All GP practices are contracted to provide ‘essential services’.
We also provide the following ‘additional services’ :
- Child health surveillance, together with the health visiting team.
- Contraceptive services. This includes the fitting of coils and the insertion of contraceptive implants.
- Cervical smears.
- Routine immunisation of children.
- Immunisation for adults in relation to travel. Not all travel immunisations are available on the NHS. Please ask our practice nurses or reception staff for details.
- Minor surgery, including joint injections and removal of skin lesions.
- An annual flu immunisation programme to protect patients over the age of 65 and at risk patients.
- Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems.
- Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, chronic bronchitis and asthma, mental health problems, and dementia.
- Health Checks.
- Stop smoking advice.
- Pharmacist advice.
- Psychotherapist
- Advice on diet and weight loss.
- Non NHS services – not all services at our Practice are available under the NHS. When patients request non-NHS items or services a private fee is payable. Click here for further information Lakes Medical Practice – Private Fees Information
