If you would like to book one of these clinics or services, please visit our Consulting Room.

Diabetes Clinic

If you would like to book onto our diabetes clinic, please visit our Consulting Room.

Once you are diagnosed with diabetes it is important to reduce the blood glucose levels and maintain a healthy lifestyle, as all the cells in the body can be damaged by high glucose levels. Diabetes can put you at higher risk of health problems such as heart disease, stroke, eye, kidneys and nerve damage.

You be will invited to attend the diabetic clinic at the surgery at least twice a year where you will have blood tests and a foot examination. All aspects of diabetes will be discussed and support will be given for you to manage your diabetes. You will have the opportunity to discuss your diet and lifestyle. You may also be prescribed tablets to help reduce the glucose levels. Some people will need insulin injections. You will also be referred to the hospital for retinal screening once a year.

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Clinic

Patients with CHD are offered an annual review in the nurse led heart clinic with our cardiac nurse, usually in the month of their birthday. Here we will support you in managing your heart condition to ensure that the quality of your health remains well, in order to reduce your risk of death, heart attacks and hospital admissions. We will review your risk factors, discuss lifestyle changes, review your medications, perform relevant blood tests and arm you with the knowledge you need to manage your condition.

Heart Failure Clinic

If you have heart failure you will be called for an annual review around the time of your birthday month. You will have a blood test first and then an appointment in heart clinic with our cardiac nurse. Here we will support you in managing your heart condition to ensure that the quality of your health remains well, in order to reduce your risk of death, heart attacks and hospital admissions. We will review your risk factors, discuss lifestyle changes, review your medications, and arm you with the knowledge you need to manage your condition.

INR Clinic

If you are on warfarin you will need your INR blood level done regularly in our INR clinic. We run one-stop INR clinics twice weekly, on a Tuesday and Friday morning. Patients on warfarin will be invited to attend, have their finger pricked and the blood tested to determine their clotting (INR) level. The nurse will then alter the dose of warfarin if necessary and arrange the next appointment.

Asthma Clinic

If you have been advised by the surgery to submit an annual review of your asthma symptoms, please use our Asthma Review form.

Asthma remains a serious illness and if you are at all concerned that your asthma is getting worse, you should ask for an emergency appointment with your doctor or nurse. Please make it clear to one of our patient navigators that you are asthmatic.

Our practice nurses have specialist asthma qualifications. They run clinics in order that asthma may be assessed, advice offered, queries answered and correct treatment ensured.

Patients on asthma medication should be reviewed at least once a year by our specialist asthma nurses. If you have not had your asthma review in the past year please contact one of our patient navigators.

COPD Clinic

If you have been advised by the surgery to submit a COPD assessment, please use our COPD Assessment form.

Once diagnosed, you will be invited to attend the surgery clinic at least once a year and for some people it may be every 6 months. Your general health will be assessed and your daily symptoms and treatments discussed. You will be asked to perform another spirometry. You may be invited to attend the ‘Pulmonary Rehabilitation group’ sessions to learn more about COPD and how to manage your condition.