URGENT PRACTICE NEWS:

Clinics & Services

Our Practice Nurses are available by appointment from Monday to Friday and their services include:

• Childhood immunisations
• Blood pressure and cholesterol monitoring
• Warfarin monitoring
• Travel immunisations and advice
• Family planning and HRT advice
• Cervical smears
• ECGs
• Spirometry
• Injections
• Wound dressing
• Suture removal
• Ear syringing
• Dietary advice
• Asthma, Diabetic and Hypertension clinics
• Smoking Cessation advice

Health Care Assistant

We have a Health Care Assistant who works on Tuesday mornings. Her services include: phlebotomy, dressings, ECGs, and spirometry.

Carer Link Person

If you are a carer and need help your contact at the surgery and ask to be put in touch with the carer link person.

Maternity Care

All the doctors at Capelfield provide regular antenatal and postnatal checks. Antenatal classes are held at some local halls (Health Visitors have details). The National Childbirth Trust is active in our area giving extra support.

Family Planning and Womens Health

All our doctors are family planning trained. We provide all the normal contraceptive services including pill checks, cap and ICUD/IUS (coil) fittings and injectable contraception. We advise all women between the ages of 25 and 65 to have routine cervical smears every 3 to 5 years. A computerised call and recall system is operated on our behalf by the Primary Care Support Services. Please see a doctor if you need advice on: breast screening, preparing for pregnancy, fertility, the menopause, hormone replacement therapy and period problems. Information is also available on the Family Planning Association website www.fpa.org.uk/

Child Health Clinic

Sadly we no longer provide Child Health Clinics, if you have any issues with your child, please contact the surgery as normal.

Vaccinations

We run regular vaccination clinics. Please see our Vaccination Schedule for detailed information.

Asthma Clinic

This clinic is run by the Practice Nurses and aims to provide optimum symptom control and appropriate education for our asthmatic patients. We offer a yearly check-up for all asthmatics on regular medication.

Diabetic Clinic

The practice runs diabetic clinics which are available to all our diabetic patients to help maximise their effective control and reduce the risk of complications associated with diabetes. On Tuesday afternoons Dr. Munro and Nurse Liz Scaife run a diabetic clinic which we would encourage all diabetics to attend at least once a year, or more frequently if advised to do so by the clinicians. Appointments should be arranged through reception.

Minor Surgery

All the doctors are approved to undertake minor surgery. Nurse Liz Scaife holds a cryotheraphy clinic on Wednesday afternoons.

Attached Services

Phlebotomists

The majority of blood tests are undertaken by our phlebotomists. They currently work at the surgery two mornings a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).

District Nurses

The District Nursing team (who are employed by Central Surrey Health) are qualified nurses who have been specially trained to assess and give skilled nursing care in patients homes for those who are unable to get to the surgery. Examples of services provided are: wound and skin care, post surgical care, bowel and bladder care, diabetic care, care of acutely ill and terminally ill patients, chemotherapy, and liaison with other specialist nurses. They can be contacted between 08:30 and 16:30 on 01932 863252. If they are not there please leave a message on the answerphone.

Health Visitors

The Health Visitors are all qualified nurses who are part of the 0-19 Team.  They provide services to expectant mothers, families and children 0-19 years.  Examples of services include postnatal support, child development, children with complex health needs, domestic abuse and safeguarding.

They provide a breastfeeding drop-in clinic Friday 10-12 at Molesey Clinic, they also provide a daily advice line Mon-Fri 9.30-1pm. Tel: 020 8979 6464.

Midwife

Your doctor and the Midwife will share your antenatal care and help care for you and your baby when you return home. The Midwife holds a clinic at Emberbrook Community Health Centre, Thames Ditton, on Wednesday mornings. Details can be found in the maternity pack given to patients at the beginning of their pregnancy. Tel: 020 8546 7711.

Integrated Rehabilitation Service

The integrated rehabilitation service provides a short-term rehabilitation and personal care service that aims to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and also allow patients to return home, with support, as soon as possible after treatment. They also offer assessment/advice if a chronic situation deteriorates at home. The team includes District Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Assistants, Community Support Workers and Community Care Assistants. They currently operate an open referral system. They can be contacted on 07968833560.

Dietitian

A dietitian, from Epsom Hospital, holds clinics at the practice monthly. Appointments are only available through referral by a doctor or nurse.

Counsellor

A counselling service is available in the practice. Patients with stress, mild depression, anxiety or relationship problems who feel they might benefit from seeing a counsellor should make an appointment with a GP to discuss the possibility of referral.

Travel Advice

All patients requiring travel vaccinations need to complete a questionnaire before requesting an appointment. These forms are available from the reception at the surgery or can be downloaded here. The completed form should be returned to the surgery 6 weeks prior to travel.

The nurse will contact patients to make an appointment. One appointment per patient. Some vaccines are not available on the NHS and a charge is therefore made.

The practice is a Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because travel vaccination is not included in the services provided by the NHS and therefore is a chargeable service.

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the questionnaire and return it to the Surgery, 6 weeks prior to travelling.

Click here to download and print off our questionnaire.

If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday.  To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Evidence that you are sick

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).

It is up to your employer to decide whether you are incapable of work. A medical certificate, now called a 'Statement of Fitness for Work’ (see below) from your doctor is strong evidence that you are sick and would normally be accepted, unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.

You could also provide evidence from someone who is not a medical practitioner, e.g. a dentist. Your employer will decide whether or not this evidence is acceptable. If your employer has any doubts, they may still ask for a medical certificate from your GP.

Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'

The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.

For more information see the DirectGov website (where this information was sourced)

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