Asthma Clinics
Please book an appointment with the Practice Nurse for an asthma review.
Blood Pressure Clinics
If you want or need a BP check, please book an appointment to see our Health Care Assistant or Practice Nurse.
Cervical Smears
Please book an appoitnment with the Practice Nurse if you are due your cervical smear.
Health Checks
If you require a health check you can book an appoitment with our Health Care Assistant.
Health Visitors
Our Health Visitor cares for all families with children younger than five years of age. She carries out developement checks on pre-school children, and can advise on matters such as feeding, growth and development. You can contact them by telephoning 0300 123 3444.
Maternity Services
Ante-natal checks are carried out by the Midwife. Post-natal checks for mum and baby are carried out by the doctor.
Midwife
Community Medwives are based Castle Team (Rochester/Strood/Hoo/Peninsula) 01634 717755. All Saints Team (Chatham/Walderslade/Lordswood) 01634 337470. Riverside Team (Gillingham/St Marys Island/Rainham/Upchurch) 01634 382108. Swale Team (Newington/Sittingbourne/Sheppey) 01795 879100. To book your pregnancy care you do not need a referral from your doctor. You can refer yourself to have your baby at medway by simply completing the online referral form in the link below:
Go to Self-referral forms (medway.nhs.uk)
Nursing Services
Our Practice Nurse and Health Care Assistant provide regular monitoring for a number of conditions such as high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, HRT, contraception, etc as well as general nursing services such as cervical smears, etc. We also run a stop-smoking service.
The District Nurse is part of a team of nurses. They provide care for patients in their own home. We can refer pateints to this service.
Other Health Professionals
Your doctor works closely with other health professionals, and may refer you to any of the following:
- Hospital Specialist
- Physiotherapist
- Podiatrist
- Dietician
- Audiologist
- Counsellor
Stop Smoking Help
If you want help to stop smoking, including prescriptions for medications to help with this, please book an appoitnment at receptions to see our health care assistant or visit Medway Smoking Support via the following link: Stop smoking support | Medway Council
Travel Vaccines
We can give some travel vaccinations. Please book at reception to see our practice nurse. Some travel vaccinations are not covered under the NHS and will need to be charged to you as a private service.