Most of our regular appointments are 10 minutes in duration, however there are some appointments that need a longer time. Please be aware of this when booking in. Please note that if you are attending for any of the following, you will need to attend during surgery hours, and should not book into the Extended Hours Clinic, or book your appointment on-line.
Appointment type |
Duration |
Book in with |
6 week postnatal check mum and baby |
30 minutes (20 minutes for baby and 10 minutes for mum) |
GP |
Asthma check |
20 minutes |
Nurses Paty/Deborah |
Asthma review |
20 minutes |
Nurses Patsy/Deborah |
B12 injection |
10 minutes |
Health care assistants - Sheila or Karen |
Baby/ Childhood Imms |
20 minutes |
Nurses Patsy/ Margaret/Deborah |
Clip removal |
20 minutes |
Nurse Patsy/Margaret/Deborah or Health care assistants Sheila/Karen |
Coil fitting |
20 minutes – at end of morning or afternoon surgery only |
Dr Hunter |
Coil removal |
20 minutes – at end of morning or afternoon surgery only |
Dr Hunter |
COPD Review |
20 minutes |
Nurse Patsy |
Diabetic Check – 6 month |
10 minutes |
Dr Hutchings |
Diabetic Check - annual |
20 minutes |
Dr Hutchings/Nurse Deborah |
Doppler Study |
Please make a telephone appointment with one of the nurses |
Nurse Patsy |
Ear Irrigation |
20 minutes |
Health Care Assistant Sheila or Nurses Patsy or Deborah |
ECG |
30 minutes |
Health Care Assistants - Sheila or Karen |
Private Full medical |
|
By arrangement, please call the surgery |
Implant fitting |
20 minutes – at end of morning or afternoon surgery only |
Dr Hunter |
Implant removal |
Book telephone appointment to arrange time |
Dr Hunter |
INR testing | 15 minutes | Health Care Assistants Sheila or Karen |
New patient check |
20 minutes |
GP |
Pill check |
10 minutes |
GP |
Rheumatoid Monitoring (DMARDS) |
20 minutes |
Nurses Patsy or Margaret or Health Care Assistants Sheila or Karen |
Routine appointment |
10 minutes |
GP / Nurse |
Smear |
20 minutes – not on a Friday afternoon |
Nurses Patsy/ Margaret/Deborah |
Spirometry |
30 minutes |
Nurse Patsy |
Steroid injection |
20 minutes |
Dr Dilani – all joints Dr Hutchings – shoulders only |
Suture/ stitch removal |
20 minutes |
Nurses Patsy or Margaret or Health Care Assistants Sheila or Karen |
Travel Clinic |
30 minutes per patient - if booking in as a family, each patient will require their own appointment |
Nurses Patsy or Margaret or Health Care Assistants Sheila or Karen |
Wound dressings |
20 minutes |
Nurses Patsy/Margaret/Deborah or Health Care Assistants Sheila or Karen |
Zoladex/ Prostap injection |
20 minutes |
Nurse Patsy/ Margaret/Deborah |