Health Promotion Clinics

Special clinics are held for the purpose of promoting better health and preventing illness. The majority of clinics are run by Practice Nurses. The following are available:

• Hypertension/Cardiac Disease Prevention Clinic
• Diabetic Clinic
• Screening Clinic
• Asthma & Chronic lung disease clinic
• Travellers’ Clinic - see next tab
• Counselling Services by qualified counsellors
• Drug Dependency Clinic by a Merseyside Drug Counsellor
• Dietetics: dietary advice
• Smoking Cessation Clinic
• Lifestyle / Weight Management Clinic.  

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In House Clinics

Ophthalmology Clinics are available In-House . Appointments for these clinics are only available on referral from the doctor. Phlebotomy or blood taking clinics are held at the practice on Wednesday, Thursday, Fridays between 8.30am and 12.00am and Tuesdays between 1:30pm and 4:30pm. If these times are inconvenient please speak to a member of the reception staff who will make alternative arrangements.  

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Minor Operations

We will carry out minor operative procedures at the Practice, for example, the removal of small lumps and skin abnormalities. Under some circumstances we give steroid injections to inflamed joints.  

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Children and Young People

IMMUNISATION
An immunisation clinic is held on Thursday afternoons between 2.00pm and 4.00pm. Appointments are made through a district computer system, which notifies parents through the post and by telephone when immunisations are due. If your child misses their appointment, please bring them to the session the following week.

WELL-CHILD CLINIC
This clinic is held on Thursdays between 2.00pm and 4.00pm.

CHILD SURVEILLANCE 
New baby checks are conducted along with post-natal review at 6 weeks. The health visitors are available in clinic on a Thursday afternoon to provide advice and health checks

CHILD HEALTH REVEIWS
Child Health Reviews are available at eight months, two years and three-and-a-half years of age. All reviews will be carried out at Field Road Health Clinic (opposite the Practice).

YOUNG PEOPLE– CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE SERVICE
The Confidential Advice Service (CAS) is an externally-run support service for all young people of Wallasey aged between 12 and 25. It focuses on young people’s health needs, offering advice on contraception, pregnancy, general health, sexual health, as well as psychological and emotional support. CAS clinics are held at the Practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 4.00pm and 6.00pm. For more information, please ring 0151 630 7100.  

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Family Planning

Each doctor will be happy to give general advice on all aspects of family planning.  

Travel Vaccinations

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.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

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