Orchard Croft Medical Centre - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

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Macmillan Cancer

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

Youth Health Talk

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Clinics & Services

In addition to general medical consultations we are pleased to be able to provide specialist clinics and services covering the following areas: nurse_with_baby2

Child Immunisation - All child immunisations are done at Orchard Croft on Tuesday mornings by appointment. Immunisation appointments are available between 08:45 - 12:15. Please do not bring babies with possible infections.

Maternity Services

Booking clinic - Monday 10.00 - 12:00
Antenatal clinic Monday 09:00 - 09:45 and Tuesday 09:00 - 12:30

Family Planning - clinics are held on alternate Thursday mornings by the GP’s. All doctors and nurses give contraceptive advice during normal surgery time. bandaging_arm

Chronic Disease Clinics - clinics for such things as Asthma, Diabetes, hypertension etc are run by the practice nurse at different times throughout the week.

Minor Surgery - some surgical procedures are performed at the Surgery without the need for hospital attendance. These are by pre-arrangement and after consultation with the GP.

Smoking Cessation - literature is available at the practice including information for Smoking Cessation Clinics .

Cervical Smears - a call and recall system is in operation for women aged 25-65. These are normally carried out every three to five years. Invitations to attend and the results of this test are sent to the patient’s home.

Dietary and Cholesterol Advice - with the practice nurses.

Immunisations - with the practice nurses.

Travel Vaccinations

We are only able to provide the NHS Vaccinations recommended for travel. You will need to seek travel advice from another service, often available at Pharmacies. If you require the NHS vaccinations, simply complete with the form below or available at reception and return it to the practice and book the next available appointment with a Practice Nurse. If the next available appointment is not soon enough for your travel needs then you will need to pay for the injections at the Travel Service.

You might find visiting the following websites helpful:

www.nhs.uk/conditions/travel-vaccinations/

www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/

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

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please print, complete and return our questionnaire to reception.

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

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)

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