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Hospital Referrals (Choose and Book)

Your GP may need to refer you to a hospital to be seen by a specialist. You now have a “choice” and will be given contact details for making your appointment.

• You can choose any NHS hospital
• You can choose the date and time of your appointment.
• The referral is done electronically so there is less chance of it getting lost in the post.  

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Non-NHS Services

Medical examinations for special purposes e.g. HGV and PSV licences, pre-employment, fitness to travel etc are undertaken during surgery times at the discretion of the doctor.

Other forms such as private medical certificates, passport application forms, food handling certificates, child-minder forms etc may also be submitted for completion. You will be charged a fee for all non-NHS services and are advised to check on the level of payment before such forms are completed. Please ask the receptionist for details.

Childrens Vaccinations

Childhood vaccinations and immunisations are carried out by the health visitors, with or without an appointment on Mondays between 2pm – 4pm.

Please let your health visitor know if this time is not convenient so that alternative arrangements can be made.

The health visitors can give you a great deal of practical help and advice. You may telephone them direct on 663429. If they are unavailable to speak to you directly, you can leave a message. The health visitors also arrange Well Baby Clinics on Wednesdays from 9am – 11:00am.

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Childrens Vaccinations Schedule

Travel Information

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.  There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations.  These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.  Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because travel vaccination is not included in the services provided by the NHS and therefore is a chargeable service.

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire