Wrafton House Surgery

SPECIAL SERVICES

New Patient Health Checks

These are to help us plan your medical care. All new patients are expected to attend for a health check with the practice nurse within one month of registration.

Five Yearly Health Checks

For all aged 15-75, ie at 15, 20, 25, 30 etc.

Health Checks

For all aged over 15 who have not had a check at all in the previous five years.
For your health check please make an appointment with our health care assistant in a general clinic.

Pre-pregnancy Health Checks

These are offered by the practice nurses for couples contemplating pregnancy.

Practice Nurse Asthma Clinics

All asthmatics should make an appointment in one of these clinics at least annually.

Practice Nurse Diabetic Clinics

Unless being cared for by the hospital all diabetics should attend this clinic at the interval specified by your doctor/nurse. This is usually every six months if your diabetes is well controlled or more frequently if poorly controlled.

Monitoring Of Other Long-Term Health Problems

This will include conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease etc. They will be monitored by the nurses primarily in general clinics.

Stop Smoking

Please make a 30 minute appointment with our health care assistant.

Lifestyle Advice eg Alcohol, Exercise, Diet

This is offered by the practice nurses and doctors in their general clinics and surgeries.

Health Promotion Services To The Housebound

The same services as are offered in the surgeries are available to housebound patients. These are carried out by the practice and district nurses.

Pregnancy Care

Full pregnancy care is offered together with the community midwife. Postnatal checks are performed in our well child clinics on Fridays as well as the six-week baby checks.

Family Planning

General advice and pill checks are offered in normal surgeries by all the doctors and in general clinics by all the practice nurses. For all contraceptive advice and well woman care, there is a separate well woman and family planning clinic run by Dr Kelley and our specially trained practice nurses.

Well Woman Care

All female patients are offered a cervical smear test together with advice about breast awareness and health checks at regular intervals. This service is provided by the practice nurses in their general clinics.

Well Child (under 5's) Clinic

Immunisations are offered on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at Wrafton House only by appointment. Advice and checks on development and growth checks for all pre-school children are offered at Wrafton House on a Friday afternoon and at Northdown Road on a Friday morning. Children who are ill should be brought to a general surgery and not to these clinics.

Immunisations

A full range of travel (see below), influenza and other vaccinations (some of which are chargeable) is offered at both surgeries. Please make an appointment with the practice nurse. For travel immunisations this should be at least three months before the date of travelling.

Immunisations can be arranged with our practice nurses by appointment, ideally two months before departure. Before you meet the nurse we ask you to complete a travel questionnaire. This is available from reception and must be completed at least five working days before you require an appointment for your travel immunisations.

Minor Surgery

Some minor operations are performed by all the doctors during normal surgery times. Dr Wechselburg runs a minor surgery clinic, usually twice a month.

Cryotherapy Clinics

These are run by Dr Constable approximately every four weeks to treat a variety of skin lesions.

Acupuncture

Dr Wechselberg runs a clinic usually twice a month for muscular skeletal conditions only (neck pain, shoulder pain, lower back pain, knee pain and tennis elbow).

Counselling

A confidential counselling service is offered by the practice after discussion with your doctor or practice nurse.