Asthma Care

At least 1 in 11 children and 1 in 12 adults have Asthma. The UK has the highest prevalence rates of asthma symptoms in children worldwide. Every 17 minutes a child is admitted to hospital because of their asthma. On average 3 people per day or 1 person every 7 hours dies from asthma. Asthma requires treatment, usually in the form of inhaled medication. In order for us to check the severity of your Asthma, and the effectiveness of your treatment, it is important to attend the Practice at least once a year. Our Practice Nurses will help provide help and support and monitor your asthma. To Monitor your Asthma regime we also use Asthma Control Questionnaires for patients to complete. This will automatically assess if your Asthma is well controlled or whether further intervention is needed. Please make an appointment with the Practice Nurses and ensure that you bring along all your Asthma treatment to your appointment.

Cervical Screening 

Our Practice Nursing Team offer cervical screening for all patients who are eligible. For more information please see the poster located on the home page for up-to-date eligibility criteria 

Contraception

We offer a comprehensive range of family planning/Contraception services. We can advise on all types of contraception. The Practice gives advice on the emergency contraception and endeavours to ensure that all requests are handled in a timely and efficient manner.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

An estimated 3 million people are affected by COPD in the UK .It is estimated that 2 million people have COPD which remains undiagnosed. It is a lung disease which obstructs the airflow in the lungs. Most patients are not diagnosed until they are in their 50's. The disease is progressive and is the result of chronic inflammation, which is usually the result of tobacco smoke. The effective management of COPD includes assessment and monitoring of the disease and its progression and prevention of infection. In order to monitor your condition we will send out COPD Questionnaires for patients to complete. This will allow us to assess how well controlled your condition is and whether further intervention is needed. 

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death (and premature) death in the UK.1 in 5 men and 1 in 7 women die from CHD. Tose people who have suffered a heart attack (MI), or have had angina are encouraged to attend the surgery at least once a year. This check up aims to monitor your cholesterol, blood pressure and review any other risk factors.

Cryotherapy

This is used to treat a variety of skin lesions (warts, keratosis etc). The treatment involves freezing your skin with liquid nitrogen to a temperature well below zero. Many lesions that are suitable for cryotherapy will only need one treatment, but some, especially warts, may require several.

Diabetes Care

It is estimated that there are 1.4 million people in the UK today with Diabetes Mellitus and probably just as many who have Diabetes without knowing it.

Epilepsy Care

Epilepsy is twice as common in children as adults. Epilepsy affects 1.5 million people in the UK. It can be controlled with medication. If you are taking medication for Epilepsy, it is important to have this reviewed annually. Our team of Doctors will help you with advice and support. If you require an Epilepsy Review, please contact Reception or complete a medical request through patient triage located on our website.

FLU Vaccination - Who should have it and why

Flu is a highly infectious disease with symptoms that come on very quickly. Colds are much less serious and usually start gradually with a stuffy or runny nose and a sore throat. A bad bout of flu can be much worse than a heavy cold.

The most common symptoms of flu are fever, chills, headache, aches and pains in the joints and muscles and extreme tiredness. In most cases, the symptoms are quite mild, but in others, they can be very serious.

Healthy individuals usually recover within 2 to 7 days, but for some the disease can lead to hospitalisation, permanent disability or even death.

Flu vaccination eligibility is reviewed nationally on an annual basis, eligibility criteria for GP practices can change annually for booking in and inviting patients for their flu vaccines. Please visit National flu immunisation programme 2025 to 2026 letter - GOV.UK for more information about your eligibility status. 

Hypertension

In the UK, there are about 16 million people with Hypertension .High Blood Pressure can increase the risk of Heart problems, Kidney Disease and Strokes. We advise that you attend the Practice every 12 months to have your blood pressure checked and relevant blood tests taken. This service is carried out by our Health Care Assistants. The Medical Centre utilises an additional system add on called "Welby Innovate". This calculates patient blood pressure targets based on previous health conditions and other risk factors. This system will set the targets in accordance with NICE guidelines to improve patient safety. 

Joint Injections

Steroid joint injections are given to help reduce pain and swelling and to help you move the joint more easily. Many people have steroid injections into their shoulders, knees, elbows or hands, or joints that are affected by arthritis. Small amounts of steroids can also be injected into body tissue to treat conditions such as tennis elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome. Your pain relief can last anything from one week to two months or longer, depending on the type of steroid you have injected. However, the injections should not be repeated more than three times a year for each joint. Joint injections are currently offered by Dr Morsy.

Mental Health

Many people with mental health problems never see a psychiatrist. The GP may prescribe anti-depressants or refer them to a counsellor. However, you may have problems that are more serious, or too complicated to be helped in this way. You may be referred to a mental health team. If you are over the age of 60, you may be seen by a team which specialises in the mental health problems of later life. Our Doctors will encourage you to attend at least annually to review your condition. Please submit a triage request either by the patient triage tab located on the home page or if you are unable to complete the form and need further support please contact the Reception team who will be happy to assist.

NHS Health Checks

Everyone is at risk of developing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and kidney disease. The good news is that these conditions can often be prevented - even if you have a history of them in your family. We offer a NHS Health Check, free of charge, to any patient over the age of 40 and under the age of 74, to assess your risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and stroke. The check takes 15-20 minutes. You will be asked some simple questions about your family history, any medications you are currently taking, have you height, weight and blood pressure recorded. We'll do a blood test to check your cholesterol level. Not everyone is suitable for a NHS Health Check, especially if you are already being treated for something like Hypertension, so please check with Reception prior to booking an appointment.

Phlebotomy (blood taking)

We provide a daily blood taking service. Many blood tests require the sample to be taken in the morning. There are times in which the blood test is suitable to be taken in the afternoon. Our clinics start from 8.10am until 5.30pm (Excluding Fridays 8:10am until 2.30pm).When you attend the phlebotomy clinic your blood sample will be taken by one of our Health Care Assistants, who are all trained phlebotomists. A phlebotomist is someone who is specifically trained to take blood samples from patients.

Cardiovascular disease - CVD

QRISK2 is a well established Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk score, in use since 2009, which is designed to identify people at high risk of developing CVD who need to be assessed in more detail to help reduce their risk of developing CVD.

Cardiovascular disease is a term used by doctors to refer to a collection of diseases such as, Stroke, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), Myocardial Infarction or Heart Attacks and Angina.

The QRisk2 score estimates a persons risk of developing CVD over the next 10 years. You can use the QRISK2 web calculator at the Qrisk2 2015 website to estimate your risk.

If your QRISK2 is more than 20% you should speak to your doctor.

You can help reduce your risk by stopping smoking, taking regular exercises, if you are overweight- lose weight, and by having a healthy well balanced diet.

Your doctor might advise you to take medication to lower your blood pressure or lower your cholesterol levels.

The Surgery utilises an additional operating system as an add-on to our current system called "Welby Innovate". This will automatically calculate your QRISK score and if you are signed up to receive text messages/emails will automatically send targeted information to patients to keep you informed. 

Stroke (CVA) Care

A Stroke often strikes suddenly and unexpectedly and can damage mind and body. A Stroke is a "brain attack", it happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off and brain cells are damaged or die. It is estimated that 150,000 people have a stroke in the UK each year. At least 450,000 people are severely disabled as a result of a Stroke in England. About a third of people who have a Stroke make a significant recovery within a month. It is important that if you have suffered a Stroke that you are monitored regularly - at least every 6 months to enable us to monitor and review any risk factors, such as high blood pressure, smoking status, high cholesterol etc. High Blood pressure can increase the risk of stroke. People with high blood pressure may not have any symptoms, so it is important to check your blood pressure regularly.

Travel Health Advice and Injections

Regardless of where you travel it is important that you have a safe and healthy trip. We offer a comprehensive travel risk assessment here at the surgery. To enable us to do this you will need to fill in a risk assessment travel questionnaire, which you can collect from Reception or download from this website. We will then contact you to make an appointment. It is important to allow plenty of time for any vaccinations as for some countries you may need several vaccinations over several months.

Weight Management

Our Practice Nurses are not Registered Dieticians, but they are trained to manage and offer advice relating to a variety of conditions and diseases such as Diabetes. You can find more information about losing weight at Lose weight - Lincolnshire ICB or Home | One You Lincolnshire. Being overweight or obese can have a significant impact on a person's health and wellbeing. The weight management service is an initiative to help people manage their weight through lifestyle changes such as healthy eating and regular physical activity. We provide help and support to people classified as obese and overweight in order to lose or manage their weight, promoting the health benefits that healthy eating and regular physical activity can bring. Weight management involves helping a person understand about the foods they eat in order to make healthy choices, It is not about following a prescribed diet or crash dieting. The importance of regular physical activity is also crucial to losing and maintaining weight. By helping people set targets towards eating healthy foods, modifying portion size and being physically active, weight loss can be successful. 

Wound Care - Dressings

If you have an acute or chronic wound or burn, these can be assessed and treated by the nurse. We also do Doppler assessment and compression care. Measurement for compression stockings should be completed every 6 months by the Nurse. If you have had an operation and require a wound check, dressing change and/or suture removal please make an appointment as soon as possible with one of our Nurses or Health Care Assistants.