Maternity Services

Our midwife runs an Antenatal service for all our patients, offering Antenatal Clinics and Parent-Classes, together with care after your baby is born(Wednesday/Thursdays). She can arrange hospital visits (to GRH) and is available to assist with any queries you may have relating to pregnancy and childbirth. The midwife runs two clinics a week at our main surgery.

You can contact the midwife at the surgery or alternatively ring Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on 08454 222222 and ask for the Community Midwife.

Family Planning

Contact reception for further information

Diabetic Clinic

Led by our Practice Nurse Alison and Dr Richards, this clinic offers advice and general health check-ups to patients diagnosed with diabetes.

Cervical Smears & Services for Women

Contact reception for further information

Asthma Clinic

Asthma sufferers can make appointments for advice and support from our nurse, Tracy who specialises in asthma care.

Child Health & Immunisations

Tuesday 12.30pm - 2.00pm. Health Visitor Clinic.  These appointments need to be booked in advance via reception on 01452 528299. All new babies are invited for regular check-ups from eight weeks old.

Screening for Older People

An annual check-up is offered to all patients over the age of 75. Minor SurgeryWednesday 9.00-11.00 Minor operations can be done in our treatment room. Please discuss this with your doctor who will then arrange for you to be given an appointment.

Health Promotion Clinics

Contact reception for further information

Flu Clinics

This year's flu clinic is being held at Gloucester Farmers Club in Sandhurst Lane, Gloucester, on 15th October 2011. This is for all patients fitting the criteria and registered at Heathville Road Practice. For all patients who fit the criteria and registered at Warwick Avenue, this is being held at Harewood Primary School on 26th October.

Patients fitting the criteria receive a letter from the Practice with a time and date. If you did not receive a letter and think you should have please contact the surgery.

Sigmoidoscopies

Dr R Watkins and Dr S Sumathipala perform these tests.  Please see your GP if you have any concerns for a in house referral.

Smoking Cessation

Run by our nurse practitioners, this clinic gives advice and support to patients trying to give up smoking.  

Health Checks

Vascular Screening  checks are currently being offered to all patients between the age of 40 - 74. Letters are being sent out on a scheduled rotation.

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.

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because travel vaccination is not included in the services provided by the NHS and therefore is a chargeable service.

PLEASE NOTE LATE HOLIDAY BOOKINGS WILL NOT BE ACCOMODATED BY THE PRACTICE

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

Travel Questionnaire

If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday.  To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Evidence that you are sick

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).

It is up to your employer to decide whether you are incapable of work. A medical certificate, now called a 'Statement of Fitness for Work’ (see below) from your doctor is strong evidence that you are sick and would normally be accepted, unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.

You could also provide evidence from someone who is not a medical practitioner, e.g. a dentist. Your employer will decide whether or not this evidence is acceptable. If your employer has any doubts, they may still ask for a medical certificate from your GP.

Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'

The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.

For more information see the DirectGov website (where this information was sourced)

Fees for Non-NHS Services

Private Prescription £10
Private Medical Certificate £15
Fitness to Travel £15-£30
Holiday Cancellation form £25 - £50
Passport £30
Job reference medical report £50-£75
(where agreed)
HGV/PSV Medicals £96
Private Medical Insurance claim £24.50 - £51.50
Private Medical Examination £164.50 - 45 mins
and report
Report without Examination:
15 mins £44-£55
20 mins £59
30 mins £88
Certificate of fact £11.50
Certificate of incapacity £14.50
Private consultation (20 mins) £60 (This is for patients not entitled to NHS treatment)

(Fees correct on 22nd April 2010. These are subject to change)

Doctors are unable to complete any forms during consultations. Please hand any forms into reception and allow up to 7-14 working days for completion.

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