Services

Regular review and advice for children and adults with asthma and other chronic lung diseases.

Annual checks for all our diabetic patients. During your birthday month you will need an appointment for blood tests then a follow-up appointment 1 week later.

You will then need to attend 6 months later for repeat bloods and diabetic review.

Dietary advice for patients with medical or severe weight problems referred by the GPs to our attached dietician.

We offer a range of clinics and services here at The Ridgeway Surgery to help with cancer screening.

Health checks for patients at risk of or suffering from heart disease and high blood pressure.

One of the most important things that a parent can do for their child is to make sure that they have all their routine childhood vaccinations. It’s the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases.

Ideally, children should have their jabs at the right age to protect them as early as possible and minimise the risk of infection.

Find out which jabs your child needs, when they need them, and what the benefits of each jab are.

Please call the surgery to make an appointment.

Learn more about NHS vaccinations

Child Development Clinic

Childhood vaccinations and monitoring the progress of babies and toddlers.

Childhood and Teenage Mental Health

If you are worried about your child’s mental health please visit your GP, who will be able to offer a range of support to help both you and your child. There are a range of talking therapies which are highly effective in dealing with both short term and long term depression, for more information on these therapies please view the NHS Talking Therapy Guide.

If you are over 65 or have a chronic disease that affects your heart, lungs or if you are diabetic, you are entitled to a flu jab. 2 to 4 year-olds are also entitled to a nasal spray-based vaccination. Immunisations begin in September each year, so please contact us to make an appointment.

Learn more about flu vaccinations on the NHS website

Health visitors are available at Alexandra Avenue clinic on Thursday afternoons. Due to the current Covid pandemic this is now being done virtually. Please contact your health visitor for more information.

Warfarin is a drug which can prevent life threatening conditions. However, it can be dangerous if people taking it are not monitored regularly and advised which dose to take. Recent changes have been made to the way we prescribe it.

When a patient requests a prescription for anti-coagulation, the doctor must check that the necessary monitoring has been carried out. We can no longer prescribe a anti-coagulation drug “as directed” and the specific dose must be stated on the prescription.

Brief intervention counselling for patients referred by the GPs.

Some vaccines are available on the NHS and can be given at the surgery.

Learn more about our travel services

We offer a range of clinics and services here at The Ridgeway Surgery to help manage chronic diseases.

We offer a range of clinics and services here at The Ridgeway Surgery to support men’s health and help maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Certain small surgical operations can be performed at the surgery. With minor surgery the recovery time is usually short and you will be back to your usual activities fairly quickly (depending on your procedure).

Before attending for minor surgery you will need to see a doctor for the diagnosis and then you will be given an appointment to attend for your procedure.

Please note we do not offer minor surgery for cosmetic purposes.

We offer a range of clinics and services here at The Ridgeway Surgery to support you when planning a family, from preconception advice to postnatal care.

If you would like to know more about weight and diet advice, please contact us for advice on how to lose weight and stay healthy.

A range of options are available to support people with weight loss. To understand which of them may be the best fit for you please arrange an appointment with your GP who will be happy to discuss them with you.

A range of sexual health services are offered at the surgery including:

• Contraception and contraception advice
• Emergency contraception and emergency contraception advice
• Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts
• Testing and counselling for HIV and AIDS

If you need advice and support with a sexual health matter or you think you have a problem you would like to discuss, please make an appointment with your GP.

Sexual health services are freely available for everyone.

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 and if you don’t pay for your prescriptions then giving up is free.

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

We offer a range of clinics and services here at The Ridgeway Surgery for all your vaccination needs and advice.

We also offer the Shingles vaccination and vaccinations required for occupational health purposes. Please contact reception and speak to a member of the team for further information about these vaccines.

We offer a range of clinics and services here at The Ridgeway Surgery to support women’s health and help maintain a healthy lifestyle. These include:

Breast Screening

The screening office runs a rolling programme which invites women by area. The requirement is that all women will receive their first invitation before their 53rd birthday, but ideally when they are 50.  If you are under 50 and concerned about any aspect of breast care, please contact the surgery to make an appointment with your GP.

Cervical Screening Test

Our nurses are qualified to carry out cervical screening and tests in the form of cervical smears. In order to have a cervical smear the patient must have received a letter requesting that they have a cervical smear and the appointment must please be made for when the patient is not menstruating.

Emergency Contraception

If you’ve forgotten to take your pill, your condom split or you’ve had unprotected sex in the last 72 hours then you may need emergency contraception, and the sooner you take it the better.

Emergency contraception is available free from Contraception and Sexual Health Services, some GPs (family doctors) and most pharmacies (chemists), even if you’re under 16.

If you’ve had unprotected sex or your condom failed, it is also really important to consider your risk for sexually transmitted infections and to think about your long-term contraception needs. Please phone the surgery to book an emergency appointment.

If you miss the 72 hours it is still possible to have an emergency coil fitted up to 5 days after unprotected sex. You can have an emergency coil fitted for free at your local sexual health clinic.