Clinics & Services Offered
Antenatal Clinic
Mount Street: Monday 9.00am -11.00am
The midwife and doctor are both available. Please bring a sample of urine with you each time. Antenatal bookings with the midwife are usually held on Tuesday mornings 9.00am-11.00am.
Prior Deram Walk: The midwife is available on Thursday afternoons for both antenatal and booking appointments.
Well Baby Clinic
If you have chosen to bring your child to the surgery for development checks, you will be asked to indicate this when you register the child with our practice. This will ensure that your child is invited for checks at the right time. If you think your child is due for a development check, or if you have any questions about Baby Clinic, please phone your Health Visitor.
Mount Street
Baby Clinic is open on Thursday afternoons (2.00pm – 3.00pm) for development check by appointment for 8 week and 1 year checks only. There will no longer be an “open” weigh and advice clinic here. There are open clinics at the following venues for weighing and advice:
Coundon Clinic, Barker Butts Lane
(Monday 2.00pm – 4.00pm) (Thursday 9.00am – 11.00am)
Whoberley Clinic, Winsford Avenue (Tuesday 9.00am – 11.00am)
Tile Hill Health Centre, Jardine Crescent
(Tuesday 1.30pm – 4.00pm) (Thursday 9.00am – 11.30am)
Earlsdon, Moor Street Surgery (Thursday 1.30pm – 3.30pm)
Prior Deram Walk
Appointments for the Wednesday Baby Clinic at Prior Deram Walk will be sent out by the Health Visitor. Children with appointments will be seen between 2.00pm and 3.00pm.
Skin Clinic
Dr Paige sees people with skin problems suitable for minor surgical treatment. Most of these cases are dealt with on Wednesday afternoons 4.00-5.00pm at the Mount Street Surgery.
Maternity Services
Although we are able to offer full maternity services we are unable to supervise home deliveries. Speak to a doctor or a midwife about the services available.
Childhood Immunisations
Your child will be sent appointments for routine immunisations. These are usually done in Baby Clinic although you may make an appointment with nurse at any other available time. The recommended immunisation schedule is now as follows:
1st Quad + Polio & Meningitis C: 2 months
2nd Quad + Polio & Meningitis C: 3 months
3rd Quad + Polio & Meningitis C: 4 months
MMR: 13 months
Preschool Booster + MMR II: 3 ½ years
“School Leaver” Booster: 14 years +
Well Person Check Ups
All patients over 16 are welcome to make an appointment with the Nurse. She will advise you on your general health and life-style.
Over 75 Checks
All patients over 75 are invited to attend for an annual check up.
Asthma, Diabetes and Hypertension
We encourage regular reviews of these conditions. Such reviews are offered in all normal surgeries. You are encouraged to book check ups for asthma and diabetes with the Practice Nurse.
Continence Promotion Service
Patients over 45 experiencing continence problems are invited to make an appointment with Nurse Maggie Raven. Patients under 45 should book an appointment with Nurse Eilish O’Connor
Minor Surgical Procedures
Some minor surgical problems can be dealt with at the surgery. The doctor will advise you whether this is appropriate and you may be asked to make a special appointment.
Cervical Smear Tests
There has been a recent change in the national cervical screening policy. We now start doing smear tests at the age of 25 (not 20). This is because in younger people the smear can look odd simply due to immaturity of the cervix and is therefore difficult to interpret. A lot of young people under 25 were called back for further testing and subjected to considerable unnecessary worry. By waiting until women are 25 we can avoid this. The risk of cancer of the cervix is also extremely low in the under 25 age group.
When your next smear test is due you will receive a reminder by post. This is sent out by Coventry PCT on behalf of the practice. Please make an appointment for a smear test with the nurse (or doctor) and, if possible, tell the reception staff what you are coming for so adequate time is allotted.
Women will be sent for a further test every 3 years from the age of 25 up to the age of 49 and then every 5 years up to and including the age of 64.
All women will receive the result of their cervical smear test by post. The nurse or doctor who takes the smear should be able to tell you roughly how long the results will take.
Contraception
The doctor will discuss with you the methods of contraception available. The pill, cap and coil, Depot injections, pessaries and creams are all available free on prescription. We are unable to prescribe the sheath but will advise on its use and the nurse is able to issue some supplies. Coil fitting and implants are available from the Coventry Walk-in-Centre (024 7624 6789).
PLEASE NOTE: The “morning –after pill” can be taken up to 72 hours after the event, but please contact us earlier if at all possible as it is most effective in the first 24hours. It is also available from the Sexual Health and Reproductive Care Clininc (SHARC) at 25 Warwick Road, Coventry (024 7696 1300) from 7.00am – 10.00pm every day of the year.
Travel Advice and Immunisations
These are done by the Nurse. NHS Direct (0845 4647) can advise you on what immunisations are needed. We need to know every country you are visiting or stopping at. Please make an appointment with the nurse to plan what you need. Do not leave this till the last moment!
Immunisations
These are done by the Nurse. For protection against tetanus you should have two boosters, 10 years apart.
Rubella
All women should be immunized against Rubella (German Measles) for the safety of their future children. If you do not know if you are immune please ask the doctor or nurse.
Flu Vaccines
These are usually available from October onwards. We recommend these for patients with certain illnesses e.g. asthma, bronchitis, diabetes, heart disease. The flu vaccine is recommended for all those over 65. Please ask the doctor or make an appointment with nurse if you had a flu vaccine last year.
Pneumonia Vaccine
This vaccine is recommended for all people over the age of 65. Please ask a nurse if you think you have not had one.
Blood Tests
These can be done at the surgery. Please make an appointment and remember to bring the request form with you for the blood test. If the hospital specialist has requested the blood test, it should normally be taken at the hospital.
