We offer a range of clinics and services at the surgery. There are some tasks you can do, such as health reviews, using the Accurx service.
Clinical services we offer
- Minor surgery
- Diabetes
- Coronary heart disease
- Cholesterol checks
- Weight loss clinics
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive airways disease
- Phlebotomy
- Maternity
- Vaccinations
- Counselling
- Child health surveillance
- Coils and contraceptive advice
- Wound care and suture removal
- Children of 5 years and under are offered child health screening
All our doctors offer maternity services and post natal checks and have recognised experience in child health screening. The doctors will carry out the first baby check at 8 weeks and a post natal check. Baby’s first immunisation at 8 weeks will be given by our practice nurses who will also give subsequent immunisations and childhood vaccinations.
Nurse practitioner services
Our nurse practitioners can prescribe and see patients (not babies under 26 weeks) with the following ailments:
- Asthma
- Chest infections
- Constipation
- Contraception review
- Coughs, colds and flu
- Diarrhoea and vomiting
- Earache
- Eczema
- Emergency contraception
- Eye infections
- Facial pain
- Fever
- Indigestion
- Infections
- Ingrowing toe nails
- Nose complaints
- Piles
- Rashes
- Sinusitis
- Sore throats
- Urinary tract infections
- Vaginal discharge
- Viral illness
Our practice nurse and healthcare assistant appointments are pre-bookable appointments and should be booked in advance.
Smoking cessation
Please ask for an appointment with one of our healthcare assistants or nurses, who are qualified to give you advice and support if you wish to give up smoking.
Alternatively see our stop smoking wellbeing section.
Foreign travel immunisations
We offer appropriate immunisations to our patients travelling abroad, together with advice about travel malaria and other tropical diseases. For more travel advice, please visit www.travelhealthpro.org.uk.
Family planning clinics
For information regarding family planning clinics, please see our information on local clinics (PDF).
We advise on the full range of contraceptive methods: natural, barrier, IUD, the pill, injectable, and emergency “after sex” contraception. Pregnancy counselling and referral can be arranged. The service is confidential and for everyone, including those not registered with this practice.
For further information visit:
Essex sexual health service
Phone
0300 003 12 12