Clinics
Our practice provides the following services either at the surgery or in local community hubs.
Phlebotomy
The North West Community Phlebotomy Service operates from the Community Centre for Health, Dumbarton Road or the Plean Street Clinic.
The clinics run from 8.45am and 4.15pm Monday to Friday
If you have require bloods to be taken, your GP will give you your CHI number and the telephone number 0141 355 1525 for you to call at a time that’s convenient to you.
Other services
We also provide the following ‘additional services’:
- Child health surveillance, together with the health visiting team
- Contraceptive services (excluding implant fitting/removal).
- Maternity services – antenatal and postnatal, together with midwives from the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital.
- Routine immunisation of children, together with the health visiting team.
- Cervical smears.
- Freezing of warts and other small skin lesions.
We also hold contracts with GG & CNHSB for the following ‘enhanced services’:
- Pre-chemo phlebotomy.
- Medicines management
- Regular monitoring by blood and urine tests for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems.
- Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease, stroke/TIA, COPD and multiple sclerosis.
- Minor surgery – injections (muscles, tendons, joints)
- Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with diabetes (this includes appointments with the dietician and the podiatrist).
- Alcohol screening and brief interventions
- Palliative care
- Further information on the GP contract can be found at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Health/Services/Primary-Care/GP-Contract
Leaflets
Leaflets and other written information about various illnesses and conditions are available on display and from the practice nurses. We do not have any leaflets produced by the practice.
Child Health
The health visitors hold clinics in the Community Centre for Health and appointments will be sent for your child to attend these clinics at various stages of their development. The first routine assessment at eight weeks is carried out by the health visitor and a doctor.
Child immunisation clinics are also held at the Community Centre for Health and you will be sent appointments to attend.