The doctors and nurses provide a full range of contraceptive services.

Please make an appointment with the doctor or nurse to discuss your options.

The NHS website has a NHS vaccination schedule which shows at what age your child would need each of their childhood vaccinations, these can be found at NHS Vaccination Schedules

It is the responsibility of the parent to contact the surgery and arrange for vaccinations to be done when they reach the correct age.

Cervical screening (a smear test) checks the health of your cervix. It’s not a test for cancer, it’s a test to help prevent cancer. During the screening appointment, a small sample of cells will be taken from your cervix, the sample is checked for certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that can cause changes to the cells of your cervix.

These are called “high risk” types of HPV. If these types of HPV are found, the sample is then checked for any changes in the cells of your cervix. These can then be treated before they get a chance to turn into cervical cancer. If these types of HPV are not found, you don’t need any further tests.

You will get your results by letter, usually in about weeks. It will explain what happens next.

All women aged 25-64 will receive an invite to attend an appointment at your GP surgery for a cervical screening. You should receive an invite up to 6 months before you turn 25, then every 3 years from 25-49, and every 5 years from 50-64. When you are 65 or over you would only receive an invite if your last 3 results were abnormal.

The above information is from the NHS website, for more information head to NHS Cervical Screening

If you suffer from AF, you will have a review with a nurse to monitor your condition. 

The appointment may involve discussing your symptoms, a discussion about your medicines, tests to monitor your health etc.

Your practice will contact you to book your AF review when it is due, but if you have any concerns about your condition in the meantime please contact the surgery.

If you have asthma you will have a review with a nurse to monitor your condition. The appointment may involve discussing your symptoms, a discussion about your medicines, breathing tests etc. Your practice will contact you to book your asthma review when it is due, but if you have any concerns about your condition in the meantime please contact the surgery.

Our midwife runs this clinic. If you become pregnant, you will be given a ‘booking appointment’ at which the midwife will ask you a few questions and carry out some general health checks. You will be seen regularly throughout your pregnancy either at the practice or at the hospital, or both.

When you attend for a test of any kind you will be advised how long you should expect to wait for the results. You may be asked to make a follow-up appointment to discuss the results with your doctor or to ring reception. When ringing for results, please ring after 14:00 once sufficient time has elapsed.

Our reception staff are not qualified to comment on results therefore it is your responsibility to check them and make any necessary follow-up appointment with the doctor.

Please note that we do have a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection. In this respect we will only give out results to the person they relate to unless that person has given prior permission for their release or if they are not capable of understanding them.

A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test. For example, a blood test can be used to:

• Assess your general state of health
• Confirm the presence of a bacterial or viral infection
• See how well certain organs, such as the liver and kidneys, are functioning

A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm. and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The child’s hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.

You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS Choices website.

Derby Urgent Treatment Centre Weekend Blood Tests

Please see the leaflet below for more information on the weekend blood test clinics available:

Derby Urgent Treatment Centre Weekend Blood Tests

Going for a blood test in a community clinic?

Don’t forget to take your blood test form in PAPER format!

If you lose your form or cannot print, contact whoever requested your test. Your test cannot be performed without this. Thank you.

What is Social Prescribing?

Many things affect your health and wellbeing. GPs tell us that a lot of people visit them feeling isolated or lonely. Or they might be stressed out by work, money and housing problems. Sometimes it’s the stress of managing different long-term conditions.

If one of the practice team feels that you would benefit from social prescribing, they will refer you to a social prescribing link worker. The link worker is there to listen to you, and put you in touch with the people and activities that might help you to feel better.

NHS England have created a social prescribing leaflet to explain what the service is.

Social Prescribing in Erewash…

In Erewash we have a social prescribing service. For more information view the social prescribing service in Erewash leaflet.

Please note – due to Covid-19 unfortunately the community coffee mornings have been postponed until further notice.

If you would like to arrange an appointment with a social prescriber please contact our reception team.

What is the Social Prescribing Link Worker role?

“As a Link Worker, I help patients to improve their health, wellbeing, and welfare by connecting them to community services which might be run by the council or a local charity.”

Social Prescribers can take time to talk about what matters to patients and support them to find suitable activities that are a better alternative to medication.

They connect people to community groups and services for practical and emotional support.

Social media

The social prescribing service in Erewash is on social media, you can check the pages for up to date information on the service, as well as local groups and services.

Facebook

Twitter

The CPCS Service was launched by NHS England on the 29^th of October 2019. This was designed to facilitate patients having a same day appointment with their community pharmacist for a minor illness or an urgent supply of a regular medicine.

They have the aims of improving access to service and providing more convenient treatment close to the homes of patients.

You can access this service by referral through calling your GP practice, or by calling the NHS 111 line.

You can use your CPCS service if you suffer from any of the below conditions: