GP practices are contracted to provide ‘essential services’, that is, basic treatment of ill people. We also provide the following ‘additional services’:
- Child health surveillance, together with the health visiting team.
- Contraceptive services.
- Cervical smears.
- Maternity services in the antenatal and postnatal period, together with the midwives from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
- Routine immunisation of children is now done by the HSCP
- Immunisation for adults in relation to travel. (Not all travel immunisations are available on the NHS - please ask our practice nurse for details.)
We also hold contracts with GGNHSB for the following 'enhanced services':
- Specialist services such as IUCD insertion and contraceptive implants are available.
- Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, of patients on an agreed range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems.
- Comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
- Minor surgery (mainly specific joint injections)
Please note: Immunisations are no longer provided by the surgery.