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CLINICS AND SERVICESCONTRACEPTIONAll the doctors provide family planning services in normal surgeries. The practice nurses are trained to give family planning advice. If you require a coil please ask for a long appointment with the doctor and nurse and tell the receptionist the reason for your appointment. FOR URGENT ADVICE FOR THE MORNING AFTER PILL PLEASE ASK TO SPEAK TO A DOCTOR OR NURSE. This should be obtained on the next working day. The practice nurses hold a "drop-in" emergency contraception clinic every weekday between 4.00 - 4.30pm which can be attended without appointment whether the patient is registered at Balmoral or elsewhere. Please notify the receptionist on arrival. At present free condoms are not available via the surgery but can be obtained from the Family Planning clinic in Dover Health Centre on:
Appointments to be made during clinic hours. Choices 4 Young People Monday 4.00 - 5.30pm at Deal Community Clinic. Pre-pregnancy Advice If you are planning a pregnancy it is important to be healthy and to eat well. Include foods containing folic acid (mainly green vegetables) and take folic acid supplements available without prescription at pharmacies, health food shops and supermarkets. A prescription is not needed as this can be bought over the counter at the chemist from before conception until the twelfth week of pregnancy. The doctors are happy to see you for further pre-pregnancy advice before you become pregnant. CLINICS
Flu Vaccinations We offer flu vaccinations from September every year. These are for people
aged 65 years and over and anyone suffering from heart or kidney disease, diabetes,
asthma, COPD, immunosuppression and those in residential care. Tooth Problems We are not dentists! If you have a problem with your teeth eg toothache or an abscess then it is your dentist you need to see. If you are registered with a dentist, check how to obtain emergency treatment.There is now an emergency dental clinic at Kent and Canterbury Hospital (01227 766877) and QEQM, Margate (01843 225544). We do not become dentists at night! If you have difficulty in finding a dentist ring EKHA on 227227. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic
SEVENTY-FIVE YEAR HEALTH CHECKAll patients over seventy-five are entitled to an annual check up, either in the surgery or in their home if they wish, which may be done by the doctor or the nurse. CHILD HEALTHThe doctors run their own child health clinics and immunisation service. All children under five should be registered for child health surveillance. Up to the age of three the recommended health checks are conducted at the surgery and appointments are sent automatically. The three year health check is done in the clinic rather than the surgery. The injections are given by the practice nurses at the surgery. The currently advised age for immunisations is set out below. It is very important that you have your child immunised for their own safety. Serious reactions to vaccines are very rare and far less common than serious reactions to the diseases they help prevent.
Pediacel = Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Polio and Hib MINOR SURGERYAll the doctors are registered for this and usually carry out minor operations at Deal Hospital by prior arrangement. MINOR INJURIESPlease attend Deal Hospital Minor Injuries Unit (open 8.00am to 6.00pm every day). Contact telephone no: 01304 865420/865437. If in doubt speak to your doctor. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHVaccines for occupational health purposes, such as Hepatitis B, are normally provided by the employer’s occupational health service. |
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