Clinics & Other Services

Doctors provide a range of general medical services to their patients which includes contraceptive services, minor surgery, ante natal and post natal care, child health surveillance, high risk drug monitoring, minory injury service.

The Doctors have clinical interests in the following areas:

Dr R Gibbons -  women's health and family planning

Dr S Radford - child health and ophthalmology

Dr R Walker - women's health and family planning

The nursing team offers a wide range of care including chronic disease management for conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.

Health promotion is a major part of their role, this includes immunisation and cervical smears and advice on lifestyle, smoking, diet & exercise etc.

Our Health Care Assistant supports the team performing duties including blood tests, ECGs etc and our Phlebotomist also supports the team by taking bloods.

We have Practice Counsellors, who hold clinics weekly. These services are available to patients via their doctor. We also have a Substance Misuse Counsellor who can assist patients and their families with alcohol, drug and nicotine addiction problems. We also have an in-house Health Visitor, Physiotherapist and Dietician.

Under 16s

We are happy to see and treat patients under 16 without their parents permission if we are satisfied they are able to understand the consequences.

This practice believes everyone has the right to privacy, whatever their age. Only in exceptional circumstances, such as if someone is in physical danger, would we possibly pass on information to a third party, and then, only after discussion with the patient.

EEFO approved

Travel Information

We have a number of documents that may help you plan your trip abroad.  You can access them below

WhatAreYourHealthRisksAbroad.pdf

ContentsofaBasicMedicalKit.pdf

HowSoonDoYouNeedToMakeAnAppointment.pdf

Malaria.pdf

UsefulInternetSitesAndTelephoneNumbers.pdf

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.  There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

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

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations.  These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.  Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Bottreaux Surgery Travel Vaccine Price List

Please click here Travel_Vaccines.doc  to see our price for vaccinations

Test Results

Please call between 12.00pm and 3.00pm to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request between these times.

Note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice. It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

Private Medical Services

Some services are not available on the NHS. Please enquire about the fee before booking an appointment and pay when booking it,

Below are some of the services which attract a fee:

• HGV medicals
• Taxi medical
• Pre-employment medicals
• Sports medicals
• Fitness to drive
• Shotgun licences
• Passport countersigning
• Holiday cancellation forms
• Private prescriptions

All of the above are subject to 20% VAT

• Private sick notes - No VAT

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