All GP practices are contracted to provide “essential services”, that is, basic treatment of ill people. We also provide the following “additional services”:

We also hold contracts with NHS Dumfries and Galloway for the following “enhanced 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 small skin lesions

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