Services Available From the practice

All GP practices are contracted to provide “essential services”, that is, basic treatment of ill people. We also provide the following “additional services”:

• Child health surveillance
• Contraceptive services.
• Maternity services: ante natal and post natal care
• Child Immunisation
• Cervical smears
• Minor Surgery

Child Immunisations

Immunisation Clinics are held at the surgery on Tuesdays mornings.

If your child is due immunisation you will be sent an appointment for the clinic by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

Enhanced Services

We hold contracts with GGCNHSB for the following “enhanced services”

• Minor surgery, including incisions & excisions and some joint/tendon injections.
• Flu immunisation
• Monitoring of blood tests necessary for those patients on treatments for arthritis and inflammatory bowel conditions
• Monitoring of patients with heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• A methadone substitution programme for patients with drug abuse problems.
• Extended Hours – The practice offers late appointments for workers on Tuesday from 6.00pm – 7.30pm
• Pre – Chemotherapy phlebotomy

Travelling Overseas? 

Please complete a Travel Form at least 6 weeks  prior to travel. This enables the practice nurse to organise any vaccines that you may require.

If travelling last minute you can contact:

The Travel Clinic
5 Arran Court,
Glasgow Airport,
PA3 2ST
Tel: 0141 848 4800 

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

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

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

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

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday.  To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)

Breast Screening is by appointment only.

Women age 50 – 70 are invited for breast screening every 3 years.  A woman is not invited the moment she becomes 50, she is invited when we are screening her GP practice.  A woman should get her first invitation before her 53rd birthday.  If you have just miss out on your practice being invited and have now turned 50, you can self refer or wait until next round of screening.

Women 71 and over can request an appointment by contacting the Breast Screening Centre: 0141 800 8800 or Text phone 0141 800 8858

Women for this practice will invited to a mobile unit situated in the grounds of Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Car Park, Govan

The Service does not operate a drop in facility; breast screening is by appointment only.

For further information visit the website: www.nhsinform.co.uk/screening/breast/

Citizens Advice Clinics have been running successfully in the Medical Centre since 2015.

Citizens Advice can help with a wide range of services such as:

• Benefits
• Heating
• Money Worries, Debt
• Employment Law
• And much, much more

There is a walk in clinic on the last Monday of each month between 10:00 - 12:30.  You don’t need to book an appointment - just come into the practice on a first come, first served basis.

We also have regular clinics available every second Friday from 10:00 - 13:00.  You can pre-book these by calling reception on 0141 892 2548.

Your local Citizen’s Advice is Greater Pollok Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Pollok Civic Realm, 27 Cowglen Rd, Pollok, Glasgow G53 6EW. The Citizen’s Advice drop in is on a Tuesday and Thursday, 9am-5pm. Wednesday 2pm-5pm

Common Ailments your Pharmacist can help you with

Every year, millions of us visit our GP with minor health problems that our local pharmacist could resolve.

It's estimated 50 million visits to the GP are made every year for minor ailments such as coughs and colds, mild eczema and athlete's foot.

But by visiting your pharmacy instead, you could save yourself time and trouble. Instead of booking and waiting for a GP appointment, you can visit your local pharmacist any time – just walk in.

All pharmacists can recognise many common health complaints. They can give advice or, where appropriate, medicines that will help clear up the problem.

If your problem is more serious and needs the attention of a GP, your pharmacist will recognise this and advise you to see your GP instead.

What's more, many pharmacies are open in the evenings and on the weekends.

If everybody went to a pharmacist with common health problems, more time would be freed up for our GPs. This might make it easier to get a convenient appointment

Your pharmacist may be able to help with:

• skin conditions, such as mild acne and mild eczema

• coughs and colds, including nasal congestion and sore throat

• minor cuts and bruises

• constipation and haemorrhoids (piles)

• hay fever and allergies

• aches and pains, such as headaches, earache and back pain

• indigestion, diarrhoea and threadworms

• period pain and thrush

• warts and verrucas, mouth ulcers and cold sores

• athlete's foot

• nappy rash and teething

Our practice is involved in the training of of Doctors in the Specialist Training Years 1 - 3.  These are fully qualified Doctors with extensive hospital experience and now specialising in General Practice.

ST1s, ST2s and ST3s are the same grade of Doctor you would encounter in Hospital Wards such as A&E and Out Patient Clinics.

ST1's work in the practice for 6 months normally from February - August.  ST3s work for a period of 12 months from August.

ST2s are work in other areas outside the practice such as A&E or with Mental Health Services.

The Partners of the practice are all trainers and provide tutorials on a regular basis. 

Having trainee GPs working with us on a regualr basis, provides a fresh approach to the ever changing environment and allows the whole practice team to benfit from having a Doctor that has recent experience in a hospital environment.

Occassionally the Trainees will ask to video their consultations.  This is an invaluable learning tool and allows Hospital Doctors to improve their training as Specialist General Practitioners. 

We will only film consultations with a patient's consent and your detials will be treated in the stricktest of confidence as always.