Dr Sam Dogra offers Coil clinics every fortnight.  Call the practice and we can arrange your appointment.

Click the links below for a guide to the IUD and IUS

• Your Guide to the Coil. Helping you choose the method of contraception that’s best for you
• Your guide to the IUS

Please make an appointment with the practice nurse for repeat oral contraception. If you wish to start a new form of contraception or change the type of contraceptive pill you are currently taking please speak to a receptionist who will be able to advise you on what to do next.

Trained nurses hold immunisation clinics. Children will be sent letters asking parent or guardians to book appointments to attend these clinics when their immunisations are due.

It important children receive their vaccinations to protect them in the future.

All new babies are invited for regular check-ups from eight weeks old.

Click here for the NHS approved schedule

This clinic is run by midwives.

If you become pregnant, you will be given a ‘booking appointment’ at which the midwife will ask you a few questions and carry out some general health checks. The booking appointment should last about an hour.

You will be seen regularly throughout your pregnancy.

Contact Number 01604 545430

Private Work Fees

The NHS provides free health care for most people.

It is important to understand that GPs are self employed and not all of the services we provide are covered by the NHS payments to the practice.

Please expect a fee for non NHS services. The staff or your doctor should inform of any charges before carrying out non NHS work.

We also offer private medicals which may be needed by any agency such as your employer or for overseas visa applications. Please contact the Practice for further details.

NHS e-Referral Tracking

If your doctor has referred you to a specialist for further care you will be asked to book your appointment using the ‘NHS e-Referral’ system.

You will receive a letter from us within 2 weeks giving details of how to book your appointment and any passwords you may need.

To track your e-Referral you will need the following details to log into the e-Referral website:

• Your date of birth
• Reference number – this will be on the first page of your letter
• Password – this will be on the second page of your letter

To track an e-Referral, click here.

Self Referral For Local Services

Most referrals to other specialists will require you seeing or speaking with a GP, however, there are a number of services locally, listed below that you are able to make self-referrals to.

Health Information and Referrals:

Anxiety/Depression

Drugs & Alcohol

Sexual Health

Smoking Cessation

Weight Management

Carers

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel and you are registered at the surgery you need to contact the practice and ask the receptionist to book you a travel telephone consultation with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  

To avoid disappointment, it is important to contact us as early as possible, at least 6-8 weeks before you travel as travel appointments are very limited and you may  need a second appointment to actually receive the full course of vaccinations.  These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.  Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Please be aware we do not provide travel vaccine for Rabies, Hepatitis or Yellow Fever and these would need to be provided privately either at a travel clinic or a pharmacy. 

Destinations – Fit for Travel

Further Travel Information

The following websites will give you additional travel advice

• Travel Health for information of vaccinations available on NHS
• MASTA for private vaccination clinics
• Gov.uk for specific country travel advice
• EHIC to apply for your free European Health Insurance Card

Clinical Pharmacists are experts in medication and have undertaken many years of training to develop an in depth knowledge about how medicines work and their side effects. Many can also prescribe medication for you.

Clinical Pharmacists are frequently involved in anything relating to medication, but some examples of their roles in the GP surgery include:

• Answering any questions relating to medication from patients, this may be due to a concern or a request for more information. As pharmacists are experts in medicines they are best placed to help you with any queries you may have.
• Answering questions relating to medication from other members of the practice team. These can be hugely varied, but might include checking if medicines interact with each other or calculating an appropriate dose for a specific patient.
• Structured medication reviews, these are more in depth reviews of medication which go through everything from how a patient is able to manage their medication, including any swallowing difficulties or problems opening packets, to if medicines are still required. This is always carried out with you, the patient, and ensures you are at the center of any decisions, making the most of your medicines for you and most importantly keeping you safe from any harm.
• Review of safety alerts and national guidance relating to medicines, ensuring that these are actioned in a timely way, keeping all the patients in the surgery safe.
• Carry out review of long term conditions, such as depression, to ensure you are being managed appropriately with your medication and signposting you to other appropriate support. Other long term medication reviews might also require health checks and your Clinical Pharmacist may need to take clinical observations such as your blood pressure to check the medicines are working as they should.
  
  What is a structured Medication Review?

Northampton Activity on Referral Scheme

Activity on Referral is a countrywide fitness scheme which is available to join through your GP, Practice Nurse or Health Visitor.  The scheme is based around a reduced rate leisure membership and combined 12 week programme of physical activity.

 Who is Eligible?

 Activity on Referral is available to people over 16 years of age who are currently inactive. Patients can be referred for a range of reasons including; being overweight/obese, issues with smoking, those suffering from depression, anxiety, mild bone and joint problems, patients with Parkinson, MS, diabetes, asthma, hypertension and back pain.

What Happens Next?

The Healthcare professional will securely email the completed referral form with your medical details on to Trilogy Leisure

Trilogy staff will make contact with you within 48 hours

You will be offered a consultation appointment within 7 days

You will be able to access a 12 week exercise programme and have access to five leisure centres during the 12 weeks:

• Lings Forum Leisure Centre
• Danes Camp Leisure Centre
• Mounts Baths Leisure Centre
• Duston Sports Leisure Centre
• Cripps Recreation Centre ( Northampton General Hospital Grounds)

Patients will be able to use the fitness facilities at their convenience, with specifically designed exercise programmes to meet their exercise needs. Suitably qualified staff will prepare a bespoke programme of exercise for you after an initial discussion.

Staff will be on hand to support you at any time and will meet on a prearranged dates after 6 weeks to monitor your progress and at 12 weeks/programme completion.

On completion, you will be provided with advice on how to continue with regular physical activity.

Cost

COST:

Consultation Fee – £20.00 (fee includes consultation meetings with AoR exercise professional at 1, 6 & 12 weeks)

Scheme Cost – £23.00 per month, direct debit for 3 months committed membership

Scheme Entitlement –Unlimited use of all FIVE Trilogy gyms access to FOUR swimming pools, over 200 fitness classes and two health suites, the Forum Cinema and all 50+ Activities.