Clinics & Services

Appointments for the following can be made via reception

• Family planning

• HRT / Pill Checks

• Health Checks – Height / Weight / BMI / Waist Circumference / Lifestyle / Dietary Advice

• Cardiac

• Cervical Smears

• Diabetes

• Asthma

• COPD

• Travel Vaccinations

• Carers counselling

Paediatric / Child Health Surveillance Clinic

Childhood immunisations are given by the practice nurses.

Parents will be contacted by the surgery when these are due. Postnatal and first developmental checks, usually done at 6-8 weeks, are done by the GP.

Hearing aid batteries

These are available at the Health Centre. Please take your book or card and any old batteries to be recycled.

Smoking Cessation

The Surgery holds a smoking cessation clinic in the practice every Monday and Friday. Appointments for this can be made at reception. For those patients who cannot attend on a Monday or  Friday or who would prefer to be seen elsewhere the following drop in clinics are also available:

Woodhouse Close Church Bishop Auckland- Wednesday 9.30-11.30

Woodhouse Close Leisure Centre Bishop Auckland -Saturday 9.30-11.30 

Richardson Hospital, Barnard Castle, Thursday 4.30pm - 5.00 pm for new patients (only 2 appts available, please ring Smoke Free Living in advance to book 01429-839 282) and 5.30pm-7.30 pm as a drop-in service for existing patients.

Britton & Robson Chemists, Willington.

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.

This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

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

It is important to make this 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 travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

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

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.

Non-NHS 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.  

 From 1st April 2018 the following fees will apply:

BMA Fees list

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