Whitstable Medical Practice Opening Hours | Online Services | Contact Us CQC Rating Outstanding EXPAND NAVIGATION HOME SERVICES WE PROVIDE Clinics and Services Doctors and nurses may use any day to day contact with you to discuss your general health. In addition the practice provides the following special services: Child Health Services All children under 5 are seen regularly by the Health Visitors, who also carry out developmental checks at appropriate intervals. Routine immunisations are a most important part of preventative care for children, and we strongly recommend that your child has all the immunisations offered. Well Baby Clinics Please contact the Health Visiting team on 03007 900 156 (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm) for more information about Well Baby Clinics. Young People Services We are a Young People Friendly Practice and offer services and advice for young patients. To visit our Young Patients page please click here Minor Illness We assess and treat a variety of conditions at Whitstable, Chestfield and Estuary View, including: asthma attacks, tonsillitis, ear infections, skin conditions, urine infections and requests for emergency contraception. Community Midwives There are two Whitstable Team Midwives: Ursula Mitchellhil: 07798698336 Jo Marley: 07919210373 Once it is confirmed you are pregnant, you will need to leave your name and contact number with a Patient Coordinator. One of us will then contact you within the next week to arrange a ‘booking in’ appointment. At this appointment we will discuss your previous medical history and make plans for your care in this pregnancy. After this appointment you will usually be sent an appointment to attend a scan at the hospital at around 12 weeks, and then you will be expected to make an appointment to see the midwife when you are approximately 16 weeks pregnant at Joy Lane Children’s Centre. Up until 12 weeks of pregnancy it is recommended that you take a supplement of Folic Acid 400mg daily. Research has shown that this could help reduce the incidence of Spina Bifida. Useful Telephone Numbers Canterbury Birth Centre: 01227 783105 (A midwife is available to give you advice 24 hrs a day) Maternity Liaison: 01227 864152 (If you need to leave us a message or change a home visit) Labour Ward QEQM Margate: 01843 292494 Labour Ward William Harvey Hospital Ashford: 01233 616124 Enjoy Your Baby Group As from 24/06/2008 will be held at Children’s Centre Joy Lane – Tuesdays 10.30am Smear Clinics We advise all women to have a cervical smear every three years between the ages of 25 and 50 years and then five yearly up to the age of 64. Smear clinics are run by our nurses and reminders will be sent routinely to all eligible women. FIND OUT MORE Family Planning Services All doctors provide contraceptive advice in their surgeries, but in addition there are special clinics for more specific advice, which includes the fitting of caps or coils. Immunisations We provide travel immunisations, flu vaccination and other immunisation advice Maternity Care We try to ensure that the most routine antenatal care is carried out at the Health Centres by your own doctor and the Community Midwife. Heart Disease Prevention and Hypertension Clinics Our practice nurses run regular clinics for people with high blood pressure or coronary heart disease (eg heart attacks). We advise people receiving treatment for these conditions to attend a clinic annually. Diabetic Clinics Diabetes is a long-term illness with potential complications which can be prevented with regular care. We provide specialised advice involving a doctor, nurse, dietician, chiropodist and eye screening. Asthma Clinics Asthma is common in adults and children. Our specialist asthma nurses can help people with asthma understand and take more control of their condition, so that the asthma does not restrict life and activities. We recommend a routine review at least once a year, and offer a choice of face-to-face or telephone consultations. Spirometry This specialist test of lung function is available in the surgery. It is particularly useful to help diagnose and monitor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema). Blood Tests (Phlebotomy) If your doctor recommends a blood test, a Treatment Room Patient Coordinator will make an appointment with the phlebotomy clinic. Please remember to bring your blood test form with you to the clinic, or the phlebotomist will not know what blood samples to take. Blood tests have to be done before 12 noon or they will miss the transport that takes them to the hospital. FIND OUT MORE New Patient Screening All new patients from the age of 5 are offered an initial medical assessment appointment with their doctor or a practice nurse. Minor Surgery In addition to your doctors’ surgeries we have experienced nurses able to assess and advise on a number of minor complaints. Back-up support is always available for our nurses if required. To make an appointment with the minor illness clinic please telephone the number for the doctor with whom you are registered. We are registered and qualified to perform minor surgery. The premises are fully equipped and staffed for this and these procedures are carried out in the Treatment Room by arrangement with your doctor. 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