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Clinics and Services
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links below for more information on the Clinics and Services we provide:
Antenatal Clinic
Antenatal clinics are offered at the surgery by the community midwifery
team and Dr Wallbank. All doctors can see pregnant ladies for their
routine GP checks at 16 and 32 weeks. Any additional follow up that is
required outside clinic times is arranged by the community midwives.
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Asthma Clinic
An Asthma Clinic is run by Sister Jeanette Saunders
every Tuesday afternoon. An annual review is suggested for all asthmatic
patients to ensure that treatment is appropriate. All doctors are happy
to review asthma during routine appointments but more time is available
for explanation and teaching in the dedicated Asthma Clinic. More
complex asthma patients can be reviewed by our Specialist Respiratory
Nurse.
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Child Health
Our Health Visitor, Beth Mulcahy, will arrange
routine screening by appointment. Where medical checks are required
these will be done by your GP. Dr Wallbank runs a Post-Natal Clinic
every Thursday morning and initial 8 week baby checks are offered at the
same time so that your baby can be given their first childhood
immunisations at that point by the Practice Nurse.
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Child Immunisation
It is important that we have up-to-date
information on your child's immunisation history. Please discuss any
concerns around immunisation with a doctor or nurse. Our Practice Nurses
run dedicated clinics for childhood immunisations on Thursdays (morning
and afternoon) and Friday afternoons.
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Chiropodist
Jean Peters
This service is not provided by the NHS.
Jean Peters provides a clinic at the practice every Friday morning. She
offers a full chiropody service, including laser treatments and a toe
nail cutting service. Appointments can be made for the Friday clinic by
calling the surgery on 01753 546088. For appointments outside this time
or home visits please call Jean on 01753 861508. Fees are currently £30
for patients of The Datchet Health Centre and £35 for non-patients.
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Counselling
An in-house counselling service
is available via GP referral and is provided by Dan Buckley, MSc
(Counselling), RMN and Laura Lo Bianco, BACP Reg. Counsellor. They work
at the practice on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.
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Diabetic Clinic
All diabetic patients are offered an annual review appointment at the
diabetes clinics run by the practice. An interim check 6 months later is
also offered by the patient's usual GP. Diabetes clinics are run by Dr
Dalton and Dr Jabbar and they are assisted by Sister Jeanette Saunders.
Insulin dependent diabetic patients will also have check ups at the
hospital. Eye screening for diabetic retinopathy is offered on an annual
basis at the health centre.
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Family Planning
Family planning can be discussed with your usual
GP and follow up appointments can then be made with one of our family
planning trained nurses. Jackie, Jeanette and Kathy are all trained to
offer family planning advice to patients. Additionally, Dr. Wallbank is
trained to fit the contraceptive coil.
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Minor Surgery
Some minor surgery procedures (incisions,
excisions and joint injections) can be carried out at the practice. Dr
Dalton, Dr Watts, Dr Chan and Dr Jabbar offer this service. Please make
an initial consultation appointment with your usual doctor to ascertain
whether or not the procedure can be carried out at the surgery and how
long an appointment time will be required.
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Osteopathy
Lucy Scott
This service is not provided by the NHS.
Lucy offers a private osteopathy service at the surgery every Wednesday
morning.
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Physiotherapist
Sarah Jackson
This service is not provided by the NHS.
Sarah offers a private physiotherapy service at the practice every
Thursday morning. Her special interest is in getting people with back
problems back to work.
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Respiratory Clinic
This clinic is run every Thursday by Cathy O'Brien, our Specialist
Respiratory Nurse. It is for patients with COPD, bronchitis, emphysema
and problematic asthma.
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Smoking Cessation
Sister Jackie Gumme offers advice on stopping smoking by
appointment,
including the best treatment options and follow-up appointments to
maximise your chance of success.
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Travel Immunisation including Yellow Fever Centre
A Travel Clinic is run every Tuesday morning by
Sister Jackie Gumme and Sister Jeanette Saunders. Please bring your full
travel itinerary with you to your appointment so that accurate advice
can be given. Where possible you should also provide details of any
previous travel vaccinations. Some vaccinations (yellow fever, rabies,
cholera, meningitis ACWY and hepatitis B) are not covered by the NHS and
a private fee is payable. We additionally dispense Malarone tablets at
the practice and a private fee is payable for this service.
Click here for more information
on our travel clinic.
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Well Person
Simple checks of height, weight, blood pressure and urine testing
can be arranged with our nurses for patients aged 15 and over. This
routine health check is also available to new patients registering with
the practice. More detailed check ups and examinations can be carried
out by the doctors as necessary.
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Well woman and menopause
Your usual GP can give detailed advice and discuss treatment
options, if appropriate. A specialist Well Woman Clinic is also offered
every Wednesday by Sister Kathy Young.
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