Well Baby Clinic
There are regular well baby clinics held at the children's centre. Please phone health visitor Helen Bridgewater on 01993 867150 for further details.

Cervical Smears
All women between 25 and 65 years of age are recommended to have a cervical smear check.

For those women aged between 25 and 50 it is recommended to have a check every three years, and for women aged 50 to 65 years of age, every 5 years. This is to ensure that the cervix (neck of the womb) is healthy. We operate a recall system in order to remind you when your next check is due.

Chronic Medical Conditions
We have special programmes for the continuing care of patients with long-standing conditions such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke or circulatory problems. Please discuss these with your doctor.

Health Checks
All adults are encouraged to have a health check every three years. We also offer annual health checks for those over 75 years of age. These can be carried out at home if necessary. We also have special programmes to promote healthy living, stopping smoking, weight reduction and healthy eating. Please make an appointment with a member of the nursing team if you wish to take part in any of these programmes. 

Family Planning
Both men and women are welcome to discuss contraception, either in the doctor’s surgery or with a nurse. We provide a full range of services including the fitting of IUDs (coils), diaphragms (caps), the ‘morning after’ pill, injections and implants.
Family planning advice and services are also available to patients who are not registered with this practice and to young people.

Contraception
If you require emergency ‘morning after’ contraception, please tell the receptionist so that you can be seen as soon as possible. Family planning appointments can be made at any time with the family planning nurse or with a doctor. You do not need to be a regular patient at this practice to receive contraceptive services. These services are also available to young people.

Immunisations
The health visitors arrange children’s immunisations at the appropriate time. Adult vaccinations, including tetanus, are arranged by making an appointment with a member of the nursing team. Influenza vaccinations are carried out in special ‘flu clinics’, which usually commence at the beginning of October each year. It is NOT recommended that healthy adults have a ‘flu jab’ until they reach 65 years of age 

Maternity
When your pregnancy is confirmed we will offer you an hour-long appointment with the midwife to discuss all aspects of your pregnancy and to plan your care.  During your pregnancy we usually share your care with the hospital, with most of your appointments being here with the midwife or the doctor. Six weeks after your baby is born we will offer you a postnatal examination to ensure that all is well. Parenting classes are also held locally.

Minor Injuries
If you, or a member of your family, suffer a minor injury such as a cut or sprain that you feel requires treatment, you may proceed directly to the Minor Injuries Unit at Witney Community Hospital.   This unit is open from 10:00am to 10:30pm, seven days a week including bank holidays. The Minor Injuries Unit can be contacted on 01993 209456 or 209458.

Minor Surgery
We undertake a range of minor surgical procedures using local anaesthetics. Your doctor will be able to advise you as to the appropriateness of such treatment. 

Podiatry
NHS podiatry services (State Registered practitioner) are available, providing a wide range of services including nail surgery and biomechanics, as well as diabetic foot care. Some patients will be provided with a short course of treatment to improve their foot problems, whilst others will be provided with long-term treatment and management of their feet. The podiatry service can also be contacted via their head office on 01865 311312.

Speech Therapy
NHS speech therapy services are available.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required. 

Information about countries and vaccinations required can be found on the links below:

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make the initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travelto allow the vaccines to work.

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Non-NHS (Private) Examinations and Reports

The doctors are happy to carry out medical examinations and complete reports for such things as insurance, sports medicals, and certain types of driving licence. Please telephone the health centre for an appointment.

The NHS does not cover this type of examination or report and a charge will be made. A charge is also made for signing various forms such as fitness to travel certificates. Payment must be made at the time of attendance, or upon collection of the completed documents. Please ask at reception for the details of these charges.

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Osteopathy

Lorna Dixon and Noel Adams run the osteopathic clinic at the Broadshires. Both are registered with the General Osteopathic Council. The clinic is run on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (appointments are sometimes available at short notice). This is not an NHS service and an initial consultation and treatment costs £38.00. Subsequent visits are charged at £33.00. Your treatment may be covered by private health insurance.

The clinic is open to patients who are not registered at the practice as well as patients who are. There is no need for a doctor's referral prior to treatment, but you may wish to ask your doctor's advice before booking an appointment.  Osteopathy is not just for back pain. Osteopaths can treat a wide range of musculo-skeletal conditions including neck pain, repetitive strain injury, minor sports injuries and whiplash.

Lorna and Noel are happy to answer any questions you may have prior to booking. Please call them on 01993 867134 or go their website http://www.broadshiresbacks.co.uk/

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Acupuncture

The acupuncture clinic is run by Sandy Steele, a member of the British Acupuncture Council and takes place on a Tuesday. The clinic is open to all - including those who are not registered with the practice. There is no need for a doctor's referral although you may wish to consult with your GP if you are considering acupuncture.

This is not an NHS service and an initial consultation including treatment costs £55. Follow-up sessions are £38 each. If you have private medical insurance, your treatment may be covered. To make an appointment, or to discuss whether acupuncture would be a suitable treatment for you, call Sandy on 01865 773437. For further details, go to http://www.oxford-acupuncture.co.uk/

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Counselling

An NHS-funded counselling service is available on a Monday and is run by Mary Hopper, a registered member of the UKCP, counsellors in primary care. Appointments are limited and there is a waiting list with referrals made via your GP.

A comprehensive private counselling service is also provided on a Monday.

There are also limited opportunities for local evening appointments. This clinic is available to all; you do not have to be registered with the practice. Mary is an accredited counsellor and provides therapy for a range of issues including grief and loss, self harm, depression, phobias, anxiety, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, birth issues, anger and trauma management. She also provides maintenance support alongside doctors and specialists for those with psychiatric conditions.

This is not an NHS service and there is a consultation fee. To discuss whether counselling might be of benefit to you or to make an appointment, call Mary on 07765 686955.

Hypnotherapy Counselling

Joanna Hutt Dip Hyp CS, Dip CP

This is a safe, gentle and effective way of dealing with negative or self defeating thought patterns and behaviours and can help or dramatically improve problems in many areas of our lives including Stress, Anxiety, Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss and Healthy Lifestyle, Confidence, Motivation and General Well-Being.

The trance state is something that happens to us all naturally throughout the day as we complete tasks that are so familiar to us that we don’t have to ‘think’ about doing them, they have become a part of our subconscious mind.  Being deeply relaxed is a way of accessing the subconscious part of the mind in order to change thought patterns that are not useful to us.

I am a multi model psychotherapy counsellor and I specialise in hypnotherapy.  I am a member of the Hypnotherapy Society and the Counselling Society.

Charges:

£10 for an initial consultation

£55 per session

£25 cancellation fee (unless serious or unavoidable reason)

Hypnotherapy means that you are investing in a more emotionally and physically balanced future for yourself and does require some commitment on your part.  Most treatments take between 1 and 3 sessions, you would not expect to exceed more than 5/6 sessions.

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