Hartwood Healthcare - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

Clinics & Services

Practice Nurses

Our nurses can be seen by appointment for the following:

Chronic Respiratory Illness
Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Heart Disease Screening
Weight loss and healthy eating
Smoking Service
Sexual Health

Dr Kearley-Shiers has recently qualified to fit coils which has enabled us to offer this as a new service to patients.

Cervical Smears.

Please call 0117 3015226/7

Treatment Room

The treatment room nursing staff take blood samples, dress wounds and run various clinics by appointment. Contact 0117 3015310.

Community Clinics for lower leg wounds at the Withywood Centre

A weekly community clinic has been set up at the Withywood Centre for people with lower leg wounds. During the clinics, patients can receive compression therapy or other lower leg treatments, with support from our friendly nurses and volunteers, whilst enjoying a cup of tea and socialising with other people experiencing the same condition. To support the initiative, Bristol Ageing Better has commissioned Age UK Bristol to provide volunteer support and to arrange patient transport.

Patients can attend the clinic instead of their usual weekly appointment at the GP surgery. The clinic is being piloted for 12 months, beginningvApril 2017. It is organised by South Bristol Primary Care Collaborative and supported by Bristol Ageing Better.

The clinics take place every Thursday morning from 09.30am in the Withywood Centre, with more to follow in Knowle at a later date. If you are interested in attending, please contact your GP practice nursing team to find out more.

Other Services

Podiatry (Chiropody) - provide care for foot problems and can be contacted on 0117 3015200.

Physiotherapy, chiropractic care and drug counselling are available after referral from your doctor.

Every year, millions of people visit the GP with minor health problems that local pharmacists could resolve.

It's estimated 50 million visits to the GP are made every year for minor ailments such as coughs and colds, mild eczema and athlete's foot.

But by visiting your pharmacy instead, you could save yourself time and trouble. Instead of booking and waiting for a GP appointment, you can visit your local pharmacist any time – just walk in.

All pharmacists can recognise many common health complaints. They can give advice or, where appropriate, medicines that will help clear up the problem.

If your problem is more serious and needs the attention of a GP, your pharmacist will recognise this and advise you to see your GP instead.

What's more, many pharmacies are open in the evenings and on the weekends.

Athlete’s foot (over 12 years old)
Cold sores (over 2 years old)
Diarrhoea (over 2 years old)
Haemorrhoids (over 18 years old)
Hay fever (over 6 years old) (only during the period March-September)
Head lice (over 6 months old)
Insect bites and stings (over 6 years old)
Threadworm (over 2 years old)
Vaginal thrush (over 16 and under 60 years old)
Warts and verrucae (over 2 years old)

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.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the Treatment Room team 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
Caribbean	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 Treatment Room 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.

The NOMAD clinic in Bristol also offer travel vaccinations at a cost. Please click on the link below for more information.

http://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/pg/153/Bristol-Travel-Clinic

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse; please BRING THE FORM WITH YOU to your appointment

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday. To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)