CLINICS
Diabetic Clinic - by invitation
Diabetic clinics are run by our specialist diabetes nurse, Linda Burgon, on most Wednesdays. All diabetic patients are invited to this clinic except for those who are solely under the care of the hospital clinic.
For further details, please contact Deborah Burbridge, the receptionist who organises the appointment for further diabetic clinics. From time to time, doctors will also see their diabetic patients for their check-ups.
Asthma
Clinic
Reminder letters are sent out to patients who are due for an asthma check-up.
Smoking Cessation
A smoking cessation advisor runs a weekly clinic at Hawthornden, currently on a Monday afternoon. Please telephone reception to make an appointment.
Child Health Clinic
A clinic is held weekly on most Wednesday afternoons between 2.00 and 3.45pm.
Regular checks on development for the under fives are offered by the health visitors. They are also available for health advice. Routine immunisation
is undertaken at the clinic and reminders are sent by the South Buckinghamshire
NHS Trust.
Minor Surgery Clinic
The removal of skin tags, cysts, ingrowing
toenails and the injection of joints can be undertaken at the surgery, saving
you a visit to hospital. These minor operations are performed by Dr Buxton, Dr
Wolfin and Dr Newman. Please make an appointment to see Dr Buxton, Dr Wolfin,
Dr Newman or your own doctor if you think you require any of these services.
Travel Clinic - by appointment
Travel clinics are normally held twice a week and are run by our practice nurses.
Please contact the surgery for more details as clinic times may vary.
Before an appointment, patients are requested to complete a travel form, giving details of the area of travel, type of travel etc. to enable the nurse to check what immunisations are required. Forms can be obtained from the reception desk.
Baby and Childhood Immunisations
Ann Allman currently runs our Baby Immunisation Clinics on the second and fourth Mondays in the month, from 3.30 - 5.30pm.
Other Services
Well Person Checks
These can be arranged with the practice nurse
by appointment. This check includes screening for heart disease, high blood pressure
and offers general health advice.
Family Planning Advice
We do not currently hold a regular family planning
clinic but full family planning advice may be obtained by a consultation with
Dr Hussain or with your registered doctor.
Psychological Therapy Services
Healthy Minds is a service provided by the NHS to deliver psychological therapies across the whole of Buckinghamshire – it is particularly valuable for any person experiencing anxiety or depression. You can be referred to Healthy Minds by your GP and patients can often be seen here at the surgery in Bourne End. This short-term therapy service is available free of charge.
We are also able to refer patients to a private Counsellor and there are also charitable bodies in the area who offer counselling and psychological services.
Private Medical Services/Non-NHS Examinations
Medical examinations for special purposes, eg pre-employment, insurance medicals,
elderly drivers etc, can be arranged by appointment.
Some services fall outside the NHS and a charge is usually made for these. This
includes the completion and signing of private medical insurance claim forms,
private medical certificates, signing passport applications and various special
medical examinations for sport, insurance or employment.
Details of these services can be obtained from the reception or secretarial staff
of the practice together with a note of the current charges.
Children's Immunisation Schedule
| Dose |
Age |
Vaccine |
| 1st primary imms dose |
2 months |
DTaP/IPV/Hib + pneumococcal vaccine |
| 2nd primary imms dose |
3 months |
DTaP/IPV/Hib + Men C vaccine |
| 3rd primary imms dose |
4 months |
DTaP/IPV/Hib + Men C + pneumococcal |
| Booster dose Hib/Men C |
12 months |
Hib / Men C |
| 1st MMR + 3rd pneumococcal |
13 months |
MMR + pneumococcal vaccine |
| Pre-school booster |
3 yrs 4 months - 5 years |
DTaP/IPV and MMR |
| School leaver |
13 - 18 months |
Td/IPV |
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Adults should receieve the following vaccines:
Women sero-negative for rubella: rubella
Previously unimmunised individuals: polio, tetanus
Individuals in high risk groups; hepatitis B, influenza
Incubation And Exclusion Periods Of The Commoner Communicable Diseases
| Disease |
Normal Incubation
(In Days) |
Period
of Communicability |
Minimal
Period Period of Exclusion |
| Chickenpox |
1-7 |
from one day before to six
days after appearance of rash |
six days from onset of rash |
| German Measles (Rubella) |
14-21 |
from a few days before to
four days after onset of rash |
four days from onset of
rash |
| Measles |
10-15 (commonly 12 to
onset of illness and 16 to appearance of rash) |
from a few days before to
four days after onset of rash |
four days from onset of
rash until clinical recovery |
| Mumps |
18-21 (commonly 18) |
from seven days before
onset of symptoms to subsidence of swelling |
until swelling has
subsided (seven days minimum) |
| Whooping Cough |
7-10 |
from seven days after
exposure to 21 days after onset of paroxysmal cough |
21 days from onset of paroxysmal cough. If treated with antibiotics seven days or until child is clinically
well |
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