Clinics & Service
Phlebotomy (Blood Test)
We are offering blood tests at the practice (or at a nearby practice) - please phone us to book your appointment. Certain tests still have to be done in the hospital (such as glucose tolerance tests, warfarin monitoring, and blood tests for young children)
Cervical Smears
The practice operates within the local guidelines with women of 25-49 years being called every 3 years and women of 50-64 years being called every 5 years. Patients with abnormal smears will be recalled more frequently in accordance with special instructions from the Cytology Department at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Foundation Hospital Trust.
Women wishing to opt out of the cervical smear screening programme may do so by signing a disclaimer available from the IT department at the surgery. Disclaimers are valid for a period of 5 years at which time you will be contacted either to sign another disclaimer or to opt back in. Patients may opt back in to the screening programme at any time simply by making an appointment with the practice nurse.
Flu Clinic 2024/25
Our flu clinics will commence on Thursday 3rd October 2024. The majority of patients will receive invites to book their flu vaccination via text message. Patients will be able to book or amend their appointment via the link in the text message. To reduce the number of telephone calls to the practice, invitations will be staggered over a period of days and will commence on Thursday 5th September 2024. If you haven’t received an invite by Monday 16th September 2024, please contact reception on 01202 517333 to book an appointment.
IMPORTANT: Our phone lines are very busy between 8.00am and 10.00am. Please be aware the reception team will not be able to manage any enquires or bookings for flu vaccination until after 10.00am.
If you fall within the cohorts detailed below you are eligible for a flu vaccine.
- those aged 65 years and over
- those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, chapter 19 (Influenza))
- pregnant women
- all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2024
- those in long-stay residential care homes
- carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
- close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants
All those who turn 65 years by 31 March 2025 are eligible for flu vaccination.
Treatment of Warts and Verrucas
The latest guidance suggests that the use of liquid nitrogen is less effective in the treatment of warts and verrucas than other methods. As such, we have discontinued our "wart clinics". The GPs and Nurse Practitioners will be happy to advise on the most effective treatments, and have also produced an information leaflet with more information. You can also find details at www.nhs.uk