Maternity Care

The midwife and doctors run antenatal clinics by appointment.  The midwife makes routine home visits after the baby is born.  The doctor makes a full postnatal check between 6 and 8 weeks.

Child Health Surveillance

Clinics are held on Monday and Thursday afternoons for development checks and immunisations by appointment.

Family Planning

We are happy to provide family planning advice and offer a full contraceptive service, including coil and implant fitting. For more information visit our Family Planning page.

Joint Injections

For joint injections, please make an appointment with one of the following GPs:

Please note: Joint injections are not considered urgent and are available as a routine appointment only. As such there may be a wait of several weeks before one is available with the most appropriate doctor.
Following the retirement of Dr Hall, the practice will have limited resources to provide joint injections for patients.
The appointments are considered routine appointments and there may be a wait of several weeks before being able to see a suitably qualified GP
The Practice is working to increase our capacity for this service as soon as possible.

Immunisations

We think it is very important that everyone, especially children, are fully immunised against serious infections.  If you think that you or your children are not fully covered please ask the doctor or nurse who are happy to advise.  On request we also provide vaccinations for, and give advice on foreign travel (see travel advice below).

Other Specialist Clinics

NHS Health Check

The NHS Health Check scheme is a national initiative whereby patients between the ages of 40 and 74 are invited to their GP practices for a series of health checks, including blood pressure and blood tests. If you are in this age range, you will receive an appointment for such a Health Check. Learn more about NHS Health Checks here, or watch this video from Public Health England.

Coronary Heart Disease

Clinics are held for review of patients with heart disease.  These are held by two practice nurses and supported by a doctor.

Diabetes

Clinics are held by three of our practice nurses supported by a doctor.

Asthma & COPD Clinics

Four of our practice nurses have special training in this area of medicine and hold weekly clinics for Asthma & COPD.  If you have asthma or COPD it is important to have regular reviews. Please make an appointment at reception.

Travel Advice

Our nurses provide up-to-date advice on vaccinations and illness avoidance for overseas travel. Please note: recommendations change all the time, do not assume you are covered. There may be a charge for some of these vaccines. For more information visit our Travel Services page.

Memory Support Clinic

This GP-led clinic, which is held every other Wednesday morning, is for patients who have been diagnosed with dementia.

Linking Leeds

Linking Leeds is the integrated city-wide Social Prescribing service for people in Leeds. For more information visit our Linking Leeds page.

Carers Clinic

Every other Wednesday we have a clinic run by Carers Leeds, here at the surgery. If you are a carer ask reception for a Yellow Card and when you have completed the short form hand it back to the practice and we will send a referral to Carers Leeds. For more information, visit www.carersleeds.org.uk

Well Woman

Appointments are available with your own doctor or a female doctor to receive advice on women’s health matters including contraception and the menopause.  Routine smears are undertaken by the Practice Nurse.

Warfarin Clinic

Those patients on Warfarin tablets who require regular blood tests can have them done at the practice in a specific clinic on Friday mornings. Please note that appointments for this particular clinic are arranged by the hospital.

NON – NHS SERVICES

Many services are not covered by the NHS and a fee will be charged for providing them.  A list of BMA approved fees can be viewed here and is also displayed on the surgery notice board.  These services include:

• Insurance reports and medicals
• Holiday cancellation forms
• Private referral letters and claim forms
• Private sick notes
• Private prescriptions
• Certain travel vaccines

We cannot provide the following non NHS services:

• Countersignature for passport application
• Countersignature for proof of identity
• Letters to confirm attendance at GP clinic for purposes of school, university, or work absence.