Lyn Health - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

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Appointments
Morning Surgeries start at 8:30am and afternoon surgeries at 2.00pm. Appointments can be made by booking at reception, calling the surgery on 01598 753226 or via our online appointment booking system. Appointments are at ten minute intervals.

Telephone Advice
Sometimes a telephone call will avoid the need for a consultation. If you wish to speak to a doctor, please ask the receptionist to request that the doctor calls you back. It would be helpful if you could indicate the degree of urgency.

Cancelling your Appointment
If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment.

By giving us as much notice as you can you are helping us to make sure that someone else is given your slot.

Clinics

Travel Information

Non-NHS Services

Minor Injuries Service

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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.

Child Immunisation Consent Form

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

We are only be able to offer specific vaccinations for your travel requirements, which are free on the NHS. These are subject to availability and consist of - tetanus, diphtheria and polio combined vaccine, hepatitis A and typhoid.

Prior to booking any appointments for vaccinations you will need to find out what is required for the country (or countries) you are visiting. The nursing team are qualified to administer these vaccines but cannot give specific immunisation advice.

To do this please visit website www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk. Our Patient Services Team will be able to give you a printout of your vaccination history.

If you require any of the above vaccinations please make an appointment with the practice nursing team, allowing a minimum of 8 weeks before travel. We will be unable to administer any of the vaccines within 8 weeks of travel.

For any other vaccinations that are not available on the NHS, including anti-malarial tablets, you will be asked to make other arrangements. Many of the larger chemists and supermarkets now offer travel vaccination services, particularly Boots and Lloyds, Pharmacies.

Download our Travel Assessment Form

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

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.