Our Health Care Assistants are available daily to take bloods, do ECGs and provide health checks to newly registered patients.

Practice Nurses are available daily to undertake clinical procedures such as wound dressing and routine vaccinations. They also hold clinics to monitor and advise on diabetes, coronary heart disease, asthma, smoking cessation, diet, travel immunisations and childhood immunisations.

Accidents
We have the facilities to deal with minor injuries at the Surgery. Where possible please telephone before bringing a casualty to us, in order that we may alert a Doctor or Practice Nurse.
Major injuries are dealt with at the Accident and Emergency Unit, Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich. Tel: (01473) 712233 or at the new Minor Injury Unit at Riverside Clinic, Landseer Road, Ipswich.

Cervical smears
All women aged 25 to 65 are strongly recommended to have a regular cervical smear. It is advised that first smears are performed at 25 years of age, then 3 yearly up to 49 and then 5 yearly from 50 ? 64. Patients will be recalled automatically. Smears are performed by the Practice Nurses.

Patients not seen recently at the practice
The Practice will provide a consultation on request to patients between 16 and 75 years of age who have not attended surgery during the last 3 years

We will also provide a consultation on request to patients over 75 years of age who have not attended the surgery over the last 12 months. If necessary, owing to their medical condition, this may take place in the patients home.

Contraception Services
All Doctors and Practice Nurses are able to discuss your contraceptive requirements and are available for contraceptive advice.
We are now able to offer IUCD (coil) fitting - please contact Practice Nurse Kate Hunt for details.
 
Child Health
All Doctors are registered to undertake child health surveillance for children registered with the Practice.