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Please use www.111.nhs.uk/ if you have an urgent medical problem and your GP practice is closed. You will be supported to access the most appropriate healthcare for your needs. If you call NHS 111, please be patient.

Clinics by invitation:

Asthma

Blood Pressure

Chronic Lung Disease

Diabetes

Flu Vaccination

Healthy Heart

Bookable Clinics

Phlebotomy (blood tests) - Limited appointments are available at the practice. Clinics are also bookable online at Farnham Hospital and Aldershot. Click here to book

Smoking - Sign-up FREE to the specialist stop smoking service by calling: 01737 652168 (Mon-Friday 9am-5pm) or visiting: www.oneyousurrey.org.uk/stoptober

Antenatal Clinics - midwives from Frimley Park Hospital and Royal Surrey County Hospital run antenatal clinics at our surgery. Please ask at reception for details on how to book with them.

Childhood Immunisations – click here for more information

Flu Vaccination Clinics - click here for more information

Cervical Smears - make an advance appointment with our practice nurse for when you expect to be mid-cycle.

Therapeutic Injections - for musculoskeletal conditions; please see your GP.

Cryotherapy Clinic - some skin lesions can be treated by freezing. Please see your GP.

Coils & Contraceptive Implants - please see your GP or a nurse practitioner.

Finger-Prick INR Checks - with instant dosing recommendations for patients taking warfarin. Please ask your GP

Clinics Requiring no Appointment

Family Planning - GP’s and nurse practitioners can give family planning advice in a ‘routine’ clinic appointment. Your GP can make male/female sterilisation referrals. If the ‘morning-after pill’ is required then please request an ‘emergency’ appointment. The ‘morning-after pill’ can also be obtained without prescription from a chemist.

Travel Vaccinations - if you require travel vaccines/medicines please complete and return a ‘Travel Form’ Click here for more information

Home Blood Pressure Monitoring - a clinician may recommend a period of home blood pressure monitoring.

Child health clinics

Travel Vaccinations

Our practice nurse team offers a travel health advice service to all patients specific to individual travel needs. The travel advice includes recommended vaccinations, malarial advice and prescriptions where necessary. In addition, information about health problems that might occur, specific to destination/type of holiday intended, is discussed.

Vaccinations may require more than one dose to be given prior to travel, and if courses are not completed in advance of departure, effective protection may not be gained. Some vaccines may need three weeks between them, in order to be fully effective once given. No more than two injections are advisable on the same day where possible.

In some cases we may not be able to offer an appointment prior to departure and we would therefore recommend that advice be sought from other travel clinics. A list of these clinics is available upon request.

Please complete and return the travel questionnaire (at least 8 weeks prior to travel), then leave at least a week before calling the surgery for your recommended plan (usually requiring an appointment with the practice nurse).

clock2 Travel Questionnaire

Different areas of the world require different malarial medication. You may wish to read the information below prior to making decisions about which medication to take with your healthcare professional.

malaria_warning Malaria medication information

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.

Click here for a guide to our fees

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

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)

Non-NHS Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
Insurance claim forms
Passport signing
Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
Private sick notes
Vaccination certificates

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

Click here for our schedule of fees for private work

We are delighted to offer our eConsult service. Click "Get Started" to request help or advice from the Practice.

We will respond to your eConsult within 24 hours (not including weekends and bank holidays). For emergency help outside of GP Practice hours, please contact 111.

SEVERE PAIN LEVELS

If you have a pain level which is 7 or above (as on the chart below) you must attend A&E or ring for an ambulance.

The following table might help you to complete the pain severity questions safely.

SCORE	SEVERITY	LONG DESCRIPTION AND EXAMPLES
0 (none)	No pain	No pain at all; perfectly normal
1 (mild)	Very mild	Very minor annoyance; mild twinges; barely noticeable (mosquito bite)
2 (mild)	Discomforting	Minor annoyance; strong twinges (pinch fold of skin)
3 (mild)	Tolerable	Annoying enough to be distracting; can get used to it and adapt (accidental cut, an injection)
4 (moderate)	Distressing	Can be ignored if really involved in activity, but still distracting (average toothache, pinching skin really hard with fingernails)
5 (moderate)	Very distressing	Can't be ignored for more than 30 minutes, but participating in most normal activities (badly sprained ankle)
6 (moderate)	Intense	Can't be ignored for any length of time; affecting normal daily activities (severe back pain spasms)
7 (severe)	Very intense	Makes it difficult to concentrate; dominates senses; interferes with sleep; can still function with great effort (average migraine)
8 (very severe)	Utterly horrible	All physical activity severely limited; can read and converse with great effort (childbirth)
9 (very severe)	Excrutiatingly unbearable	Unable to speak; crying out or moaning uncontrollably; near delirium (throat cancer; kidney stone)
10 (worst pain imaginable)	Unimaginable; unspeakable	Unconscious; bedridden; pain makes you pass out (multiple injuries from road accident; crushed limbs)