Nurses clinics
You may make an appointment to see our practice nurse at either surgery. As well as basic nursing tasks such as immunisations, dressings, ear syringing, smoking cessation they will advise on general health screening, inoculations and diet. They offer wound and ulcer management and travel advice, please make an appointment as soon as you know your travel dates - don’t leave it until the last minute or you put yourself at risk.
Phlebotomy
A phlebotomy clinic is held three times a week at Waddington and twice at Navenby by our Healthacre Assistants, for those patients who cannot attend hospital for their blood tests.
Smears
You may make an appointment to see any of the doctors at the Practice or if you prefer a practice nurse. If you request the nurse, please mention what it is for in order that a suitable appointment can be booked for you.
Contraceptive advice
All the doctors at the surgery are happy to give contraceptive advice during normal surgeries
COPD/Asthma clinic
These are run at both ends of the practice by appointment.
Medicals
Patients requiring insurance or other medicals will usually be seen outside surgery hours so please mention the nature of the medical when booking. You may be asked for a deposit towards the cost of your medical in advance of your appointment.
Minor surgeries
Minor surgical procedures under local anaesthetics are performed in the surgery by appointment.
Diabetic clinic
This is run at Waddington Surgery by appointment.
Maternity Clinic
Antenatal clinics are run at Waddington Surgery by the community midwife. The doctors see antenatal patients in their normal surgeries.Postnatal appointments take longer than usual and you should mention this when making an appointment.
Baby clinic
This clinic is for routine checking of children under the age of 5 years including vaccinations. They are by appointment only and are run by the health visitor at Bracebridge Heath Surgery. To prevent infection being transferred to very young babies who are usually present, please try to avoid bringing other children who might be infectious to these clinics. Please contact the health visitor to arrange these appointments on 01522 502011
Sick Notes
If you are unable to work due to illness, your employer will provide you with an SC2 certificate. This covers the first seven calendar days of lost work. Only after this time will you need a doctors certificate.
WARFARIN
We now do our own Warfarin Clinic. Presently it runs at Navenby Surgery on a Monday but it is our intention to extent this service to include a clinic at Waddington in the near future. Any patient wishing to use the service should contact the surgery and leave their details. Our HCA will then contact you and make all the necessary arrangements to change you over to the surgery.