All GP practices are contracted to provide “essential services”, that is, basic treatment of ill people. We also provide the following “additional services”:
- Child Health Surveillance together with the health visitors
Contraceptive services including coil insertion and implant insertion
Maternity services in the ante-natal and post-natal period together with the midwives
Routine immunisation of children, together with the health visitors
Immunisation for adults in relation to travel. Not all travel vaccinations are available on the NHS; please ask our practice nurses for details
Cervical smears
Freezing of warts and other small skin lesions
We also hold contracts with NHS Dumfries and Galloway for the following “enhanced services”
- An annual ‘flu immunisation programme to protect the elderly and at risk
Regular monitoring by blood and urine tests for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems
Monitoring of warfarin blood tests and dosage
A methadone substitution programme for patients with drug abuse problems
A minor operation service
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