The telephone number for the district nurses is Bradford 227979. The district nurses hold clinics at both surgeries, by appointment only, as described below:

• Park Road Tuesdays and Fridays 2.00pm to 3.00pm
• Buttershaw Lane Mondays 1.00pm to 2.00pm
• Thursdays 12.3 0pm to 1.3 0pm

HEALTH VISITORS

Health visitors team are based at Park Road. They work closely with Dr Moncrieff and Dr Halstead at the well baby clinics. They will introduce themselves to all mothers to be, new babies and all newly registered children under the age of four and a half. Their telephone numbers for enquiries are Bradford 227988,227980 and 227985.

MIDWIVES

We have two midwife teams attached to the practice. The Howbeq Team work at Buttershaw Lane, and can be contacted on 01274 365047. The Jade Team are based at Park Road and can be contacted on 01274 356761. The midwives provide antenatal and postnatal care. They can organise your birth plan, arrange antenatal classes and, nearer to the time of your baby's birth, arrange for you to visit the hospital delivery suite.

The midwife antenatal clinics are held:

• Monday afternoons at Park Road
• Wednesday afternoons at Buttershaw Lane

For urgent advice (8.30am to 5.00pm weekdays) please telephone the Midwives 24hr Helpline on mobile 01274 364533.

Non-NHS Services

Certain certificates are not covered by the NHS. For these services a fee is charged according to BMA recommended rates which are displayed at both surgeries. These include certificates for private medical insurance (eg PPP, BUPA), holiday cancellation, fitness to travel and private sick notes. We will require payment on collection of the forms.

Appointments can be made for private medical examinations, eg fitness to drive, pre-employment, fitness for some sports/activities, LGV, HGV, PSV and taxi licences. Please state what the appointment is for and the receptionist will arrange a mutually convenient time with your chosen doctor outside surgery hours. A urine sample will be required for most medicals and please also bring your glasses as a sight test may be required. Again these fees are displayed and payment will be required at the end of the examination.

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