Clinics
Maternity Care
All doctors at Clarendon Medical Centre are qualified to provide care during
pregnancy in conjunction with the midwife. Most of your antenatal care will be
provided at the surgery on Wednesday afternoons. Please book
an appointment at reception.
Contraceptive Care
We provide the full range of family planning services. Like all services provided
by the practice, this is completely confidential. Please make a routine appointment
with your doctor or practice nurse to discuss your requirements.
Child Health Care
The practice provides Child Development Clinics at Clarendon Medical Centre with
the health visitor on Tuesday mornings at 9.15am. We feel it is important to
find any problems there may be with a child's health as early as possible and
the first six to eight weeks' check is always performed by one of the doctors
at Clarendon.
Child Immunisation
We believe that it is very important that all children are vaccinated – in
fact, we believe it is the most important step ‘medicine’ has made
so far.
Vaccinations protect both the individual child and the community around them.
It stops disease from starting and spreading.
We would prefer all our patients’ vaccinations to be given here in the
surgery.
If you have any worries about the vaccinations scheduled for your child, please
discuss this with the health visitor, practice nurse or doctor.
Minor Surgery
We are able to perform some minor surgery procedures such as joint injections
and the treatment of warts by liquid nitrogen.
Flu/Pneumonia Vaccination Programme
During October each year we commence our vaccinations against the flu virus.
This is especially recommended for patients with chronic lung, heart or kidney
disease, diabetics, asthmatics and the elderly.
Cervical Smear
Cervical smear tests are performed by our trained practice nurses as part of
a “well woman check”.
Travel Vaccinations
Our practice nurses are trained to give both advice and vaccinations for foreign
travel. Please make an appointment as early as possible, preferably six weeks
before you travel.
HEALTH PROMOTION CLINICS
Well Woman Clinic
These clinics are run under a doctor's guidance by the practice nurse, and offer
a general medical check-up, including a cervical smear when indicated.
Asthma Clinic
We hold an Asthma Clinic for both children and adults. It is run under the doctor's
supervision by the practice nurse who has been trained to advise on the care
of asthma and the techniques used in the various forms of treatment.
Diabetic Clinic
We hold a Diabetic Clinic every week run by a doctor and a nurse trained in
the management of diabetes. A dietician also attends periodically, and we have
excellent relations with local optometrists and chiropodists to anticipate complications
of diabetes. We liaise with the Tameside Diabetic Centre.
Heart Disease Prevention Clinic
This clinic screens for risk factors associated with the development of heart
disease, such as smoking, increased blood cholesterol and raised blood pressure.
Appointments are available routinely.
Elderly Screening Clinic
Screening for health problems associated with ageing is available by appointment
each day with the practice nurse.
Patient Recall
The practice recalls patients with the following chronic diseases:
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Cardiovascular disease
• HIV
• Dementia
• Severe mental illness
• Learning disability
We also recall at-risk patients for annual flu vaccination, as well as those
with a history of splenectomy.
Letters are also sent to patients who are due for a Hepatitis A vaccination.
