Our practice nurses are fully qualified to carry out the following nurse led health promotion clinics:
- Advice on Diet
- Blood Pressure checks
- Chronic Disease Checks
- Disease Management (Asthma, Diabetes, Heart Disease)
- First aid advice, Blood and Urine Tests
- Ear syringing
- Adult and Childhood Immunisations (these are arranged by the Practice)
- Travel Immunisations
- Cervical Smears and Contraception Services
- Family Planning
- Health Promotion, for example dietary advice and advice on smoking
- Spirometry (lung function tests)
- New Patient Screening
Healthcare Assistant
Our Healthcare Assistant supports the Nurses and the Practice by providing a phlebotomy service (talking blood samples) for testing. She is also responsible for running our health check clinic that enables us to identify and then initiate preventative measures to help reduce the risk to those patients who may otherwise develop illnesses in the future.
District Nurses
The District Nurse is available to see you in your home and help with dressings and removal of sutures, advice and care of the acutely and chronically sick and terminally ill and advice on incontinence and supplying pads and other aids.
A referral is required for an appointment with the district nurses.
Health Visitors
Our Health Visitors can be contacted on:
Chase Medical Practice 01543 879787.
Health Hayes Health Centre 01543 277933.
They are available to help with health matters relating to the under-5s eg. feeding difficulties, sleep problems.
Health Visiting Hub for Cannock and Lichfield
If you need help and advice from a health visitor for common issues such as minor illness, behaviour and weaning telephone Cannock and Lichfields Health visiting hub 01543 431586.
Community Midwives
The Community Midwives provide an antenatal clinic at the surgeries. The Practice shares antenatal care with the local consultant obstetricians.
Clinics are held at the practice and appointments are arranged by the midwives.
Community Psychiatric Nurse
The Community Psychiatric Nurse provides a counselling Service at the surgery by appointment. Patients will need to be referred to this through one of the GPs.
Psychology Counselling
A counselling service is provided at the surgery by appointment. Patients will need to be referred by the doctor.