A wide range of services are provided to promote good health:
Long-term conditions reviews — these are tailored to the combination of long term conditions and needs of each person (e.g. high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma/COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia)
INR checks (for people taking warfarin treatment) (run by the
nursing team)
Learning disabilities annual review
Severe Mental Illness a
nnual review
Frailty Admissions Avoidance Scheme — including
Assessments of Needs and Holistic Assessments
Cervical smears and contraception, including HRT (run by the practice nurses)
Baby immunisations
Child health checks
Antenatal clinic (run by the practice-attached midwife)
Our appointments are provided by a wide range of clinicians who are expert in the care delivery they are responsible. It is often not necessary to see a GP for many of the services above, though a GP is always on hand to offer advice if required.