Annual Health Checks
If you have been diagnosed with a particular condition you will be invited to attend for a review of your health EVERY year. This is particularly important as a means to keep you healthy and prevent any deterioration of your health which could be avoided. We strongly urge you to attend.
It is important you let us know if you do NOT wish to attend: please do this when you receive your first invite to avoid us sending you any more. The government says that we have to invite you 3 times in a year unless you let us know that you do not want to come: by telling us after the first invite you are saving a lot of paper and postage. You can also let us know that you do not wish to attend before we invite you by completing one of the questionnaires below. Upon reviewing your answers the doctor may still feel it is important for you to come in for a check.
AAA Screening (Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening)
All patients will be contacted and will be automatically be invited.
Asthma
You will be invited
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
You will be invited for an annual review at the surgery with either Dr Martin. This will normally be a 20 minute appointment and you will need to bring your usual medication along with you.
Heart Disease
This includes patients with any history of stroke/TIA, heart failure, atrial fibrillation or coronary heart disease. You will receive an annual invitation to see the Phlebotomist for a blood test and routine health check. One of our GP’s will then review the these results when they are available and if she feels she needs to review you, will invite you in to see her in her general surgery. This will normally be a 10 minute appointment which can be booked during her normal surgery.
Diabetes
You will receive an annual invitation to see Alison Kembery – for a blood test and a routine health check as well as a further 20 minute’s appointment to see the Practice Nurse or Dr Martin for your diabetic review.
Epilepsy
Most patients will be reviewed by a doctor in a normal 10 minute appointment. You can book this appointment at anytime but you will need to bring any medication you take with you.
Mental Health
Most patients will be reviewed by a doctor in a normal 10 minute appointment. The purpose of this review is to ensure that your physical healthcare needs are not being missed and for you to ask any questions you may have about medication or treatment.
Learning Disabilities
You will be invited for an annual review. The review will normally last for 30 – 40 minutes. The purpose of this review is to make sure that your physical healthcare needs are being met and that you can be more comfortable visiting the doctors.
