The clinics and services available at Howard Medical Practice
To make an appointment at any of the clinics we offer, please phone reception on 01457 854321, and we will be happy to advise you and make an appointment for you with the appropriate heathcare professional.
Anticoagulation Clinic - Tuesday afternoons. The latest addition to the range of clinics we offer, this is a clinic for patients who take Warfarin.
Diabetes Clinics - Held on the 1st Wednesday of each month with the practice nurse, dietician and podiatrist.
Asthma Clinics - every other Tuesday afternoon.
Smoking cessation - help and advice on quitting smoking with our healthcare assistant Adele.
Minor surgery - Dr Shiva carries out minor operations on a Monday afternoon. Please make an appointment to see one of the GPs first to check suitability.
Joint injections - these are performed by Dr. Kinsey.
High risk drug monitoring - a clinic for patients on anti-rheumatic and other high-risk medicines.
Counselling - a counsellor is available at the surgery on Wednesday mornings.
Family planning - please make an appointment to talk to any of the healthcare staff about family planning.
Sexual health and contraception:
Emergency contraception
Coil fitting
Smear clinic
Chlamydia screening
Baby and children:
Antenatal clinics - Wednesday afternoons with Diana the midwife
Postnatal clinics - 8 week postnatal baby checks
Children's vaccinations
Other clinics and services
Hypertension management
Weight management - with Adele (HCA) and Katie (nurse).
A height-weight machine to help measure your BMI and a blood pressure machine (provided by the patient participation group) are available in the surgery for you to use with no need for an appointment.
Information room - books and leaflets are available to patients looking for more information. This service is provided and run by the Patient Participation Group.