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Services & Clinics
Are you a Carer?
Do you look after a relative, a friend who, due to illness, disability or the effects of age cannot manage to live independently at home without your help? If the answer is ‘Yes’, you are a Carer!
Sunnyside Surgery has a Carer’s Champion who can help provide you with support information and services that are available in the North Somerset area. Whatever your age, there are services and support groups all over the North Somerset area.
Crossroads, the Carer’s Centre in Weston Super Mare can also offer you guidance on services and information.
If you would like to speak to our representative, Jane, at the surgery or if you find it difficult to get to the surgery but would like her to contact you, please telephone the surgery during non-peak times, between 10:30 and 18:00 Monday to Friday and leave details for our Carer’s Champion, Jane to call you back, or email Jane at reception@gp-L81102.nhs.uk
Treatment Room
These clinics are run daily, either in the morning or late afternoon, with a Practice/Treatment Room Nurse or Health Care Assistant. You may book an appointment to have your blood pressure taken, dressings changed, diagnostic tests, such as ECG’s (heart tracings), and spirometry (lung function tests), new patient checks, child immunisations etc.
Minor Illness Clinic
Minor Illness Clinic is a service run by a nurse who has undertaken additional training and can see all patients who have recently developed minor illness symptoms such as back pain, cold/flu like symptoms, conjunctivitis, earache, hay fever, infected wounds, rashes, and many more. These clinics are held most mornings. If your symptoms persist or are getting worse you need to make an appointment with a doctor, or the nurse may advise this after seeing you. For more information see leaflet in reception.
Diabetic Clinic and Dietician
The Diabetic Clinic at the surgery is run by nurses, with an additional Diabetic Diploma qualification, along side a GP and Dietician. These clinics are for patients with Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes, Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose. Clinics are held every Tuesday afternoon and additional appointments are available on most Thursday afternoons. You will be asked to come into the surgery a week before your appointment date with the diabetic nurse to have your blood taken. You will be sent an annual appointment to have all aspects of your diabetes care checked. Diabetics will have their bloods taken approximately every 3 to 6 months throughout the year. If you have been diagnosed with Impaired Glucose Tolerance or Impaired Fasting Glucose you will be recalled for a fasting blood sugar test annually.
Retinal screening (photography) commenced in 2006 in North Somerset and this will become an annual service in the future.
For further information please visit the Diabetes website www.diabetes.org.uk
The Dietician is normally here at the surgery once month on a Wednesday between 2.00pm and 5.00pm to see patients who have been referred, either by the Doctor or Diabetic Nurse for dietary review.
Respiratory Clinic
Respiratory Clinics for patients with Asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) are held on Wednesday afternoons and are nurse led. You are advised to see a respiratory nurse annually even if your symptoms are well controlled.
Healthy Heart Clinics
These clinics are held throughout the week and are nurse led. The clinics are for patients who have heart conditions, raised blood pressure, and raised cholesterol.
Contraception, Women’s Health & Sexual Health Service
These clinics are held weekly, on a Wednesday between 4.30pm to 6.00pm, by appointment with a Practice Nurse but patients seeking alternative appointments may also book into a General Clinic. The nurse will see patients regarding contraceptive pills/injections; emergency contraception, unplanned pregnancy, HRT and menopausal symptoms, cervical smears and screening for sexually transmitted infections.
Cervical Smears
All women aged 25-64 are advised to have regular smear tests. (Every 3 – 5 years depending on age.) These can be booked with the practice nurse during routine surgeries. The National Screening Programme has a computerised recall system and all patients eligible will receive regular reminders/invitations to attend for cervical smears.
No Worries Clinic
This clinic is designed for young adults up to the age of 21. You will be able to come and speak to one of our nurses in complete confidence (you will need to make an appointment) concerning any worries you may have regarding relationships/emergency contraception/drugs/smoking/diet and/or STI screening. You may wish to register and be part of our free condom distribution scheme. You will need to see the nurse for an initial consultation, but once you have been accepted and have your client card and number, you will be able to call into reception, REMEMBER to bring your client card, and collect your condoms. Any consultation you may have will not be entered in your medical notes. All of our reception staff have been trained in "No Worries" access and will be able to help.
Smoking Cessation
Practice/Treatment Room Nurses or Health Care Assistants will see patients on a one-to-one basis. They offer support and information to assist smokers who are motivated to give up. Patients will be seen on an ongoing basis until they no longer require support. If you would like an appointment to discuss stop smoking then please contact the surgery to see one of the Stop Smoking Advisors. The first appointment for this service is for 30 minutes with follow up appointments lasting 10 minutes.
Travel Vaccinations
The Practice/Treatment Room Nurses will see patients requiring advice and vaccines within their normal treatment room clinics which are held daily. If you plan to travel abroad, please collect, from the surgery in advance of your appointment, a travel form for completion or you may download one - click here. Once this form has been received at the surgery, you may contact the nurse to discuss the vaccinations needed.
Sunnyside Surgery is a registered Yellow Fever Centre. A charge is made for this vaccination and will include any required certificate and administration fee. There is also a charge for duplicate certificate/s.
Anti malarial prescriptions are also charged for.
A full list of charges for non NHS services is available at reception.
You can access further information on Health Advice for Travellers from the website www.dh.gov.uk
Weight Management
Weight Management is run by a Nurse or Health Care Assistant for those who would like support to lose weight.
Health Visitor
The Health Visitor will be available at the surgery every Wednesday between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. There is no need to make an appointment as this is a drop in clinic. They work mostly with young children and may be contacted on 01275 546563 for any worries you may have concerning your child’s health or development.
Maternity Services
Sunnyside Surgery has an attached midwife. The midwives work with the doctors to provide care for antenatal ladies and postnatal care for mother and baby up to 14 days after the birth.
The midwives provide an emergency contact service and this may be accessed by using a pager number (07659 173126). All non emergency calls may be made via the midwives office on 0844 477 3882 where an answer phone will be in use should the number be engaged or the office vacant. All calls will be returned within 24 hours
Antenatal Education/Relaxation/Parent craft group classes are held at Clevedon Medical Centre on Monday afternoons. These classes are split into 2 sessions, 1 hour with the midwife and 1 hour with the physiotherapist. These are aimed at mums-to-be and partners are made welcome.
There is also a Post Natal Breast Feeding Support Group, called Bibs (Breast is best for babies), which is held weekly, on a Thursday, in conjunction with the health visitors at Clevedon Medical Centre.
Counselling
There is a counselling service held at Sunnyside each week and this is provided by Positive Step. Patients may access this service via a referral from a doctor or by self referring on telephone number 0800 688 8010.
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