Practice Nurse Consultations

• New Patient and Well Person Medical Checks
• Child and Adult Immunisations
• Chronic disease reviews
• Cervical Smears, Contraception advice and Pill Checks
• Wound Care, Ulcer dressings, stitch removal
• Ear syringing (please put oil in your ears for at least 5 days beforehand)
• Travel health advice and immunisations
• Acute illness Triage sessions
• Flu immunisation (October – December every year)
• ECGs and Spirometry at a Doctors request
• Blood taking
• Weight management clinics

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Family Planning and Emergency Contraception

Women on the contraceptive pill need to have their blood pressure checked once a year so please try to remember to book an appointment with the nurse for a check up before you run out of pills! If you do run out by accident, we will be able to provide you with an emergency supply.

Emergency contraception is available from the following sources and is most effective taken as soon after unprotected sex as possible.

• The Ella Gordon Unit at St Mary’s hospital 9286 6301
• St Mary’s hospital Treatment Centre
• Over the counter at pharmacies – free for under 25s from some pharmacies
• Surgery – book a telephone triage appointment

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Medicals

We do medicals for the DVLA, taxi drivers and other purposes. There is always a charge for this work – our reception will be able to provide details and book an appointment for you.

We are always willing to see people who are visiting Southsea and need the assistance of a GP. Speak to reception for advice on how we can best help you. You could be seen under the NHS (if a UK resident)

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Pregnancy and Child care

The midwife attached to our surgery runs regular clinics at our surgery. The doctors see women for ante-natal appointments during regular surgery hours. Please make it clear when booking an appointment if it is for antenatal purposes.

The health visitors run a weekly clinic at Waverley Road. Please ask reception or check the notice board for times and other places. Our nurses provide immunisations for your child. Times are flexible – please ask our receptionists for details.

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Maintaining Good Health

We recommend that all patients with on-going health problems are seen regularly by a nurse or a GP to monitor their condition. We offer annual reviews for people with: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes, Epilepsy, High blood pressure, Hypothyroidism, Mental health problems, Learning Difficulties, Obesity, Stroke

We will write to you to remind you to make an appointment for your check up. The nurses also offer a well man/woman check for all patients who simply want an MOT check up.  

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
Carribean	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.

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

Travel Questionnaire