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Extended Hours
Stop Smoking Clinic
Treatment Room
Minor Illness Clinics
Travel clinics
Chronic Disease Management Clinics
Childhood Immunisations
Pregnancy Services
Physiotherapy
Minor surgery
Clinic for Drug Users
Occupational Health
Practice Counsellor
Extended Hours
We now provide additional appointments on a Monday evening ( 6-7.30pm ) and on Saturday mornings ( 8-11am ). These are aimed for people who find it difficult to attend appointments during normal working hours. There are pre-booked appointments only during these times and there is NO WALK-IN or EMERGENCY SERVICE. If you need urgent medical advice or help at these times, please telephone the Out of hours service on 01980 626226, or you can obtain advice from NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. Please note there are there are also NHS Walk-In Centres or Accident & Emergency Departments in both Bristol and Bath.
Stop Smoking Clinic
We provide a very successful stop smoking clinic at Keynsham surgery, once a week on Wednesdays afternoons between 2-4pm.
Treatment Room
Appointments are available at both surgeries for dressings, investigations, injections, vaccinations, cervical smears and removal of stitches.
Minor Illness Clinics
At Keynsham, Sisters Karen Kocinski and Angela Harris run minor illness clinics. You will often have to wait less time to see them than to see a Doctor.
The problems suitable for these clinics are:
However, these nurses are trained to assess any medical problem (especially if you feel it is urgent) and to refer on to a doctor where appropriate
Travel Clinics
We run a travel clinic which gives you advice on which immunisations you may need when travelling abroad. Before attending the clinic it is worth checking the following website (www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk)to see if any immunisations are recommended
We are also a registered yellow fever centre and offer yellow fever immunisations. For private charges please click here.
Please make sure that you get an appointment at least 3-4 months before you travel. There is a charge for some travel vaccinations.
Regarding malaria prophylaxis please click here for more information.
Chronic Disease Management Clinics
In order to make sure you keep as well as possible and that the management of your chronic medical conditions is best tailored to your needs, the nurses run several chronic disease clinics;
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- COPD
- Coronary heart Disease
- Hypertension
- Stop smoking clinic
Childhood Immunisations
These take place on Monday and Thursday afternoons at Keynsham (parents are sent appointments from Child Health in Bath).
Pregnancy Services
You'll need to see your own doctor to confirm your pregnancy, and then you'll be given a pregnancy pack and asked to make a booking appointment with the midwife. Your own doctor and the community midwife will look after you during your pregnancy. Post natal and baby checks are carried out in routine doctor's appointments and will be arranged for you.
Physiotherapy
An experienced NHS physiotherapist provides free assessment and treatments at both Keynsham and Saltford surgeries. Appointments are on the recommendation of a doctor.
Minor surgery
Minor operations are carried out by all of the doctors except Dr Rose. See your own doctor and if you need an operation a special appointment will be arranged.
Clinic For Drug Users
We run a clinic with workers from the Bath Alcohol Drug Advisory service (BADAS). We offer advice, infectious disease testing and immunisation, replacement therapy for heroin users. To get an appointment you'll need to be referred by your own doctor.
Occupational Health
We provide a specialist occupational health service within the Practice. Dr Davidson holds a diploma in Occupational Medicine. We provide this privately to businesses. If you wish to find out more about this service please click here.
Practice Counsellor
We have a qualified Counsellor attached to the Practice. You will need to see the doctor in order to be referred to see them.
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