Travel advice and immunisations that are covered by the NHS are available at the surgery.

Please complete the Travel Questionnaire (download BELOW or collect from reception)

This must be completed and given in at least 6 weeks before you travel. Failure in doing this may mean we will be unable to provide an appointment for travel vaccinations.

Once you have handed your form into reception, our Practice Nurse will review which vaccines are required and we will then contact you to inform you/ book an appointment if required.

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Better Health

Public Health England has launched a major new adult health campaign to seize the opportunity for a national reset moment.

COVID-19 has affected the whole country; for almost everyone, life has had to fundamentally change. But it has also prompted many people to reflect and think more seriously about their health.

Nearly two thirds (63%) of adults in the UK are overweight or living with obesity. Gaining weight is often a gradual process that takes place over a number of years and modern life doesn’t always make it easy. This extra weight causes pressure to build up around vital organs, making it harder for the body to fight against diseases like cancer, heart disease and now COVID-19. By reducing your weight within a healthy range, you can help cut your risk of being critically ill with COVID-19.

For more information visit www.nhs.uk/better-health/.

Baby immunisation clinics are provided by our Practice Nurse. The first baby immunisations are due at eight weeks of age. Followed by further vaccines at 12 weeks. For more information, visit our Immunisation list on the ‘Live Well’ page.

Please ask at reception to book an appointment. For further information view the NHS Immunisation Guide.

Midwives are based at Dovecote House, Beeston.

After your baby is born you will receive a home visit by the midwife. When your baby is around 6 weeks old you will need to see a doctor at the surgery for your post-natal check and for your baby’s 6 week check. Please book this appointment with our receptionist as soon as you can. Don’t forget to register your baby beforehand!

Cervical screening is a method of preventing cancer by detecting and treating early changes which, if left untreated, could lead to cancer of the cervix. The screening test is offered to all women aged 25-64 and is carried out by our practice nurse. You will receive a letter when your test is due. Women are invited every 3 years until the age of 50 then every 5 years until 64.

For further information visit www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical or www.jostrust.org.uk/information/videos.

Cervical Screening Awareness

Around a quarter of cervical cancers are diagnosed through cervical screening. If you’ve not had a cervical screening in the last three years and you’re eligible, why not book yours today?

Cervical cancer survival rates are higher the earlier cancer is diagnosed. If you’re suffering from symptoms like unusual bleeding, pain/discomfort during sex or in your pelvis or lower back, or unpleasant discharge, please book an appointment to see your GP. Find out more about cervical cancer symptoms here – www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-cancer/symptoms/.

If you’re under 20 and find out you’re pregnant, this NHS page is full of helpful advice – www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/support/teenage-pregnancy/.

‘Straight Talking’ support and educate on teen pregnancy and parenting. Their support page has a number of helplines run by experts in supporting young people – www.straighttalking.org/looking-for-support.

If you’re in a relationship and need to consider your family planning options, this helpful page from the NHS gives information about all the different options available to you – www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/.

The Family Planning Association offers impartial advice about your contraceptive choices in the UK. See www.sexwise.org.uk/contraception.

Patients living in Nottinghamshire registered with a GP can have their surgery funded on the NHS. Anyone else wishing to have a vasectomy performed by our doctors will be required to fund their operation themselves although we do not offer private vasectomy appointments at Bramcote Surgery.

• You can be referred by your general practitioner.
• You can self refer directly to the Nottingham Road clinic by phoning 01623 624137.

We do not currently offer a coil or implant service at Bramcote Surgery but you can register as a temporary patient at our ‘Buddy Practice’ at Manor Surgery in Beeston. They will be happy to remove and fit these contraception devices. They do these on a Tuesday morning between 7-8am.

If this is suitable, please call the Manor Surgery on 0115 907 6960

Alternately, you can contact the Victoria Health Centre to arrange an appointment there, you can contact them on 0115 969 1166

Please be aware that Manor Surgery and Victoria Health Centre only fit/remove coil’s for contraceptive reasons. If you have a coil for HRT reasons, this will need to be done through a GP referral to Gynaecology. Please arrange a routine GP appointment if this is needed.