Antenatal Appointments

If you discover that you are pregnant please contact reception to arrange your first antenatal appointment.

All doctors provide antenatal care within ordinary surgery times. This care always includes shared care between your doctor and the hospital-based specialists.

After having your baby you will be sent an appointment by post to attend surgery for your postnatal check.

Baby Clinics – Davenal House Surgery

There is usually a Doctor available in baby clinic along with the nurse who gives child immunisations.

You will be sent an appointment by post for your child to attend for child immunisations. Health visitors run their own clinics at other locations.

Health Promotion

The aim of promoting health is to identify risk factors at an early stage and preventing them from causing ill health. We offer a full range of health promotion via our practice nurses. Services include:

• Cervical Smears
• Dietary Advice and lifestyle advice (weight reduction, low cholesterol etc)
• Blood Pressure Checks
• NHS Health Checks

Please make an appointment at reception.

Long Term Conditions

Asthma And Chronic Airways Disease Clinic – Davenal House Surgery
Tuesday 2.00pm until 5.30pm

Appointments are available to book in this clinic via reception, which is run by our practice nurses.

Diabetic Clinic-Davenal House Surgery
Monday 2.00pm until 5.00pm
Tuesday 11.20am until 12.40pm
Wednesday 8.30am until 10.30am

The diabetic clinics are run jointly by a Doctor and Practice Nurse. If necessary you will be referred to these clinics by one of our clinicians.

Family Planning Clinic – Davenal House Surgery

Thursdays 9.30am – 12.30pm and 3.00pm until 6.00pm.

This clinic is run by a doctor and the practice nurse.

Appointments with the doctor for procedures or problems with contraception or women’s health problems.

Advice on all forms of contraception is also provided within ordinary surgery times by appointment.

Travel Immunisation/Vaccinations – Davenal House Surgery

Thursday 11:20am until 12:40pm

Please make an appointment at least eight to ten weeks in advance of your holiday to ensure adequate cover. A charge will be made for certain immunisations and vaccinations which are not covered by the NHS. A copy of these charges is also held at reception.

Minor Surgery

Some minor surgical procedures can be performed by your doctor at the surgery by prior arrangement with your doctor.

Elderly And Chronically Disabled

If you are aged 75 years or over you should be seen annually by one of our clinicians. We will write, inviting you to make an appointment with one of our practice nurses for a 75+ health check. Our nurse advisor with a special interest in care for the elderly is able to visit those patients that are housebound.