When to See The Doctor
If the coughing is accompanied by breathlessness or pain in the chest or lasts longer than 3 weeks If coughing produces blood. If coughing produced UNUSUAL yellow or green phlegm. The following complaints do not usually require antibiotics: Coughs, colds, hoarseness, sore throats, flu-like illnesses, acute bronchitis in young people and asthma.
Clinics Available by Appointment:
Please call our Reception to make an appointment for any of the following clinics: Family Planning Contraceptives Asthma Diabetes Heart Disease COPD New Patient Check-up Well Woman and Well Man Smoking Cessation Young Persons Clinic Other Clinical Services Available include: Phlebotomy Travel Health Clinics for Chronic Diseases: Asthma Diabetes Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Home Remedies
The best treatment for adults is steam inhalations. Add a teaspoon of vapour rub or menthol crystals to a bowl of steaming water. Put a towel over head and bowl, and inhale for ten minutes. Do this four times a day. Humidify the air, especially in the bedroom. Boil a kettle once in the bedroom […]
Coughs, Colds, Flu
Colds and influenza are caused by viruses. In three or four days your body will make enough antibodies to kill the virus. However, the virus may have irritated the lining of the breathing passages and this may cause a cough. A cough is not a bad thing: it is there for a reason. It helps […]
Flu Campaign
An influenza vaccination is particularly recommended for patients with heart, lung or kidney disease, diabetes and residents of nursing or rest homes. Please contact the Reception Staff for details of the vaccination dates and to make an appointment. If you are unable to attend the surgery, we can arrange a home visit.
Travel Vaccinations
Routine Protection For routine protection against Tetanus and Polio please make appointments with the practice nurse. We offer a full range of vaccinations for foreign travel. For all advice and information regarding foreign travel please make an appointment with the practice nurse 4-6 weeks before departure so that immunisation can be completed. Please note that […]
Veteran Information
Our Commitment to you as a Veteran of the UK Armed Forces The NHS is here to help improve your health and wellbeing and keep you mentally and physically well. It is also here to help you get better when you are ill and, when you cannot fully recover, to stay as well as you […]