Clinics & Services

General Clinic

The majority of our work covers a multitude of assessments, treatments and advice. We try to emphasize the traditional family aspect of general practice whilst developing services and facilities to adapt to modern living. We provide nursing and doctor appointments, both on the telephone and face-to-face. Seventy percent of appointments can be booked up to four weeks in advance. Thirty percent of appointments are kept in reserve for on-the-day urgent assessments. Please consider whether a nurse or doctor appointment is most suitable and whether a telephone appointment would meet your needs, or if a face-to-face appointment is required.

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Asthma Clinic

If you feel your asthma is stable you can complete the online asthma review yourself to save an appointment. You can email it to itqa@nhs.net (please only use this email address for returning the asthma review) or print it and send it to us. If any issues are flagged up one of our nurses may contact you.

Open the asthma annual review questionnaire

Asthma Clinics are run weekly at both surgeries:-

• Hadleigh House – Monday afternoons & Tuesday mornings & afternoons
• Hadleigh Lodge – Monday and Wednesday afternoons & Tuesday mornings for Spirometry & COPD reviews

A trained asthma nurse will discuss asthma control, education and future management.

Cervical Smears

Cervical smears are vitally important.  The early changes leading up to cervical cancer are curable with appropriate treatment.  Please ask for a "smear appointment".

HPV Vaccination

Public Health England - Cervical Screening Information

Pill Check

Please see 'new patients' tab, then 'current patients' tab and the link for the pill check and information leaflets are there

Diabetic Clinic

If you have diabetes, routine checks will be every 12 months if your blood sugars are stable, but may be more frequent if required. Prior to routine clinics, you will need to have a blood test.

Health Checks

Are you 40-74? Would you like your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar (diabetes) checked? These are on hold at the moment, invitations will be sent out when we are allowed to start clinics again

Leg Club

This is usually run off site by the nursing team. Again, this is hold at the moment, but when we can start this up again, hopefully in the new year, we will add this to our latest news. UPDATE - November 2020 - see the 'important practice information' tab at the bottom of the home screen for the leg club newsletter and recipe book

Immunisation Clinics

Childhood immunisation clinics run at Hadleigh Lodge - Wednesday afternoons

(Other appointments can be made by arrangement at both Surgeries)

Routine Childhood Immunisation schedule

Whooping Cough Information

 SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES

Are available for advice & treatment for contraception, genitourinary problems including STI's & thrush & termination of pregnancy, by ringing Sexual Health Dorset 0300 303 1948

Specialist Clinics and Services

Along with our doctors we have several other healthcare professionals working from our premises who are able to offer the following specialist services.

Chiropody

Run by chiropodists from Dorset Health Care Trust on various days of the week. Your usual doctor can refer you to this service.

Meet the Team

Counselling, Adult and Child Psychology

Run by 2 fully trained counsellors, a clinical psychologist and a specialist child psychologist from Dorset Health Care Trust. Your usual doctor can refer you to these services or you can now self refer to the below services:

https://www.livewelldorset.co.uk/ - Live Well Dorset can help with weight loss, stopping smoking and exercise

https://www.steps2wellbeing.co.uk/

https://camhsdorset.org/

https://chathealth.nhs.uk/

 moodgym   

Social Prescriber

We have a social prescriber, Becky, to see more of what she can do to help please see her tab under practice staff

Cryotherapy

Dr Purbrick and Dr Bridgman run this specialist clinic and your usual doctor can refer you to his clinic when required to treat minor skin complaints.

Fertility & Family Planning

Including discussion on treatments such as the pill, the mini-pill, the implant, the Mirena and the coil.

We also have a:

Vasectomy Service

For a proven, effective and irreversible form of contraception, this option may be for you.  The vasectomy service is run from our Broadstone branch.  Please see any of the male doctors at either Broadstone or Corfe Mullen branches to discuss in more detail.

Vasectomy Info & Consent

Joint Injections

Joint Injections Information

Consent for Joint Injections

Maternity

Self refer to the midwives on maternity matters Dorset

See your usual doctor in normal surgery hours - he/she will care for you during your pregnancy with your midwife

Minor Skin Surgery

Skin Operations Information

Consent for Skin Surgery

We can perform various minor surgical procedures from Hadleigh House and Hadleigh Lodge. Please speak to your usual doctors.

Physiotherapy Assessment and Treatment

You can now refer yourself directly to physiotherapy via https://www.mskdorset.nhs.uk/ .  The physiotherapy team will triage all self-referrals and then contact you directly

Travel Clinics (For advice on vaccinations needed)

• Hadleigh House – Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons 
• Hadleigh Lodge – Monday afternoon

For last minute travellers or those not able to attend these sessions can ring the surgery to be given details of other Travel Clinics in the area. 

(Other appointments can be made by arrangement)

In addition the Health Visiting Team also offer the following

• Antenatal Classes
• Under Ones Group
• Relationship Counselling
• Child Health Clinics – Held in conjunction with Dr Bridgman at Hadleigh Lodge – every Wednesday 13:30 – 15:00.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

If you are going away for more than two weeks or going on a back-packing holiday, you will need to book your appointment six weeks before you leave. It may not be possible to vaccinate last-minute travellers and we may suggest that you visit a private clinic (see below) for your vaccinations.

Boots Travel Clinic

Other useful sites for information on what you may need and general travel advice:

MASTA

Fit For Travel

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America & Antarctica
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Please note: If the travel vaccinations you require incur a charge, you will be asked to pay for them at Reception before the nurse administers them. 

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday. To visit:-  Please Click Here (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)

Non-NHS Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

 Please refer to our Patient Leaflet that explains why GP's sometimes charge fees