Church Street Medical Centre - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

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Over at Church Street Medical Centre we have extremely big hearted GPs, though a little wacky!!! Three of them have very kindly decided to raise money for Eastwood Memory Cafe with a totally amazing challenge. I would be really grateful if you could share this with anyone and everyone you know, so we can hopefully reach the target set.

Please see the following link:

https://mydonate.bt.com/events/racetothepyramids/461236

RACE TO THE PYRAMIDS

In order to support the amazing work of Eastwood Memory Cafe; we have set ourselves the challenge of collectively running the equivalent distance of Eastwood to The Pyramids of Giza, 2200 miles, by the end of 2018 and would love to raise the same number in £s - £2200!!!

Please support this fabulous charity which makes such a difference to those affected by dementia in our local area.

Feel free to keep nagging us to get those running miles in. We will give monthly updates with progress toward our target!

Dr Atkinson, Dr Scullard and Dr Homer
(GPs at Church Street Medical Centre)

Practice Merger

Please see below for further information.

In order to help us deal with the merger of the systems we would be grateful if patients would order their repeat prescriptions before the bank holiday Monday on the 28th May. If minimal prescription requests can be sent this week it will help us immensely and will save delays in processing. Thank you

Church Street Medical Centre is Rated Outstanding by CQC!

We are pleased to announce that the Practice has been rated "Outstanding" in our recent CQC inspection. Only 194 GP practices in the Country have been given this rating and we are incredibly proud of all the Staff at the Surgery and our Patient Participation group for their contribution to the Practice.

Sickness Certificates

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Practice Nurses

The Practice Nurses provide:

first aid to minor injuries
blood pressure checks
dressing of wounds
ear syringing
removals of sutures
routine injections (vitamins, hormones etc)
immunisations
baby immunisation clinic
general health advice.

Our nurses also provide regular health promotion advice:

travel and vaccinations
cholesterol level tests
asthma management
smoking cessation
diabetes management
alcohol consumption management
well person routine health checks
diet and weight reduction
cervical cytology
HRT checks
hypertension management
well woman and family planning.

Please use the services of the nurse where possible to allow doctors to carry out diagnostic consultations.

Phlebotomist

If you require a blood test only, using the services of a phlebotomist saves valuable practice nurse time. Requests for blood tests are usually via the doctor or practice nurse.

Health Visitor

The Health Visitors are based at:

Ilkeston Health Centre
South Street
Ilkeston
DE7 5PZ

TELEPHONE 0115 8440591

Health Visitor Clinics

Eastwood Sure Start Children's Centre

Eastwood Sure Start are 2nd & 4th Week of the month on a Wednesday 1 - 3.15pm

Kimberley Health Centre

1st & 3rd week of the month on a Tuesday 9 - 11.15am

District Nursing

The District Nurses provide skilled nursing care, advice, support, health promotion/education and screening to patients and carers within their own homes who are unable to attend the surgery.

Contact 03000 830 100

Midwife

Weekly antenatal clinics and booking clinics are run at the surgery and the Childrens Centre on Chewton Street.

Counselling

Counselling services are available. These can be organised after a review with a Doctor or you can self refer by asking at Reception for a Self Referal Leaflet.

New Patient Health Check

All newly registered patients over the age of five are asked to have a health check with the health care assistant within four weeks of joining the practice. A 20 minute appointment with the nurse will be offered on registering with us.

Immunisation Advice

It is very important that children and babies are fully immunised. Illnesses such as diphtheria, tetanus and polio are, thankfully, rare now because of recent immunisation policies. Whooping cough (pertussis) causes a very distressing illness with severe prolonged coughing and it is strongly recommended that all babies have this vaccination along with their other baby injections (there are very few contra-indications).

If you have any worries or queries about any aspect of your child’s immunisations, please feel free to discuss them with your doctor, the practice nurse or the health visitor.

NHS Heart Check-Up

How’s your heart today?

Everyone is at risk of developing heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, and some forms of dementia. The good news is that these conditions can often be prevented – even if you have a history of them in your family.

Have your free NHS Heart Check-Up and you will be better prepared for the future and be able to take steps to maintain and improve your health.

Who do I need an NHS Heart Check-Up?

We know that your risk of developing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and dementia increases with age. There are also certain things that will put you at even greater risk.

There are:

• being overweight	• being physically inactive
• not eating healthily	• smoking
• drinking too much alcohol	• high cholesterol

What happens at the check?

This check is to assess your risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and stroke.

• The check will take about 20-30 minutes.

• You’ll be asked some simple questions. For example, about your family history and choices which may put your health at risk

• We’ll record your height, weight, age, sex, and ethnicity.

• We’ll take your blood pressure.

• We’ll do a simple blood test to check your cholesterol level.

For more information please visit www.nhs.uk/nhshealthcheck or call the NHS Health Check helpline on 0845 850 9850 (please be aware that calls cost a maximum of 5p per minute from a BT landline. Mobiles and other networks may vary. You may be charged a minimum cost per call).

Test Results

When you attend for a test of any kind you will be told how long you should expect to wait for the results. Please bear this in mind and only call the surgery after sufficient time has elapsed.

Our reception staff are not qualified to comment on results therefore it is your responsibility to check them and make any necessary follow-up appointment with the doctor.

Please note that we do have a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection. In this respect we will only give out results to the person they relate to unless that person has given prior permission for their release or if they are not capable of understanding them.

Blood Tests

A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test. For example, a blood test can be used to:

assess your general state of health
confirm or aid diagnosis
see how well certain organs, such as the liver and kidneys, are functioning

A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm. and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface.

X-Ray

doctor examining an x-ray An X-ray is a widely used diagnostic test to examine the inside of the body. X-rays are a very effective way of detecting problems with bones, such as fractures. They can also often identify problems with soft tissue, such as pneumonia or breast cancer.

If you have a X-ray, you will be asked to lie on a table or stand against a surface so that the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray tube and the photographic plate.

An X-ray is usually carried out by a radiographer, a healthcare professional who specialises in using imaging technology, such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners.

You can find out more about x-ray tests, how they are performed, their function and the risks by visiting the NHS Choices website.

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

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	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.

Certificate

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

If you are unemployed and self-employed you can self-certify using Form SC1, this is available from the Job Centre.

If you are unable to return to work after the first seven days you will need a "Fit to work note" signed by a doctor.

If employers insist on a sick note during the first week of illness this will be in the form of a private note for which there is a charge to them, following a written application by the employer with the patient’s consent (i.e. declaration and signature by them).