Surgery clinics

We offer a range of clinics and services at the surgery.

Nurse clinics

Our practice nurse is fully qualified to advise on a range of matters and carry out a variety of procedures. The practice nurse will see patients by appointment only for:

• smears
• travel immunisations
• healthy lifestyle screening, including advice on diet, alcohol, smoking and exercise

The practice nurse can perform annual reviews for patients with:

• Asthma
• COPD
• Diabetes
• Heart problems
• Chronic kidney disease
• High blood pressure (Hypertension)
• Rheumatoid arthritis

Travel

Our practice nurse runs travel health clinics and can administer the relevant immunisations 6 to 8 weeks before travel.  You will be required to complete a travel assessment questionnaire prior to your appointment.  There is a charge for some vaccinations which will be communicated to you before administration.  If you require travel vaccinations less than 6 weeks before travel, please contact one of the following:

For travel health advice and vaccinations, please contact one of the following providers:

• Library House private travel clinic
  01257 514 030
• Superdrug travel clinic
  0161 8392 751
• MASTA
  0330 100 4200
  www.masta-travel-health.com

You can also check vaccine requirements for your destination on the NaTHNaC travel health pro website, www.travelhealthpro.org.uk. We recommend seeking travel advice at least 6 to 8 weeks before your departure date.

Cervical smears

Available to all women (except after a total hysterectomy) between the ages of 25 and 49 on a 3 yearly basis and 50 to 64 every 5 years. Regular reminders are sent (the majority of our smears are done by our practice nurse).

Phlebotomy (blood clinic)

Please be advised that this service is currently unavailable. We will notify you as soon as it is back in operation.

Baby clinic

Dr Saniya Mansfield and Dr Shimaila Ali carry out 8 week baby checks and Julie Whitehead, practice nurse administers the childhood vaccinations. The vaccinations are by appointment only, parents will be notified when to attend, and must contact the surgery if unable to attend for the appointment. If a parent or guardian is unable to attend with the baby, they must give permission by form of a letter to the person bringing the baby.

Attached staff clinics

Physio/muscular skeletal

We are now offering appointments with Ana Toole (first contact physio/MSK practitioner) on Tuesdays and Fridays. These can be booked via reception or online.

First contact physiotherapists are specialists in musculoskeletal conditions. These are conditions that can affect tissues such as muscles, joints and the spine. They are trained to assess, diagnose and provide individualised management of your condition which can include referring you for tests or to specialists if needed.

Midwife

A community midwife is no longer attached to the practice. The midwives are concerned with the care of expectant mothers and visits mother and baby at home in the early days after the delivery.

Any new expectant mothers can self refer to the midwifery team by visiting www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/pregnancy-self-referral.

District nurses

A district nursing sister heads a team of nurses who work in the community caring for people in their homes. They are now based at Buckshaw Village Surgery.

Buckshaw treatment room hold dressing clinics, suture removal and offer ear syringing, if you need an appointment, please phone 01772 644 160.

Health visitors

Health visitors are based in Coppull and are particularly involved in the care of children and expectant mothers. Childhood vaccinations are offered in the child health clinics run by the practice nurses, by appointment only. The contact number for the health visitors is 01772 644 746.