In-House Clinics & Services (A-Z)
You can request to be seen at either surgery. However, some clinics and services are limited to one surgery. You will be advised by the receptionist when you book your appointment.
PLEASE NOTE: As we are open only part-time at our site at William Drive, you may in an emergency be requested to attend at Crowshott Avenue.
Antenatal Clinics
We hold weekly clinics at both surgeries, by appointment only.
Asthma
Our practice nurses run their own asthma clinics. Please contact the surgery to make an appointment.
Blood Pressure Checks
Please contact the surgery to make an appointment with a practice nurse for a routine blood pressure check. If you wish to discuss anything further with regards to your blood pressure / medication, please notify the receptionist who will make the appointment accordingly.
Cervical Smears
Appointments for this service will be with one of our practice nurses. When booking your appointment, please note the test needs to be carried out between days 10 - 19 of your cycle (day one is the first day of your period), unless you no longer have periods, in which case the smear can be done at any time.
Childhood Immunisations
| 2 months* |
DTaP/IPV/Hib + pneumococcal vaccine |
| 3 months* |
DTaP/IPV/Hib + MenC vaccine |
| 4 months* |
DTaP/IPV/Hib + MenC + pneumococcal vaccine |
| 12 months* |
Hib/MenC |
| 13 - 18 months* |
MMr + pneumococcal vaccine |
| 3 - 5 years* |
Diphtheria/Tetanus booster (pre-school)
Polio booster (by mouth)
MMR booster |
| 15 - 19 years* |
Tetanus booster
Polio booster |
Please contact the surgery to make an appointment with the practice nurse.
* This immunisation programme is subject to change by the Department of Health. Please see our website or speak to your health visitor for more information.
DTaP/IPV/Hib is a single vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib.
MenC protects against meningitis C
Hib/MenC is a combined vaccine protecting against Hib and Meningitis C
The pneumococcal vaccine is new to childhood immunisations programmes for 2006/2007.
Cryotherapy / Minor Surgery
We hold minor operation clinics for the removal of warts, verrucae etc. Please ensure you have seen a GP before booking an appointment for this clinic, then contact the surgery to make the appointment. This service is only available at Crowshott Avenue, by appointment only.
Diabetics
Our practice nurses run their own diabetic clinics. Please contact the surgery to make an appointment.
Dressings & Removal Of Stitches & Clips
Please contact the surgery to see our Health Care Assistant or one of our Practice Nurses. If you require regular changes of your dressing, please let us know in order that we can accommodate you.
Ear Syringing
Our practice nurses are able to syringe your ears but please ensure you have seen a GP before making an appointment with the nurse.
ECGs
Please make an appointment with our health care assistant.
Flu Clinics
Flu vaccination clinics normally begin in October. Clinic times will be posted on the website and around the surgery.
IUD/Coil Fittings
By appointment only, after discussion with your doctor. Please contact the
surgery to make your appointment with the doctor. Do allow 30 minutes for the
appointment.
Please note, this service is currently only offered at Crowshott Avenue.
Medication Reviews
Our practice nurses carry out most of our medication reviews by appointment
only. If you have been advised that a review is due/overdue, please contact us
to arrange your appointment. All patients on regular medication need to be seen
by a doctor or nurse at least once a year. You will then be advised who you need
to see and when you need to be seen, and whether you will require any blood or
urine tests before your appointment.
New Patient Checks
When registering with the practice it is important that we carry out a new patient
check. This is done by the health care assistant or nurse. An appointment will
be made for you when you come to the surgery to register. This check is needed
to provide an outline of your current medical condition as it can take as long
as four to six months before we receive formal records from your previous GP.
Pill Checks
Please book an appointment with one of our practice nurses when renewing your
contraceptive medication. This should be done six-monthly (or as advised by your
nurse).
Travel/Holiday Advice & Vaccinations
If travelling abroad, it may be necessary for you to have immunisations. Your travel agent should advise you if this is necessary. Please contact the surgery six to eight weeks before you travel. The receptionist will take down details of your travel itinerary and pass this information on to the practice nurse. You will be asked to call us back in 48 hours. We will then be able to advise you of what vaccinations you will require, and can book a suitable appointment.
Please note. There is a £10 administration charge per person for the certificates issued when vaccinations have been administered. For those travelling to areas that require a Yellow Fever vaccination, there will be a £40 charge per person for the vaccination and a £13 charge for certification.
OTHER SERVICES
Phlebotomy
If you need to have a blood test done, this will be carried out at Kenmore Clinic. Please make your appointment via the surgery.
Mammograms
Those eligible for a mammogram will be routinely called by Harrow Primary Care Trust on behalf of the practice.
District & Community Nurses
There is a team of district nurses based at Honeypot Lane Clinic who visit housebound patients in their own home, to carry out various nursing procedures.
Health Visitor
The health visitor is based at Honeypot Lane Clinic (see Useful Contact Numbers for telephone number). She runs a weekly walk-in clinic, Mondays 2.00 - 4.00pm at our surgery in Crowshott Avenue. At other times you will be able to contact her at Honeypot Lane.
Dietician
The dietician sees her patients at our surgery in William Drive. She attends the surgery twice a month. When the doctor refers you to the dietician, you will be asked to take the referral form to the reception desk and book your appointment there.
Antenatal Checks
You are recommended to make an appointment with your doctor in an antenatal clinic on finding a positive pregnancy test. They will then discuss with you a number of issues about your care during pregnancy. You will then be referred for appropriate antenatal care to a maternity unit of your choice.
The doctors run weekly antenatal clinics. Please speak to one of our receptionists for appointments.
Your doctor is available to you for consultation during surgery hours should you have any concerns about your pregnancy or general health outside of your routine antenatal appointments. He/she will be responsible for the care of you and your baby when you return home from hospital.
You do NOT need to duplicate your visits to the surgery and hospital. Please see below for details:
First GP contact after positive pregnancy test:
24 weeks Antenatal clinic at surgery OR hospital
28 weeks Antenatal clinic at surgery OR hospital
32 weeks Antenatal clinic at surgery OR hospital (first time mums only)
34 weeks Antenatal clinic at surgery OR hospital
36 weeks Antenatal clinic at surgery OR hospital
38 weeks Antenatal clinic at surgery OR hospital
40 weeks Antenatal clinic at surgery OR hospital
Please note, there will be hospital attendances between these times for routine tests and scans etc. The hospital will advise of these dates.
CERVICAL SMEARS
Women between the ages of 25-64 will be called by the national screening
programme to attend the surgery for a cervical smear. We would ask that, in order
that you receive your result, you kindly bring with you a stamped addressed envelope
so that we can post your result to you. Please note, it takes around 4-6 weeks
before the result is received at the surgery, and a further 1-2 weeks for necessary
administration at the surgery.
Disclaimers:
In certain circumstances, you may feel that you do not wish to have regular
cervical smears. Please discuss this with a GP or nurse. If the consensus is
that you are not suitable for the screening programme, the clinician will ask
you to sign a disclaimer. This will remove you from the recall list for a period
of five years, after which you will be asked to sign again. It is important you
do discuss this with a doctor or nurse in order that you fully understand the
implications of not having a cervical smear.
