Special Sessions and Services

Antenatal Clinic
This is run by the community midwife, please make appointments at the Health Centre. 

Minor Surgery Clinics
A range of minor operations can be performed under local
anaesthetic. Please discuss this with the doctor who will arrange an appointment. 

Child Health Clinic              

Child developmental checks are carried out by either the Health Visitor or doctor and will be arranged by appointment. You will be invited to bring your baby and pre school child for immunisations with the Practice Nurse.

Cryotherapy
These appointments are available by arrangement, but only when there are two doctors in surgery. 

Well Woman Clinic
You are welcome to attend for routine check ups including cervical smears and breast examination. Advice is available on the menopause and other women’s problems. This
service is usually provided through our practice nurse. 

Family Planning
Contraceptive advice is freely available from the doctor for all patients. Special arrangements are made to fit contraceptive coils. 

Emergency Contraception
For emergency contraception please make an appointment as soon as possible to see the doctor. 

Diabetic, asthma, heart disease clinics
These are run by our practice nurse and are by invitation or on request.  

Influenza vaccinations
All patients targeted for flu vaccinations will be notified annually in October. Currently this comprises patients over 65, patients with a chronic illness and carers.

Pneumovax vaccinations

If you are over 65 and have never had a pneumovax vaccination please call the surgery.

Smoking
Help and advice on stopping smoking is available from the doctors and the health visitor.  

Foreign Travel
Advice for foreign travel including immunisations is available. Please make an appointment in plenty of time before you are due to travel with our practice nurse. There may be a charge for some items, which are not covered by the NHS.

Travel Information

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.  There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations.  These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.  Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Non-NHS Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Passport signing
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

Attached to Lynton Health Centre is our nurse led minor injuries service.   Contact telephone number:  01598 752520

Opening Times                                                  

Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm                                          

Weekends & Bank Holidays 11am - 4pm

The nursing team can see, treat and discharge the following conditions in patients over the age of 2:

• Sprains & strains to foot, ankle, wrist, knee, mild neck/shoulder pain following acute injury
• Ticks
• Bites & Stings
• Minor allergic reactions
• Minor head injuries                                         
• Minor thermal burns
• simple cuts & grazes or splinters
• foreign bodies in eye/ear/nose
• Boils/carbuncles/skin infections
• Bladder infection (not male)

Problems that we would not be able to deal with include:

• Dental problems/dental pain/infection
• Holiday makers requiring ear syringing or who have forgotten medication
• chronic problems such as back/joint pain that has existed longer than a few days and not associated with recent injury.

Serious problems such as severe asthma, chest pain, fractures (we have no xray facility), road traffic incidents, serious traumatic wounds or multiple injuries, should be seen in A&E or call 999.

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