GP for postnatal 8 week checks and immunisations.<\/p>\n
Health visitors hold a drop-in Child Health Clinic for children 0-5 years of age, on Wednesdays from 9.15am to 11.30am at the Early Years Centre (opposite the Health Centre). You can also call at The Withywood Centre 9-30 to 12.30 and 1-30pm to 4.30pm. Tel: 0117 9878325<\/p>\n
Nurse led clinics are held regularly to monitor your illness, and offer advice and support.<\/p>\n
Doctors are keen to give contraceptive advice. All consultations are confidential, regardless of age.\u00a0 If you need emergency contraception you can speak to the practice nurse, triage nurse or make an appointment with your doctor.<\/p>\n
If you are unable to attend the surgery for essential nursing care, the district nurses may visit you at home. This is subject to assessment and we always recommend that you attend the surgery\u00a0if you can. If you feel you cannot come to the surgery then you need to contact The Single Point of Access on 0117 903 0202 and leave a message and they will contact you.<\/p>\n
Chiropractic is proven to be extremely safe approach to relieve lower back pain, neck and arm pain as well as injuries such as whiplash and sports injuries. Alison Archibold and her team hold surgeries on a Wednesday and will contact you for an appointment after referral from your doctor.<\/p>\n
If you feel you have any problems about drink or drugs your doctor may be able to refer you on to specialist services. The practice follows the South Bristol Methadone protocol where all patients receiving methadone on prescription must see a Drugs Worker. All consultations are confidential.<\/p>\n
Dietician<\/strong><\/p>\n A doctor may refer you to a dietician if your weight is endangering your health.<\/p>\n Smoking\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are interested in giving up smoking please click on the following link:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.bristol.gov.uk\/web\/live-well-bristol\/be-smoke-free<\/a><\/p>\n Living Well with COPD<\/strong><\/p>\n Living Well with COPD is a pilot programme that has been put in place in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire to better support people with\u00a0chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)<\/a>\u00a0at home and help reduce unnecessary admission into hospital.\u00a0 https:\/\/bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk\/health-wellbeing\/living-well-with-copd\/<\/a><\/p>\n It is important to keep up to date with your immunisations to avoid serious illnesses.<\/p>\n Ideally, children should have their vaccinations at the right age to protect them as early as possible and to minimise the risk of infection.<\/p>\n Your GP will be able to tell you what vaccinations children need. You can also find more information about children\u2019s vaccinations and benefits on the\u00a0Vaccinations page on the NHS website<\/a>.<\/li>\n When you are pregnant you will receive regular care from your midwife before and after your baby is born.<\/p>\n The doctors are able to inject joints and remove some skin lumps. Talk to your GP for details.<\/p>\n A doctor may refer you to see a physiotherapist. They offer advice and treat problems with muscles or joints e.g. after an injury.\u00a0 There are usually 2 physiotherapists available for appointments, each patient is assessed and the need for follow up appointments is discussed. The PCT has a strict policy on discharging patients who fail to attend their initial or subsequent appointments. Each new problem requires a separate doctor\u2019s referral.<\/p>\n If you have a problem with your foot care, or an illness that can affect your feet, like diabetes, please contact the\u00a0NHS Trust Office in Hartcliffe Health Centre Tel:0117 3015200. The office is here in the same building.<\/p>\n A weekly community clinic has been set up at the Withywood Centre for people with lower leg wounds.\u00a0 During the clinics, patients can receive compression therapy or other lower leg treatments, with support from our friendly nurses and volunteers, whilst enjoying a cup of tea and socialising with other people experiencing the same condition. To support the initiative, Bristol Ageing Better has commissioned Age UK Bristol to provide volunteer support and to arrange patient transport.<\/p>\n Patients can attend the clinic instead of their usual weekly appointment at the GP surgery. The clinic is being piloted for 12 months, beginningvApril 2017. It is organised by South Bristol Primary Care Collaborative and supported by Bristol Ageing Better.<\/p>\n The clinics take place every Thursday morning from 09.30am in the Withywood Centre. If you are interested in attending, please contact your GP practice nursing team to find out more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Baby Clinic GP for postnatal 8 week checks and immunisations. Health visitors hold a drop-in Child Health Clinic for children 0-5 years of age, on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l81041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l81041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l81041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l81041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l81041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l81041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l81041\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nImmunisations<\/h3>\n
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\nMaternity<\/h3>\n
\nMinor Surgery<\/h3>\n
\nPhysiotherapy<\/h3>\n
\nPodiatry<\/h3>\n
\nCommunity Clinics for Leg Wounds<\/h3>\n