Birchwood Medical Practice Birchwood Medical Practice THE FOLLOWING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY THE PRACTICE TEAM: General Practice Services GP appointments for urgent and routine medical needs Chronic diseases: asthma, diabetes, heart disease, COPD Contraception & family planning – appointments from 7am to support working people NHS Health checks Minor Surgery Repeat Prescription requests which must be in writing Online appointment booking, prescription requests and access to your medical record Treatment Room: A team of nurses provide a range of services including minor injuries, wound care, blood tests, smoking cessation advice, blood pressure testing, cervical smears, ear syringing and travel clinics. To book an appointment please phone between 10am and 12 noon. Baby clinics are held every Wednesday afternoon by Dr Farey or Dr Lewis for postnatal and baby checks although we can arrange appointments with equally experienced GPs on other days. Drug and alcohol services Specialist drug and alcohol services can be accessed through the surgery. Members of the practice follow the South Bristol Methadone Prescribing protocol. All patients receiving methadone on prescription must see a drugs worker. All consultations are confidential. Immunisations Childhood illnesses: we request you to bring your child to attend when they reach the age for their immunisation. Flu jabs: we will invite you to attend for a flu immunisation if you are aged over 65 or have an illness that would be made worse if you caught flu. Travel: if you are going abroad, you can arrange an appointment with a Treatment Room Nurse for advice on any immunisations you may require. THE FOLLOWING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT BROOKLEA BY OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS District Nurses working in the Community Physiotherapy Podiatry (foot care): If you have a problem with your feet, or an illness such as diabetes that can affect your feet, please contact reception for an appointment with the Podiatrist. Midwives based at Brooklea Health Visitors based at Brooklea We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
