Mark Street Surgery - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

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PRACTICE NEWS

“If you have any communication/information needs relating to disability, impairment or sensory loss that you want us to know about, please speak to our reception team so we can record your preferred method of contact and ensure you can receive your health information in a format you can understand, for example large print.”

We are now providing an electronic prescribing service. If you nominate a preferred local pharmacy we can send your prescriptions directly to them electronically. The advantage of this service is that you will not have to collect the prescription from the surgery, simply collect the medication from your pharmacy. If you are interested, please go to your preferred pharmacy and they can arrange.

We now have an on-line service for making appointments and ordering prescriptions at the surgery. If you are interested in this service and have not already registered, please speak to the receptionists.

PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP

This group is made up of patient representatives, general practitioners and management staff. The group has now met three times and are in the process of discussing the views put forward from the questionnaires at the PPG meetings to come up with an action plans.

PATIENT NHS CHECKS

You may be entitled to an NHS Health Check please check with Reception.

This involves an appointment with the Practice Nurse who will record medical details, check height, weight, blood pressure and relevant blood tests. She will then review your case following the results.

Clinics and Services

The doctors provide a variety of special interest clinics to increase the services provided to our patients.

Child Health, Baby Clinics and Childhood Immunisations

Our practice nurses run these clinics. Contact reception for an appointment.

Postnatal Clinics

Postnatal examinations are by pre-arranged appointment with a doctor and practice nurse.

Family Planning / Teenage Sexual Health

A full range of contraceptive services are available including emergency contraception. Our doctors are happy to provide advice in any surgery of your choice.

Cytology (Cervical Smears)

We encourage female patients aged 25 - 64 to have smears every three years. Patients are free to request appointments with the doctors or nurse of their choice.

Asthma Clinic

asthma_inhaler_5 Asthma Review Appointments are available daily with the Practice Nurse.

COPD clinic

COPD Appointments are available daily with our Practice Nurse Roisin.

Diabetic Clinic

Weekly with the Practice Nurses.

Epilepsy Service

Epilepsy review appointments with any Doctor.

Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension

Daily with the Practice Nurses. There are now facilities in the practice to arrange ECG and 24 hour blood pressure measurements in house.

Minor Surgery

Appointments available with Dr Parton

Travel Clinic

Please ask at reception for details of clinic appointment availability.

It is important to book well in advance for travel clinic appointments as some vaccinations are due up to 3 months before departure.

Flu Vaccinations

Available every autumn - watch the waiting room noticeboard for details of this from October onwards. Flu vaccinations are particularly important for patients with chronic diseases such as chest problems, heart disease and diabetes, but are also important for our elderly patients or those patients whose work involves them dealing with the public on a daily basis. If you are a carer, it is also important that you have a flu vaccination.

Flu vaccinations for children may be given at school or in practice and only for specific age ranges or for those in an at risk group. You will be notified if your child is entitled to a flu vaccination.

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
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.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Non-NHS Services

We provide a full range of private medical examinations, travel vaccinations plus forms and certificates.You do not need to be a registered patient at Mark Street to access these services. Please ask at reception for details.

Private Consultation £20.00

Private Prescription £11.50

Private Sick Note £16.50

Taxi, HGV, PSV drivers medicals £75.00

Meningitis ACWY £55.00

Hepatitis B* £32.00

Japanese Encephalitis* £85.00

Tick-Borne Encephalitis* £60.00

Rabies* £60.00

Cholera* £50.00

Influenza (seasonal flu) £10.00

* Price per dose; several doses may be required as part of a course

Some of the local chemists provide care under the Care at the Chemist Scheme. They can see and treat patients with the following:-

Cold Sores

Conjunctivitis

Constipation

Contact dermatitis

Dry Skin

Diarrhoea

Ear Wax

Eczema

Haemorrhoids

Hay Fever

Headache/Earache

Heal Lice

Indigestion/Heartburn

Insect Bites & Stings

Nappy Rash

Nasal Congestion (Infant)

Scabies

Soft Tissue Injury

Sore Throat

Temperature

Vaginal Thrush

Verruca/Wart

Please enquire at reception for details.

Many of the local opticians can provide the Minor Eye Service and can see patients with the following range of issues:-

Red Eye or Eyelids

Dry eye - gritty and uncomfortable eyes

Irritation and inflammation of the eye

Significant recent sticky discharge from the eye or watery eye

Recently occurring flashes and floaters

Painful eye

Ingrowing eyelashes

Foreign body in the eye

Please enquire at reception for details.

If you are 16 years of age or over with foot problems and registered with a Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale GP you can now self-refer to Podiatry. Parents or guardians can refer their children under the age of 16 years.

The following problems can be self-referred:

Foot infection

Ingrowing Toenail

Thickened nail

Corns/Callus

Foot related knee pain

Previous foot surgery

Achilles/ankle pain

Foot ulcer

Pained curved nail

Dry skin

Heel pain

Painful flat feet

Forefront pain

Please do not self-refer for the following conditions:-

Routine nail cutting and skin care including corns and callus in healthy patients

Verruca

Bunions

Fungal Nail Inections

PLEASE ASK AT RECEPTION FOR A PODIATRY SELF REFERRAL LEAFLET

Patients can now self-refer to Physiotherapy Service. Patients can contact the surgery for information regarding how to do this and who this service is appropriate for.

RUclear is run by the NHS and offers free and confidential postal tests for people aged 16 to 24 years. These tests are for chlamydia and gonorrhoea. The tests are of a high quality and are FREE.

If you would like further information on how to receive a testing kit our Practice Nurses will be happy to help or alternatively click on the following link:- https://www.ruclear.co.uk/greater_manchester/

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PATIENT NHS CHECKS

Clinics and Services

Child Health, Baby Clinics and Childhood Immunisations

Postnatal Clinics

Family Planning / Teenage Sexual Health

Cytology (Cervical Smears)

Asthma Clinic

COPD clinic

Diabetic Clinic

Epilepsy Service

Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension

Minor Surgery

Travel Clinic

Flu Vaccinations

Travel Vaccinations

Non-NHS Services

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