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If you are
over 65 or have asthma,
COPD, heart disease, or
diabetes, immunisation
against flu is recommended.
This is done annually
between October and
December. Appointments can
be made for the flu clinics
by contacting reception from
September to November each
year.
Monday
2.00 - 3.30pm
Thursday 9.00 - 11.30am
Wednesday 2.00 - 4.20pm
This clinic offers a
comprehensive service for
people with Type 1 and Type
2 Diabetes that includes
starting and adjusting
insulin. There is a strong
emphasis on health promotion
and working with people and
their families to help them
be as involved as they would
like to be in the management
of their diabetes.
Invitations to attend the
clinic are sent 3-6 monthly
depending on individual
requirements. If you are
attending this clinic it is
helpful if you can bring a
urine sample, records of
blood glucose readings and
changes in insulin doses and
a home blood glucose meter
if one is used.
We have well-established
links with The Oxfordshire
Diabetes Centre at The
Churchill Hospital
http://ocdem.customers.composite.net/
Care is based on national
guidelines for diabetes
which can be found on the
Diabetes UK website
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/
Tuesday
9.00 - 11.30am
This clinic provides a
service for people who have
been diagnosed by their GP
as having high blood
pressure. Appointments
include an assessment of
blood pressure, blood test
results and current
medication as well as the
opportunity to discuss how
considering lifestyle issues
i.e. diet, activity, smoking
and weight can help improve
blood pressure and general
health.
Invitations to attend the
clinic are sent 6 monthly
and patients are encouraged
to maintain contact with
their GP between
appointments. If you are
attending this clinic and
have a blood pressure
machine at home, please
bring a record of the
readings with you.
Care is based on national
guidelines for hypertension
management which can be
found on the British
Hypertension Society
website:
http://www.bhsoc.org/default.stm
Thursday
2.00 - 4.20pm
This clinic caters for
people with a history of
Heart Disease (angina, heart
attack, coronary bypass
surgery, stent insertion)
and/or a Stroke (CVA) or
mini-stroke (TIA).
Appointments include an
assessment of blood
pressure, blood test results
and current medication.
There is an emphasis on
health promotion and an
opportunity to discuss how
considering lifestyle issues
i.e. diet, activity, smoking
and weight can help improve
heart health.
Invitations to attend the
clinic are sent 12 monthly
and patients are encouraged
to maintain contact with
their GP between
appointments. If you are
attending this clinic and
have a blood pressure
machine at home, please
bring a record of the
readings with you.
Care is based on national
guidelines, which can be
seen at:
http://www.stroke.org.uk
and
http://www.bhf.org.uk/
If you have heart disease
and diabetes you will only
need to be seen in the
diabetes clinic.
Thursday 2.00 - 5.00pm
(Please bring your inhalers
with you)
This clinic is for people
with Asthma and Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD). The emphasis
is on helping you to manage
your asthma by recognising
your own symptoms and
choosing the most
appropriate inhalers. We
also support parents in
dealing with their child’s
asthma.
Care is based on national
guidelines, which can be
seen at:
http://www.asthma.org.uk/
and
http://www.lunguk.org/copd.asp
According to national
guidelines we operate a
recall system for women aged
between 25-65 years old.
We would ask women to make
an appointment when they are
mid-cycle i.e. approximately
14 days after the 1st day of
a period and when you do not
have any bleeding.
Further information can be
found at:
http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/
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