Covid Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccination is an important part of protecting yourself if you’re at increased risk from severe COVID-19. To find out if you are eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine, please go to nhs.uk.

Travel Clinic

If you are planning a trip abroad and wish to know which vaccines are currently required or recommended for the place you are visiting, please make an appointment in one of our Travel Clinics with one of our Nursing Sisters.

Think Pharmacy – Minor Ailments Scheme

Pharmacists play a key role in providing quality healthcare to patients. Working in the community, pharmacists use their clinical expertise together with their practical knowledge to ensure the safe supply and use of medicines by patients and members of the public.

Many pharmacies in the local area offer the ‘Think Pharmacy’ service. This service is an alternative to visiting your GP, making it easier for you and your family to get healthcare and advice on minor ailments at a time that suits you.

Your local pharmacy can offer advice and if necessary, prescribe medication to treat the following ailments under the Minor Ailments service:

  • Conjunctivitis
  • Cystitis
  • Impetigo
  • Oral thrush in babies
  • Scabies
  • Threadworm
  • Vaginal thrush

Pharmacists can also offer advice on common problems such as coughs, colds, aches and pains as well as healthy eating and stopping smoking.

You can talk to your pharmacist in confidence, even about the most personal symptoms and you don’t need to make an appointment; most pharmacies now have a private consultation area where patients can discuss issues with pharmacy staff without being overheard by other members of the public.

Consultations are always free and confidential, regardless of whether the pharmacist gives you any medication.

Smoking Cessation

If you want to give up smoking, please make an appointment with one of our GP’s who will refer you for treatment.

Phlebotomy

Blood taking is an important part of our diagnostic procedure here at Kiltearn. We have a phlebotomist who works here at the surgery to provide this service for our registered patients. If you are taking certain medications, you may be asked to have regular blood tests.

Many of these can be done at the surgery, but for warfarin, you may need to attend the clinic at Church View Primary Care Centre or Leighton Hospital. Phlebotomy is available Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.

We save the early appointments for those who are fasting.

Minor Surgery

We have GP’s who are trained to perform a variety of minor surgical procedures. We operate a waiting list system and you will be invited in with a specific appointment. You can access this service by referral from your GP. 

Please note this is not a minor injuries service, we do not suture wounds acquired from an injury.

Maternity

We work very closely with the Weaver Team of midwives from Leighton Hospital to provide a shared care plan of antenatal care. The Community Midwives hold clinics in the surgery each week. They will monitor your pregnancy and the health of you and your baby.

They can provide advice on all aspects of pregnancy, childbirth and afterwards. For more information, please ask for a leaflet in reception.

Health Visitors

Our Health Visitors can advise on health and welfare for babies and children. They run the Child Development Clinics for the surgery.

Our Health Visitors can be contacted on: 01270 275875.

Follow-up care and reviews

All regular reviews for conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma and heart problems are carried out by our practice nurses. The nurses work closely with your GP to ensure you get the best possible treatment.

Usually, you will be invited regularly to these reviews.