These are the
services that this practice provides
under the General Medical Contract.
ALCOHOL
MISUSE
Problems to do with the misuse of
alcohol are very common and we offer
patients who have a problem with
alcohol the opportunity to discuss
their problem and the help and
support to try and overcome it.
ANTI-COAGULATION MONITORING
The practice offers a monitoring
service for patients who take
Warfarin.
ASTHMA
Our nurse has special asthma
training and offers assessment and
review appointments. You will be
invited to attend for assessment or
review, but if you are interested in
attending and have not received an
invitation, then please ask at
reception.
CERVICAL
SMEARS
These important screening tests for
early changes associated with
cervical cancer are recommended for
all women age 20 to 60 every 3
years. They are normally carried out
by our practice nurse; the best time
to take a smear is midway between
periods.
CHILDREN
Babies and children under 5 can be
seen at the weekly clinic run by the
health visitor for developmental
checks. All our doctors perform
routine childhood immunisations.
CONTRACEPTION
All of our doctors provide
contraceptive services. In addition,
Dr. Shona Forth fits IUCDs (coils) and
can also insert the Implanon
contraceptive device.
CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Our nurse offers assessment
and review appointments for all
patients with this condition. You
will be invited to attend for
assessment or review, but if you are
interested in attending and have not
received an invitation, then please
ask at reception.
DIABETES
All of our doctors and our practice
nurse offer appointments for
assessment and review of this
condition. Patients who suffer from
diabetes receive regular invitations
to attend for review and assessment.
In addition we share the care of
some of our diabetic patients with
Raigmore Hospital.
EPILEPSY
Regular review appointments with
your own doctor are offered to
patients who suffer from this
condition.
Gynaecology Services
Dr I Forth, in
co-operation with the Practice
Nurse, performs endometrial
biopsies.
HYPERTENSION
Review appointments with our
practice nurse are offered to all
patients with this condition, as
well as regular review appointments
with our doctors.
HYPOTHYROIDISM
Regular review appointments with
your own doctor are offered to
patients who suffer from this
condition.
INFLUENZA &
PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATIONS
These vaccinations are recommended
for patients over the age of 65 and
any patient who is at risk because
of a chronic illness. The practice
runs an influenza vaccination
campaign from October to March,
every winter. The Pneumococcal
vaccination can be given at any time
of the year.
ISCHAEMIC
HEART DISEASE
Review appointments are regularly
offered to patients who have this
condition.
MATERNITY
CARE
We have a longstanding interest and
involvement in maternity care in
this practice. All of our doctors,
the health visitor and attached
community midwives provide a full
range of maternity services.
MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS
Mental health problems are very
common and we offer patients the
opportunity to discuss problems as
early as possible. We are able to
offer support here in the practice
and advice on other services
available locally.
MINOR
INJURY SERVICE
The doctors or practice nurse will
see patients who have suffered a
minor injury. If possible we will
treat your injury here in the
surgery, including injuries that
require simple suturing. If the
injury is more complicated then we
will make you comfortable and refer
you to the Accident & Emergency
department at Raigmore Hospital.
MINOR
SURGERY
Procedures such as incision of
abscesses, removal of skin lesions,
injection of joints and wart
treatment are carried out in the
practice. All our doctors are on the
Health Board’s Minor Surgery List.
MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS
Our doctors have a special interest
in patients who suffer from this
condition. We offer regular review
and support here in the practice and
advice on other support services
available locally.
NEAR-PATIENT TESTING
This is a service required by
patients who need regular review and
blood tests done because of the
medication that they are taking. We
offer this service here in the
practice.
SEXUAL
HEALTH
There are worrying increases in
sexually transmitted infections for
people of all ages in the UK.
Younger women are at particular risk
of Chlamydia, which can cause
infertility yet may show no
symptoms. HIV/AIDS now affects more
heterosexuals than gay men, and
continues to spread. We offer free
condoms and advice and review to
anyone who considers themselves at
risk.
SMOKING
CESSATION ADVICE
Frances Hobson, Health Care
Assistant, has now been fully
trained to provide smoking cessation
advice and an appointment with her
can be booked by phoning the
surgery.
All our doctors and
our practice nurses will also help
and support patients who are
motivated to stop smoking. Beside
counselling and support we can
provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy
as well as a range of self-help
leaflets.
STROKE/TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACKS
(TIAs)
Regular review appointments are
offered to all patients with this
condition.
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