Tuesdays 11.30am – 1.00pm

This is a combined clinic with access to our Health Visitor, Practice Nurse and Doctor.

The clinic is for well babies only. If your baby is unwell, please make an appointment in the usual way. We ask this to reduce the chances of the well clinic babies catching acute infections.

The community midwife attached to the practice is Helen Breakell.  Helen attends the surgery on a Friday morning from 9am to conduct the antenatal clinic. The community midwifery service is organised geographically; Helen Breakell covers the Plungington area of Preston.

Following confirmation of your pregnancy you need to make an appointment with one of the practice doctors. Following this appointment you will be referred to the Sharoe Green Maternity Unit at Royal Preston Hospital for booking and scan.

Useful telephone numbers:

Antenatal Clinic Fridays 9.00am onwards This is an appointment only clinic run by the Midwife. Please make an appointment in the usual way.

Our practice nurses undertake regular review of all diabetic patients in the practice.

Our diabetic patients are sent letters 1-2 weeks prior to their clinic appointment, inviting them to attend one of the local blood clinics for blood tests before their review appointment.
 

Family Planning Services

We offer a complete range of family planning services and are able to issue free supplies of condoms.

All doctors are able to advise on use of the pill, mini-pill and injection and refer for sterilisation.

Our Practice Nurse monitors repeat contraceptive injection and pill requests.

Doctor Angela Robb, Doctor Lorna Taylor and Doctor Helen Levycky have expertise in:

• Coil fitting
• Implant insertion and removal
• Diaphragm and Cervical Cap fitting

Emergency Contraception

This service is for people who have not been properly protected during sex and who may need additional help to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.  We can provide the “morning after pill” and use of the coil to suitable patients. It is essential you contact the surgery as soon as possible after a contraceptive accident, as these methods are very effective if used immediately but much less effective as time elapses.

Some of our medical staff are unable to provide this service and it would be of great help if you informed our reception staff that you need emergency contraception, when making your request to book an appointment.

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