Bishopton Health Centre

CLINICS

Antenatal Clinic

FRIDAY 1.30 - 4.00pm

Patients are seen by the community midwife by appointment.

Child Health Clinics

You will be sent an appointment to attend the surgery when your child's immunisation or routine assessments are due. In addition, the health visitors run a baby clinic on Wednesday afternoons for weighing babies and advice on problems such as sleeping, feeding, child health worries etc; no appointment is necessary for this clinic.

New Patients

When you register with the practice, you will be asked to fill in a questionnaire about your health, to help us until we obtain your records from your previous doctor. You will also be asked to attend a new patient appointment with one of our nursing staff. We regard this very important.

Disease Management

The practice sisters have had specific training in asthma and diabetes and, along with your doctor, are involved in providing education, instruction and treatment.

Patients with diabetes, asthma, hypertension, heart disease or those requiring regular review will be invited to attend the practice nurse and/or their GP at least once per year.

Well Woman

All women aged between 20 and 60 are strongly advised to have a cervical smear every three years. A letter will be sent to advise when your next smear is due, and requesting you to make an appointment. Appointments for cervical smears and well woman advice can be made with our practice sisters (please advise the receptionist the nature of your appointment when booking). We will write to you with the result of your cervical smear, and advise when your next smear is due.

Breast Screening - 50 to 70 years. Patients aged 70 years+ are also encouraged to attend. A mobile screening van visits on a three-yearly basis. Women aged 50 or over are invited to attend.

Family Planning

Contraceptive care is provided by all the doctors during normal surgery hours. Contraceptive reviews are carried out twice per year alternately by the GP and practice nurses (please advise the receptionist the nature of your appointment when booking).

If the GP has agreed that the Depo injection is suitable for you the practice nurse will administer it every three months.

Travel Immunisations/Vaccinations

Please make an appointment at least eight weeks in advance of your holiday, with our practice sister (please advise the receptionist the nature of your appointment when booking). The practice nurse will carry out a 'risk assessment', provide advice and arrange a vaccination schedule.

Some vaccines are available at no charge from the NHS, other vaccines may require a private prescription - you will be informed accordingly at your appointment.
The practice is an authorised Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.

For further information you can log on to www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk

Flu Vaccination

An influenza vaccination is particularly recommended for patients with heart, stroke, lung (including asthma), kidney disease, diabetes, residents of nursing and rest homes and all patients aged 65 or over. Also included are children in these disease categories. Details of the vaccination programme will be made available in the autumn. If you are housebound, a home visit will be arranged.

Non-NHS Examinations

The doctors are happy to carry out medicals, eg insurance and driving licence medicals, by appointment, outside routine consultation times. A charge will be made for all non-NHS examinations; our reception staff can advise you of the charge when you book the appointment.