Services

Flu vaccinations are recommended for all patients over 65 and anyone who falls into the current at risk group.

We welcome women to make an appointment in the surgery before pregnancy for a pre-conception health check especially before a first pregnancy. Most routine antenatal care is now done by Community Midwives. If you are at risk of problems then the hospital will be more involved with your care.

Post-natal and 8 Week Baby Check: Done by the doctors.

Women aged 24 to 50 are invited every 3 years and aged 50 to 64 years are invited every 5 years to have a free smear test as part of the national cervical screening programme.

These tests are done by the practice nurse.

A comprehensive Child Development Service is run by the doctors and health visitor.

You will be notified to attend when your child’s immunisations and health checks are due.

If you are unable to attend the surgery for nursing care, the district nurses may visit you at home.

A health visitor for older people is also part of this team.

Patients who have drugs problems are encouraged to see Drs Hanratty and Harbord who have an interest in this problem.

Our nurses offer several Health Surveillance Clinics including:

• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Coronary Heart Disease

Nightingale Valley Practice are changing the way in which they invite patients up for their long term health condition reviews. Patients with long term health conditions historically got invited to the practice when their review was overdue and potentially would be invited multiples times in the year for multiple long term condition reviews. From the 1st April 2022 you will be invited to the practice in or around your birth month with the hope that you only need to attend once for all of your long term health conditions review. As we are starting this part way through the year, the date you have your review may not correlate with your birth month directly whilst we try to align the management of your health conditions and if this is the case for you then you will be invited according to your birth month from April 2023. This system has been introduced with the hope to allow patients to know when their long term conditions are as it will be around your birth month, but also avoid patients attending multiple times unnecessarily when all of the conditions can be reviewed in one appointment with the appropriate clinical team.

If you are concerned about your long term condition or feel it is worsening please do not hesitate to contact the practice and our helpful care navigators will book you in with the appropriate clinician to discuss this further.

HRTea & Biscuits

Menopause is currently a hot topic, but there is a lot of misinformation circulating about it.

At Nightingale Valley Practice we are in the process of addressing this by running menopause education sessions.

Our aim is to give women up to date, accurate, evidence based information about the menopause and the various options available for menopause care.

Our sessions cover the definition of menopause, symptoms, treatment options, myth busting and explaining hormone replacement therapy use and its health benefits.

We hope to empower women to make informed decisions about their care during what can be a difficult time for many.

If you think this is something you would like to be put on the waiting list for, please complete the HRT & Biscuits Education Session Form.

We provide a minor surgery service for selected conditions.

Appointments for a minor operation should only be made after an initial consultation with one of the doctors.

Information for Minor Surgery

A doctor may refer you to see a physiotherapist. They offer advice and treat problems regarding muscles or joints.

If you have a problem with your foot care, or an illness (e.g. diabetes) that can affect your feet, please complete a podiatry request form, which can be obtained from the receptionist.

Our pharmacist provides advice and medication reviews.

Nurses and doctors provide a full range of Sexual Health Services Including screening for infection and advice on all contraceptive methods including IUD/IUC  (Coil) and implant fitting.

You may have received a text message from our team to complete the pill check questionnaire which you can find by following this link:

Women over 47 are offered a mammogram at three yearly intervals as part of the national programme.

We are also a registered 4YP practice for under 25s.