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The surgery is closed on March 12th 2024 at 12:30 for staff training. It will reopen on March 13th at 08:30am. Please call 111 or out of hours. We apologise for any inconvenience.

ONE PROBLEM PER CONSULTATION POLICY- please see the appointments section for more details.

Please see the following advice from Kent LMC regards the responsibilities of the specialist when you are referred by the GP:

what to expect from your hospital specialist

Our surgery is taking new patients. Please register at reception.

PLEASE SEE THE 'CARERS DIRECT' LINK ON THE SIDE TO REGISTER YOUR DETAILS AS A CARER

Our duty to the armed forces community- please see more info in Latest News

baby_mumFAMILY PLANNING CLINICS:

We offer a family planning clinic on alternate Thursdays with our Practice Nurse Lindsay Anderson, providing family planning / contraceptive advice and provision.

TRAVEL IMMUNISATIONS:

Old Road West Surgery will provide free travel vaccinations as part of the BMA requirements: typhoid, Hepatitis A, polio and cholera. 

MINOR SURGERY:

Most of our doctors are qualified to perform minor operations in surgery.  Dr. Halem is our principal lead on these procedures.
Please make an appointment in the usual way for assessment by any doctor and you will be advised if you require a further appointment for minor surgery.

INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS:

Flu vaccinations are usually available between October and January by appointment. You may receive written details of an appointment, otherwise please ring to book your appointment from September onwards.

HEALTH CHECKS:

If you are a patient aged 16-74 who has not been seen for 3 years or more or you are 75 and over and have not been seen for 12 months or more, we can offer you a general health check.
Please make an appointment for this or request a home visit if you are unable to attend the surgery.

DIABETIC CLINICS:

We hold weekly/regular nurse-led diabetic clinics at Old Road West main surgery. We also offer the services of in-house podiatry (foot care) and retinopathy (eye care) screening for all diabetic patients, where appropriate.

CHILD HEALTH SURVEILLANCE:

We offer age-appropriate child health checks and immunisations, in partnership with our Health Visitors, to all patients under 5 years of age.

ASTHMA CLINICS:

Our Practice Nurse Mandy Courtley runs dedicated asthma/COPD clinics offering patients assessment, assistance, advice and support

PHYSIOTHERAPY:

We have a physiotherapist working from the surgery every day so please see your doctor for a referral

 
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