Clinics and Services

Antenatal/Postnatal Clinics are run by midwives based at Malmesbury and Chippenham and by the doctors at the surgery.

Baby Clinics are run by the Health Visitor  on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Times are 1:30pm  - 4:00pm.

Childhood Vaccination Clinics are held at the surgery on Tuesdays from 11:00 to 12:00.

Child Health Surveillance Clinics are run by Dr Watkins and the Health Visitor on Tuesdays by appointment 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. All babies must be between 6 and 8 weeks old for their first check and already REGISTERED with the surgery. 

Stop smoking clinic. Do you want freedom from smoking? Sue Alexander ( Practice nurse ) runs a support to stop smoking service. It's free, it's friendly, you don't have to stop smoking until you want to!

We also run several other clinics eg.asthma, diabetes,weight reduction, stop smoking. Please contact reception for details.

Nursing Services

We have two Practice Nurses and a Health-care Assistant based at the practice. They provide a wide range of services including:

• Dressings
• Contraceptive advice and pill check
• Ear syringing
• ECG
• Spirometry
• Asthma clinic
• Coil check
• Routine injections
• Blood tests
• Travel advice and immunisations
• Cervical smears
• Well-person clinic
• Diabetic clinic
• New patient medicals
• Stop smoking clinic
• Removal of stitches

Advice and support can be given on achieving a healthier lifestyle. A wide range of general health topics are covered:

• Diet
• Exercise
• Family
• Menopause
• Heart disease
• Blood pressure
• Stress
• Testicular examination
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Breast examination

Schedule of Private Fees 2008

Medical examinations - all £85

Pre employment Medical

HGV/PSV Medical

Fitness to travel Examination

School Fitness Medical

Sports Medical e.g. Scuba diving

Private Consultation (Incl Overseas) - £50

Private Smear Fee - £25

Reports/Forms

Private Claims e.g. BUPA   £23.50

Fitness to Travel   £15

Disclosure medical records for solicitor £50

Access to computer records   £10

Access to written records   £50

'To Whom it may concern' letters   £15

Passport Form   £17.50

Driving Licence Form   £17.50

Certificates

Private Sick note   £12.50

Holiday cancellation   £15

Vaccine certificate   £15

Freedom from infection   £15

Shot Gun Licence   £25

Minor Surgery

Dr Pettit assisted by a Practice Nurse runs a Minor Operations Clinic once a month at the surgery. This includes removal of;

• lumps and moles
• injections of joints

Friday morning by appointment

If you are not sure if your lesion is suitable for our Minor Ops clinic, please see Dr Pettit for a consultation first.

Travel Clinic

Our Practice nurse Sue Alexander is trained and updated to provide the latest travel advice.

All patients must complete and hand in the Travel Questionnaire before seeing the practice nurse. You can download this form from the link below, or ask at reception for a copy.

Download: Travel Questionnaire

For optimal protection it is important you attend the travel clinic at least 6-8 weeks prior to your departure.

 You can also get advice from the following independant websites.

www.bbc.co.uk/health/travel *

www.travelhealthzone.com *

www.doh.gov.uk *

*Because these are independant websites the surgery cannot vouch for their accuracy.

You may require some vaccinations before you travel- it is important to note that some vaccines are available on the NHS and others we can provide  only under a private vaccination arragement. The costs and charges are outlined below.

Vaccine Charges 2006