Medical services and clinics

All women between the age of 20 and 65 should have a regular smear test every three to five years. We send out appointment reminders to all of our patients to let you know when your next smear is due.

We are really pleased to say we now have Saturday appointments for ladies needing their Cervical Smear - we cannot stress enough how important this appointment is - please do not ignore your invitation.

We send out appointments for regular checks and immunisations for pre-school children. This is to make sure that our doctors and health visitors can check that children are developing normally and that there’s nothing to worry about.

The Health Visitor is available as follows:

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month between 10:30 and 12:00 at Ramsbury Surgery (please phone for more information).

Our doctors and nurses give confidential advice on all aspects of family planning, including coil fitting and emergency contraception.

Our 'No Worries' clinic service offers confidential contraception advice, treatment and support for those aged between 13 and 24.

A counselling/psychology team are attached to this practice and access to this service is by Doctor’s referral. Patients are then invited to make their own appointment and are initially offered self-help, coping strategies and courses such as stress management. Further appointments are arranged as needed.

We provide a full service including the fitting of coils and caps, insertion of implants and we offer advice about and prescribe the contraceptive pill.

We offer a wide range of health screening for men and women at our surgery.

Women aged between 50 and 60 are advised to attend the Breast Screening Unit every three years for a mammography. This is to make sure we can check and detect any abnormalities as soon as possible. These appointments are sent out by the local Breast Unit.

Find breast screening services.

We provide full antenatal and postnatal maternity care with deliveries usually at Great Western Hospital.  We work closely with the midwives who carry out antenatal clinics in the surgeries.

To all our newly "expectant" mothers - there is now a new process for patients to self refer to the Midwife Team instead of going through the GP.

Please click on the link below and this will direct you to a webpage where you can click the button labelled 'Self-Referral Form' to complete online.

http://www.gwh.nhs.uk/wards-and-services/maternity-services/

If you are unable to access or complete the self-referral form, please contact the Bookings number Mon-Fri 10:00-14:00hrs 01793 607312, where someone will help you complete the form.

This is carried out within the practice where appropriate. We have our own equipment for cryotherapy.

We offer routine vaccinations and general advice to our patients travelling abroad.

It may take up to eight weeks for a full course of vaccinations, so please contact us in advance to give you plenty of time if you’re planning to go abroad where you need to be vaccinated.

Some services available are not covered under our contract with the NHS. This means that these services need to be paid for.

The services that include charges are:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements.
• Insurance claim forms.
• Passport signing.
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad.
• Private sick notes.
• Vaccination certificates.

Our reception staff and GPs will be happy to talk through the charges with you during your appointment.

Find out about local counsellors and advice services. You can access these services by speaking to your GP or the surgery’s receptionist.