Clinics & Services
Here you can find out the services and clinics we hold at our practice.
Antenatal Care
If you are pregnant, please contact the surgery so we can put you in touch with our Midwife.
You can now also self refer! Please see the posters below for more details.
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Asthma/COPD Clinics
Practice Nurse Emma offers Asthma reviews/ COPD reviews.
Please contact the practice to book your appointment.
Cervical Smears
There is no specific clinic, but these can be arranged by appointment with any of the Practice Nurses. When booking the appointment please tell the Receptionist that you require a cervical smear, so a longer appointment time can be allocated.
The national recommendation is to have a cervical smear every three years aged 25-50 and every 5 years aged over 50 – 64. You will receive a reminder as part of the National Screening Programme.
Child Health Clinic
At Kirby Road Surgery, childhood immunisations are carried out by our nursing team.
Routine examination for babies and young children will be by appointment, usually made direct by post to you, but if you think you have been missed out, then please contact us.
We can, and wish to, carry out all immunisations within the practice.
Mother and baby vaccinations – Vaccinations for all children up to the age of 5.
Minor Illness Clinic
If your visit for the first event of one of the following ailments, you can be treated by the Minor Illness Nurse
- Sore throat
- Earache
- Colds & ‘Flu’
- Sinusitis
- Cough
- Fever
- Hayfever
- Nosebleeds
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Emergency contraception
- Minor injuries
- Skin complaint/rash
- Insect bites/stings
- Indigestion
- Diarrhoea & Vomiting
- Constipation
- Urinary tract infection
- Threadworms
- Headlice
- Vaginal discharge
- Sore eyes
- Acute asthma
The nurses are able to raise a prescription where applicable for these problems.
Smoking Cessation Advice
If you’re trying to give up smoking, we can help.
Studies show that your chances of success will be greatly improved if you get advice and support from health care professionals to help you stop smoking.
The services we offer from the practice can:
- Boost your willpower to stop smoking.
- Concentrate your efforts by getting advice from someone who knows your medical background.
- Help you feel that you’re not doing it alone.
- Help you to cope when you are tempted to smoke.
- Monitor improvements to your health so that you can see the benefits.
Travel Health
If you are travelling abroad you may need to be vaccinated.
Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription which cost more than the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.
Please print off and complete the ‘Travel questionnaire’ below and return to the surgery for the attention of the nurses, who will then contact you direct with the information about your travel vaccinations.
Please do this at least 6 weeks before the date of your holiday as this will allow plenty of time for the vaccines to be ordered (if necessary) and for an appointment to be booked.
Travel vaccinations
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/travel-vaccinations/
Travel health checklist
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/travel-health-checklist/
Travel questionnaire
Please click here to download the Travel Risk Health Questionnaire.
Vaccinations
Routine and travel vaccinations for all ages are available during surgery times by appointment with our nurses.
Influenza (flu) injections
If you are eligible, these are available from late September to December each year. Please ask at the surgery to find out if you are eligible.
Other Services
Vision testing
The doctors recommend that you see an Optician to assess the current state of your eyesight as they are better equipped to decide whether spectacles or other referral is necessary.
Read the Minor Eye Problems leaflet for more information and details of local opticians
Hearing tests
Deafness can only be slight to make a difference; we can determine its extent after the doctor has checked that wax is not the cause.
Electrocardiography
An ‘ECG’ can be important in establishing a diagnosis. Also it may be included in a routine Heart Risk check if indicated on medical grounds. We have our own ECG machine and if your doctor feels it advisable they will arrange for you to have one.
Screening
National Breast Screening (age 50) and National Bowel Screening (age 60) will be sent automatically. These are undertaken externally but the results are sent to us.
RTA Medical
Should you need a medical examination shortly after a Road Traffic Accident then this will be carried out for a fee of £21.50 (payable at the time of the examination by Cash or Cheque only), which the doctor is legally entitled to. This sum can be reclaimed from the insurance company of the driver.
Sexual health
Sexual Health services across Bedfordshire offer two main venues, Kings Brook Clinic in Bedford and Priory Clinic in Dunstable ensuring easy access to sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and contraception services. As well as the main hubs there are satellite clinics in other areas, such as Biggleswade held at the Ivel Medical Centre. If you would like to make an appointment, please call the integrated contraception and sexual health services (iCaSH) Tel: 03003003030.
Alternatively, if would like a free STI test kit, and do not have any symptoms, you can order an Express Test to be sent to your own home. The Express Test is free and easy to use and can be ordered online at ww.icash.nhs.uk/expresstest.
You can have an STI and not have any symptoms. It is recommended that everyone gets tested once a year and in between any partner change. The majority of STIs can be easily treated and the best way to protect yourself is to practice safer sex and use condoms.
